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The prefrontal cortex, in the frontal lobe of our brains, is highly involved in attention, organization, and planning. These are all essential behaviors in managing our homework and knowing how to approach it without stress.
The intraparietal sulcus, located within the parietal lobe, is highly supportive of math achievement. The idea of "number sense" - how our brains understand quantity and magnitude, for example - lives in this area.
The premotor cortex, located in the brain's frontal lobe, supports motor planning, sequencing, and learning motor skills, including those required for writing.
The posterior inferior frontal gyrus supports phonological processing and the conversion of sounds into spoken and written language. It is especially important for decoding words during reading and for spelling and written language production.
The posterior superior temporal gyrus, in the brain's temporal lobe, supports phonological processing, speech perception, and language comprehension, helping learners connect spoken sounds with words and meaning.
INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT
FOR ALL LEARNERS.
KINDERGARTEN THROUGH
GRAD SCHOOL.
USING A BRAIN-BASED PERSPECTIVE.
WHO WE ARE
WHO WE SERVE
MindMap was founded by Dr. Sara Douglas, a neuropsychologist with an understanding of how kids think, learn, and grow. Our individualized support bridges the gap between neuropsychology and education. We specialize in helping students who learn differently, want more of a challenge, or need a little extra guidance finding confidence and structure in their academic journey. We use data to inform our teaching, and use ongoing progress monitoring to ensure our students are developing.
We work with students who:
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Know more than their grades show
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Have trouble starting/finishing their work
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Need more academic content support
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Struggle to keep track of their work
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Take longer than expected to do their work
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Have a learning disability that needs more help
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Need more practice to internalize concepts
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Have work that does not reflect their effort
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Want enrichment opportunities
HOW IT WORKS
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INTAKE CALL
Parents speak with Dr. Douglas, MindMap's founder and supervising neuropsychologist, without their child, to provide an academic background, discuss their concerns, and identify their goals for tutoring. Once a tutor is identified, families are welcome to have an introductory call with that tutor. A good fit is integral to our philosophy.
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LEARNING PLAN
The Learning Plan, a hallmark feature of MindMap, is created through thoughtful, neuropsychology-informed data collection. The below paperwork is given to families, typically before sessions begin.
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Parent Form: Parents complete a form that captures meaningful information about their child's learning style and academic needs.
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Student Self-Assessment: Students are given their own, age-appropriate form, completed either independently or with supervision by their tutor during the first session, that captures how they think about their own learning.
These data are used as a foundation to develop the Learning Plan and goals that will guide MindMap's work with your family.
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FIRST SESSION
Your child and their identified tutor meet and discuss the purpose and goals of their sessions. If the student self-assessment was not already completed, tutors will support students in filling it out. After the first session, parents should feel free to check in with Dr. Douglas to see how the session went and if they feel the fit is a good match.
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SCHEDULING
Once we confirm a fit, sessions are formally scheduled and the work begins. From here on out, families/students will communicate with their tutor directly for all concerns (they're always welcomed to speak with Dr. Douglas too).
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