Why Does My Child Know It One Minute—and Lose It the Next?

AM Session for Parents of Primary & Middle School Students (2.5 hours)

PM Session for Parents of Middle & High-School Students (2.5 hours)

• Does your child understand something during a lesson but struggle to use it independently?
• Do multi-step directions fall apart?
• Does reading, writing, or math become overwhelming—even when your child seems to know the material?

Parents often wonder whether the problem is attention, motivation, anxiety, curriculum, or even a learning difference.

But the same struggle could also stem from difficulties with working memory—a cognitive function that lets children hold information long enough to use it.

In this practical workshop for homeschool parents, we’ll look at how working memory affects children’s ability to:

• follow directions
• organize information
• keep track of multiple steps
• stay with a task
• retrieve and use what they already know
• manage increasingly complex schoolwork
• learn complex material

You’ll learn how to reduce working memory overload, recognize it when it happens, and respond with practical strategies that support learning more effectively.

An internationally recognized expert on working memory, Andrew Watson has spent more than three decades helping students and educators understand how memory, attention, and motivation shape learning. A graduate of Harvard’s Mind, Brain, and Education program, he is an acclaimed speaker, educational consultant, and author of three books—including Learning Begins: The Science of Working Memory and Attention for the Classroom Teacher. Andrew translates complex research into practical strategies parents can use with their children.