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Learn Smarter Podcast

Learn Smarter Podcast

By: Rachel Kapp and Stephanie Pitts- Educational Therapists
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  • 397: Trusting Your Gut When the Experts Don’t Agree: When Mixed Feedback Confuses You (Educational Therapy Series)
    Feb 3 2026

    Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss how tricky the decision to start educational therapy when parents receive mixed feedback from the other adults in their learner’s life. They chat about why a lack of consensus can easily emerge and the questions you can ask yourself to help you determine if you should start educational therapy.

    Support us on Patreon:

    https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcast

    How to connect with us:

    Join our e-mail list

    Rachel’s Kapp Educational Therapy Group website

    Steph’s My Ed Therapist website

    @learnsmarterpodcast, @kappedtherapy, @myedtherapist

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    10 mins
  • 396: Non-Verbal Learning Disorders Part 2 with Dr. Jessica Broitman and Dr. Jack Davis (Local Professional Series)
    Jan 27 2026

    Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET Dr. Jessica Broitman and Dr. Jack Davis for part 2 of their conversation about Non-verbal Learning Disorders (Developmental Visual Spatial Disorder). They share what to do once you know that your learner has NVLD. They talk about the importance of passion, giving your learner permission to talk about whatever their learner is upset about with you, not pretending that NVLD is easy and taking complete advantage of their verbal strengths. They also share how educational therapists can be supportive in this dynamic.

    Dr. Davis: Davisjackm@aol.com

    Dr. Broitman: Doctorjess.org

    NVLD Project

    Psychology Today Article Mentioned

    Support us on Patreon:

    https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcast

    How to connect with us:

    Join our e-mail list

    Rachel’s Kapp Educational Therapy Group website

    Steph’s My Ed Therapist website

    @learnsmarterpodcast, @kappedtherapy, @myedtherapist

    Other episodes mentioned:

    Ep 395: Non-Verbal Learning Disorders Part 1 with Dr. Jessica Broitman and Dr. Jack Davis (Local Professional Series)

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    28 mins
  • 395: Non-Verbal Learning Disorders Part 1 with Dr. Jessica Broitman and Dr. Jack Davis (Professional Series)
    Jan 20 2026

    Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome Dr. Jessica Broitman a psychoanalyst, child psychologist, and researcher and Dr. Jack Davis, school psychologist and neuropsychologist for this conversation about non-verbal learning disorders. They share the history of NVLD and discuss the process of renaming NVLD to be classified as Developmental Visual Spatial Disorder. They also talk about what NVLD is and the developmental signs of NVLD at ages and stages.

    Connect with Dr. Davis: Davisjackm@aol.com

    Connect with Dr. Broitman: Doctorjess.org

    NVLD Project

    Support us on Patreon:

    https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcast

    How to connect with us:

    Join our e-mail list

    Rachel’s Kapp Educational Therapy Group website

    Steph’s My Ed Therapist website

    @learnsmarterpodcast, @kappedtherapy, @myedtherapist

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    58 mins
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