Dyslexia

 
 


" Doing Fast ForWord

has made her

feel like she's

"finally out of the dark"

and she's glad that

now when she has

her own kids,

she'll be able to

help them read."

28 year old Gemm student

 

Adult Dyslexia Program

Home based reading software with professional oversight


Most adults are able to master the skill of decoding words. But they are still slow readers or have to re-read text constantly to pick up meaning. Weakness in reading fluency and/or reading comprehension make reading exhausting and not at all enjoyable.
Adult Dyslexia Symptoms

Gemm's Reading Program

Gemm Learning provides adult dyslexia help with Fast ForWord software.  This program works on the underlying cause of reading difficulties in adults, namely an inability to read with automaticity.

If you need to concentrate to read your brain is having to multi-task. It is devoting resources to the actual reading AND also extracting meaning from the text. Our program automates the reading part, i.e., it makes the decoding a sub-conscious task as is the case with all good readers. This means:

  • You can read more quickly
  • Reading is less exhausting
  • Your mind is free to focus entirely on comprehending the text.

Many adults decode in an inefficient manner that drains brain power making reading comprehension an overwhelmingly difficult task. Our program, Fast ForWord, aims to provide automaticity in this critical reading skill.
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How Our Service Works

You run our software on your home computer and we monitor your progress through Internet uploads.  Our programs require at least 30 minutes a day, five times a week for 3-4 months.
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Gemm and Reading Comprehension

Good readers use metacognitive strategies. That is, they think critically about their own understanding as they go. To learn this skill though readers must first master the fundamentals.

Fast ForWord software targets auditory processing. Gains here translate into better listening, then more comfortable decoding and then much better reading comprehension.   Gemm's program has another important goal: by taking the labor out of decoding we are able to make reading more engaging. This will usually result in more reading (in itself, a plus) and it will enable the reader, now free of the decoding workload (pushed down to a subconscious, automatic level) to think critically while reading.


 
 


"I have noticed huge improvements in memory of names, dates, words and more; in my processing skills, such as thinking through a single idea and no longer drifting through previously (unformed) ideas; and in verbal direction following, reading ease, sustained concentration, etc... I know I will continue to improve as I pick up skills I should have learned long ago.
Benjamin,
No Longer Dyslexic!