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Dr. Mary McKone, Ed.D.
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Dr. Mary has spent her professional career working with an advocating for students with learning differences. She spend 23 years in public education and 4 in private education as a teacher, curriculum, coordinator, and administrator before retiring from K-12 education in 2022. She was a reading and dyslexia specialist for most of her career. She still teaches at the university level. She has been studying reflex integration and brain development for nearly twenty years and has trained in multiple modalities, including Brain Gym, Rhythmic Movement Training International, and MNRI. She runs a private pratice called BrainWorks outside Portland, OR where she focuses on reflex maturation and integration coupled with brain training.
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Jan 20, 2026 ∙ 7 min
The Vestibular System and Attention
The vestibular system is far more than a “balance organ.” It is a deep regulator of body position, eye movements, arousal, and closely related cerebellar (in the cerebellum) circuits, which together have a powerful influence on a child’s ability to sit up, stay focused, and manage behavior in everyday life. When this system is under- or over-responsive, attention and learning often suffer alongside balance, posture, and coordination. The vestibular system, located in the inner ear, responds...
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Nov 28, 2025 ∙ 4 min
Proprioception, Vestibular Function, and Learning
Jeuwre, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons One area of concern for most of my clients is their child's poor focus, attention, and learning. Our sensory systems play a huge role in the development of these higher-order cognitive skills, particularly proprioception and vestibular function. Proprioception, vestibular function, the cerebellum, and neuroreflexes collectively support higher-order thinking and school performance. These systems form a...
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Aug 29, 2025 ∙ 3 min
The Science of Reading
The Science of Reading: What Every Parent Should Know Reading is one of the most important skills your child will learn. Unlike speaking,...
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