Study Skills & Homework Help

How Gemm Develops Learning Independence

There are a number of reasons that can come together to cause homework stress. They include:

-- Difficulty understanding content

-- Problems understanding the teacher's homework instructions

-- Reading comprehension difficulties

-- Inability to focus at homework time

-- Lack of organization skills

-- Eroding academic confidence

While homework stress is common, the sources of weak study skills are many and varied. For many children, it is a maturity issue and just part of growing up. While a homework tutor can be helpful in some of these cases, the best course of action is to help your child learn homework best practices.

For many children though, homework stress is a cry for help. It is not a sign of laziness or lack of interest. Rather, it is symptomatic of cognitive weaknesses, many of which can be improved. In these cases a parent needs to be part detective, part mentor, to get to the true difficulty.
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How Gemm Helps Study Skills

We can help you meet your goal of homework independence by targeting a number of fundamental skills:

Improve concentration and comprehension in class

If the teacher is speaking at 50 miles per hour and your child can only process language at 45 miles per hour, there is a problem.  We use Fast ForWord at home anywhere in the US to overcome auditory processing problems and related attention stamina and memory retention skills. This makes it easier to follow the teacher, not only in absorbing the content of the day's lesson, but also in fully understanding the homework assignments.

Improve reading comprehension & fluency

Fast ForWord software will help your child read with automaticity, a comfortable reading style that improves reading comprehension in class and at home when the homework assignments are opened.
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Improve memory, organization and attention

We use a tutor-guided version of the BrainWare Safari program to strengthen sensory integration, longer term retention and other cognitive skills related to organization and focus.

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Improve confidence & focus

By strengthening processing skills and increasing attention stamina we build confidence at school and at home.   Improvements in fundamental cognitive abilities will improve grades and make learning less traumatic and stressful -- it helps your child become a more capable and willing learner.
How Fast ForWord builds processing skills

Gains from Our Program

Many parents report that they no longer need a homework tutor, that after Gemm the homework goes smoothly and without fuss. Learning study skills is an important step in academic development. The sooner your child has the the tools required for learning independence the better.
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