Content of the Schools Attuned Program
The content of the Schools Attuned Program includes eight Neurodevelopmental Constructs and their relation to academic areas. The Constructs used throughout the Schools Attuned Program are listed below:
> Attention - A network of three highly interactive control systems that regulate the flow of cognitive energy (Mental Energy Control), intake of information (Processing Controls) and output (Production Controls).
> Temporal-Sequential Ordering - A system that provides the infrastructure to interpret, remember and create information that needs to be in a specific order or sequence.
> Spatial Ordering - A system that provides the infrastructure to interpret, remember and create information that comes in or goes out as a simultaneously presented set of stimuli.
> Memory - The mind’s storage system that includes Short-Term Memory (briefly registering new information that is used, stored, or forgotten), Active Working Memory (mentally suspending information while using or manipulating it) and Long-Term Memory (storing and retrieving information, including knowledge, skills and experiences).
> Language - The system that facilitates the receipt, understanding, and expression of ideas, feelings and information.
> Neuromotor Functions - The connections and interactions between the brain and the various groups of muscles that move our skeletons, including Gross Motor Function (using the body’s large muscles in a coordinated, effective manner), Fine Motor Function (demonstrating effective manual dexterity) and Graphomotor Function (maneuvering a utensil to produce handwriting).
> Social Cognition - Functions necessary for verbal pragmatic abilities (using and understanding language within social contexts) and social behaviors (acting in a way that fosters optimal relationships with others).
> Higher Order Cognition - A set of interrelated processes that facilitates grappling with intellectually sophisticated challenges, forming concepts, solving problems and thinking creatively.