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What Makes Fast ForWord Unique

Fast ForWord is a very different kind of educational software for children. It uses neuroscience principles to strengthen processing skills followed by intensive reading instruction, drawing on multiple disciplines. Instead of working around underlying cognitive weaknesses, it targets them directly to make an enduring difference.

Unusual Intensity

Cognitive research has shown that intensity is needed to achieve significant and lasting learning gains. Fast ForWord uses adaptive algorithms to keep students engaged, working productively in their sweet spot where the best gains can be achieved. It also uses "shaping" -- tiny, incremental steps in speed and complexity -- to maintain this intensity as a student progresses to each new level. This intensive instruction sets Fast ForWord apart in children's educational software.

Cognitive Exercise Not Being Provided At School

The school's mandate is to teach the child as presented to them, not to tamper with the underlying learning wiring, even though this is possible. It is left to you as a parent to find a way to give your child the extra cognitive stimulation he/she needs to overcome cognitive delays and become a proficient learner. Fast ForWord was designed to provide this added stimulation.

Taking advantage of the brain's plasticity and willingness to continue developing to overcome delays if appropriately exercised is a unique approach in educational software. Fast ForWord does not re-teach curriculum, which effectively just gives the brain more of the same. When students have an underlying learning difficulty, tutoring or more and more phonics instruction can act as a band-aid as it attempts to work around the issue rather than on resolving it. Instead, through systematic, intensive and adaptive mental exercises, Fast ForWord challenges and builds the brain's capacity to make all learning easier and faster.

Unmatched Scientific Pedigree

Fast ForWord is cognitive software developed by four of the world's leading neuroscientists, using sophisticated neuroscience principles and is continuously validated by on-going research. It is the most investigated learning intervention of its type in existence. Prestigious educational institutions including Stanford University, Cornell University, UCSF Medical Center and Rutgers University have studied the Fast ForWord program and found it to be an effective intervention.
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Fast Acting

In most cases, students start to see results within 4-6 weeks. By removing cognitive impediments, Fast ForWord impacts the performance of the entire learning system, often leading to an avalanche of changes in a short period.

Adapts To Student's Pace

Unlike traditional out-of-the-box educational software for children, Fast ForWord is designed to adapt to the individual user. The software constantly adjusts to allow users to work at their own pace. This maintains motivation and confidence levels and ensures the most efficient use of learning time by focusing on individual learning difficulties.

Enduring Gains

Used regularly for as little as 12 weeks, Fast ForWord delivers significant and lasting results. By building cognitive capacity that strengthens the entire learning system, Fast ForWord makes gains that become part of the student. Furthermore, removing impediments to learning often leads to ongoing acceleration, as previously held back thinking and reasoning skills are now able to develop.

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Fast ForWord Progress Tracker is a web enabled, password protected monitoring and reporting system that provides detailed analytical data to Gemm Learning staff after each session. We use Progress Tracker to monitor progress and to adjust protocols where needed. The data is uniquely helpful in allowing us to detect any difficulties you may be encountering at home, including issues with individual exercises (which we will respond to as needed), as well as compliance or other issues. You will receive a weekly summary of this data by email.