

Learn Smarter Podcast
Rachel Kapp and Stephanie Pitts- Educational Therapists
The Educational Therapy Podcast
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Aug 5, 2020 • 56min
115: Learning About Learning with Dr Rishi Part 2 (Author Series)
Rachel & Steph welcome back Dr. Rishi Sriram from Baylor University to the podcast. In episode 109, Dr. Sriram begins the conversation about “learning how to learn”. That episode is linked in our show notes.
In this episode, Dr. Sriram delves more deeply into his GHOSTRIVER to the SEA mnemonic that guides the conversation for how learning occurs. Through this master class conversation, they talk about how to use our knowledge of how learning works and works best to teach and support the learning of the clients in they work with.
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@learnsmarterpodcast, @kappedtherapy, @myedtherapist
Other episodes mentioned:Ep 109: Learning About Learning with Dr. Rishi SriramEp 03: The Do’s and Don’ts of StudyingEp 04: Creating a Study Plan

Jul 28, 2020 • 20min
114: The Educational Therapy Timeline (Educational Therapy Series)
Rachel & Steph walk Smarties through each month of the year and what educational therapists are thinking each month.
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@learnsmarterpodcast, @kappedtherapy, @myedtherapist
Other episodes mentioned:
Ep 37: How Educational Therapy Works
Ep 15: School Supplies
Ep 70: How “Organization” Leads to Disaster (Executive Function Series)
Ep 02: How to calendar
Ep 78: How to Calendar like a Pro (Executive Function Series)
Ep 38: How to set S.M.A.R.T. Goals
Ep 87: Why Every Learner Needs a Living Strategies Document (Educational Therapy Series)
Ep 16: Why Does Your Backpack Look Like That?
Ep 03: The Do’s and Don’ts of Studying
Ep 04: Creating a Study Plan
Ep 109: Learning About Learning with Dr. Rishi Sriram
Ep 09: What to do with your child over the summer
Ep 112: EF Summer Projects (EF series)

Jul 21, 2020 • 42min
113: Action Plan for a Struggling Reader (on air coaching) Tanya
Rachel & Steph welcome Tanya onto the pod. Tanya is a mother of two in Washington State. Tanya shares some of the wins she’s had recently with her older daughter. Rachel & Steph also coach her through some questions she’s having about her younger daughter, who is a delayed reader. Rachel & Steph coach Tanya on next best steps.
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How to connect with us:
Join our FB Group
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Rachel’s Kapp Educational Therapy Group website
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@learnsmarterpodcast, @kappedtherapy, @myedtherapist
Other episodes mentioned:
Ep 02: How to calendar
Webinar: How to Make Schooling at Home Work for Your Family
Resources: Summer Bridge Activities

Jul 14, 2020 • 20min
112: EF Summer Projects (EF series)
The team’s of Kapp Educational Therapy Group and My Ed Therapist inspired this episode! Nearly every daily activity can be turned into an executive functioning episode. Rachel & Steph dig into all the executive functioning projects they like to do over summer with their learners. They also share how to use metacognition and frameworks to bolster executive functioning.
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How to connect with us:Join our FB GroupJoin our e-mail listRachel’s Kapp Educational Therapy Group websiteSteph’s My Ed Therapist website @learnsmarterpodcast, @kappedtherapy, @myedtherapist
Other episodes mentioned:Ep 09: What to do with your child over the summerEp 56: Why You Should Do Educational Therapy Over The Summer

Jul 7, 2020 • 49min
111: The Intersection between Twice Exceptional and Executive Functioning with Lolly Nelson (On Air-Coaching Call)
Today, Rachel & Steph welcome fellow educational therapist Lolly Nelson for an on-air coaching call. They dig into a challenging case on her caseload. Johnny, a 6th grader who’s twice-exceptional with a high IQ & ADHD. They talk to Lolly about some new tips and tricks of calendaring that they’ve never shared before, managing expectations through parent coaching and realistic goals, how to think about a learner who isn’t an accurate reporter of their day and how to pick battles that will get you closer to your goals.
Lolly Contact: bendeducationaltherapy@bendbroadband.com
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How to connect with us:Join our FB GroupJoin our e-mail listRachel’s Kapp Educational Therapy Group websiteSteph’s My Ed Therapist website @learnsmarterpodcast, @kappedtherapy, @myedtherapist
Other episodes mentioned:Ep 37: How Educational Therapy WorksEp 79: The 4 excuses kids have for not calendaring (Executive Function Series)Ep 41: The One Thing We Wish Learners Wouldn’t Do Ep 109: Learning About Learning with Dr. Rishi Sriram

Jun 30, 2020 • 22min
110: Why we can’t Ignore Math Vocabulary (Math Series)
Today Rachel & Steph dig into math vocabulary and how “ignoring” it by omission in the early learning years of learners often is part of the reason learners are so resistant to math as they grow. Rachel coaches today on why it’s so important to think about math vocabulary early and often. Rachel & Steph offer up some ideas and strategies on how to highlight math vocabulary for learners.
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How to connect with us:
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@learnsmarterpodcast, @kappedtherapy, @myedtherapist
Other episodes mentioned:
Ep 11: Math is a Four Letter Word
Ep 45: Word Problems
Ep 64: Steph’s Favorite Math Apps & Games for Elementary
Ep 80: Steph’s Favorite Middle/High School Math Games (Math Series)
Ep 41: The One Thing We Wish Learners Wouldn’t Do
Ep 109: Learning About Learning with Dr. Rishi Sriram110: Why we can’t Ignore Math Vocabulary (Math Series)
Ep 87: Why Every Learner Needs a Living Strategies Document (Educational Therapy Series)

Jun 23, 2020 • 48min
109: Learning About Learning with Dr. Rishi Sriram (Author Series)
Rachel & Steph welcome Dr. Rishi Sriram from Baylor University to the podcast. In this episode, they chat with Dr. Sriram about how learning occurs in the brain, how important and normal forgetting is to learning and the importance of interleaving, spacing and mindfulness. They have an amazing conversation about how essential productive struggle is to learning as a whole. Dr. Sriram also shares some fantastic tangibles–things we can immediately do impact the lives of the learners in our practices. He also shares some thoughts he and his wife have developed on parenting with high expectations while not linking their kids self-esteem to their learning.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/neuroscience-behind-productive-struggle
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Other episodes mentioned:Ep 03: The Do’s and Don’ts of StudyingEp 04: Creating a Study PlanEp 57: How to Create Free Time while Maintaining Grades and Minimizing Anxiety with Nikki

Jun 16, 2020 • 24min
108: Feeling Time: Part 2 (Executive Function Series)
Rachel & Steph continue the conversation from episode 104. In this episode, they chat about several strategies that work to increase awareness of time. They dig deep into the differences between kids who feel time quickly and learners who feel time slower.
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How to connect with us:Join our FB GroupJoin our e-mail listRachel’s Kapp Educational Therapy Group websiteSteph’s My Ed Therapist website @learnsmarterpodcast, @kappedtherapy, @myedtherapist
Other episodes mentioned:EP 104: Feeling Time: Part 1 (Executive Function Series)Ep 37: How Educational Therapy Works

Jun 9, 2020 • 31min
107: Psychotherapy Expectations with Barrie Sueskind, LMFT (Local Professionals Series)
Connect with Barrie:
https://www.barriesueskindtherapy.com
https://www.instagram.com/psycho_therapist_confessions/
https://m.facebook.com/BarrieSueskindTherapy/
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Support us on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcast
How to connect with us:
Join our FB Group
Join our e-mail list
Rachel’s Kapp Educational Therapy Group website
Steph’s My Ed Therapist website
@learnsmarterpodcast, @kappedtherapy, @myedtherapist

Jun 2, 2020 • 42min
106: Parenting Very Different Learners with Janice (On-Air Coaching Call Series)
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How to connect with us:
Join our FB GroupJoin our e-mail listRachel’s Kapp Educational Therapy Group websiteSteph’s My Ed Therapist website @learnsmarterpodcast, @kappedtherapy, @myedtherapist
Other episodes mentioned:Ep 94: The Business of Educational TherapyEP 103: Youtube Learning with Mr. DeMaio (Author Series)Ep 32: Our Favorite Apps and Games of 2018Ep 64: Steph’s Favorite Math Apps & Games for Elementary (Math Series)Ep 80: Steph’s Favorite Middle/High School Math Games (Math Series)Ep 19: Steph’s Top Games and Apps (Reading Series)


