
What are Executive Function skills and how can you improve them?
Learn more in this short article about EF skills and how LDS works with our learners and their families to support the ongoing development of EF skills.
Learn MoreBachelor of Science, Master of Science in Neuropsychology and Education
Sofia (she/her) is a Psychopedagogy Specialist who holds a Masters Degree in Neuropsychology and Education. Sofia has extensive experience working with students with complex learning needs. She employs her psycho-neuroeducational approach to her work with students to support their development of cognitive skills in both academic and personal life. Sofia has over eight years of experience as an Educator and Psychopedagogy Specialist in diverse school, community, and private settings. She began her professional experience in the education field as a bilingual elementary school teacher in Guadalajara, Mexico where she additionally founded and directed Minds to Shine, a centre that provided individualised services for children with learning disabilities.
Sofia is highly engaged in the educational world and creates engaging and effective educational content and experiences for students with learning disabilities, both in English and Spanish. She is a member of multiple international professional bodies including the Canadian and American Psychological Associations. She is passionate about learning disabilities and psychometric testing and also leads LDS’s work in Executive Functioning skills assessment and programming within one-to-one programs.
Learn more in this short article about EF skills and how LDS works with our learners and their families to support the ongoing development of EF skills.
Learn MoreDyslexia is a learning difference that is neurobiological in nature, makes reading difficult, and may also interfere with recognizing, spelling, writing, and decoding words. Learn to spot the signs that your child may have dyslexia.
Learn MoreDyslexia is a learning difference that is neurobiological in nature, makes reading difficult, and may also interfere with recognizing, spelling, writing, and decoding words. Learn to spot the signs that your child may have dyslexia.
Learn MoreOur tutoring and instruction programs follow our unique Research-informed Individualized Student Education (RISE) methodology.
The Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement, third edition (KTEA-3) is a Level-B assessment, which provides detailed information on current student performance in the areas of reading, written expression, and mathematics.
LDS and SIRRL are conducting a pilot study in 2021 with LDS students. Students are given the opportunity to interact with a socially assistive robot in a highly controlled environment alongside their regular instructor.