Why Some Students Struggle to Learn: Understanding Cognitive Skills, Executive Function, and Learning Differences
On a quiet Wednesday evening in Montreal, a mother sits across from her son at the kitchen table. The homework sheet is simple: a short reading passage followed by a few questions. She knows he understands the story because he explained it aloud moments earlier, full of detail and expression. But now, as he tries to answer the questions on paper, his shoulders tense. He stares at the page. His pencil taps. Minutes pass. He whispers, “I don’t know how to start.” His mother watches him carefully. She has seen this before, the long pauses, the [...]









