Introducing Thinking Skills

Here at LearningWorks for Kids, we use video games and digital technologies to improve eight core thinking skills: Focus, Flexibility, Organization, Planning, Self-Awareness, Self-Control, Time Management, and Working Memory. Our thinking skills are derived from years of research into executive functions — the brain-based cognitive skills that manage critical thinking. These thinking skills represent both individual executive functions, as well cognitively-linked categories of two or more executive functions.

Flexibility		Self-Awareness
	Flexibility helps your child to adapt and adjust to changing conditions and expectations.		Self-Awareness helps your child to understand and articulate his own thoughts and feelings as well as the thoughts and feelings of others.
Focus		Self-Control
	Focus helps your child start a task and then maintain his attention and effort until it’s done.		Self-Control helps your child to manage her feelings and behaviors.
Organization		Time Management
	Organization helps your child to arrange and coordinate materials and activities in order to complete a task.		Time Management helps your child to be efficient and aware of her use of time and effort.
Planning		Working Memory
	Planning helps your child to develop a systematic approach for setting and achieving goals.		Working Memory helps your child to recall and retain information in his mind while working.