How The Brain Reads and Understands Words
The Reading Brain We consider reading to be a basic skill that can and should be natural. Many if not most children are able to pick up reading around the age of 6 .But have you ever stopped to consider how our brains adapt to learn to read and understand the written...
Practice! How to Reverse a Covid-Related Reading Slump
If your child is behind, s/he is not alone In 2022, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) conducted the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading and mathematics assessments for age 9 students to examine student achievement during the...
Brain Change Miracles Are Everywhere
Neuroplasticity Examples - How the Brain Learns and Transforms The human brain is a fascinating organ. While it makes up only about 2 percent of our body mass, it uses approximately 20 percent of the energy it produces. For decades, scientists believed that its...
The Language of Learning Issues Explained
Unscrambling the Jargon of Learning Clinicians and Neurologists Gagné identified five conditions of learning: verbal information, intellectual skills, cognitive strategies, attitudes, and motor skills. All of these aspects of learning need to function properly for a...
How To Recognize Dyslexia at Different Ages
A Dyslexia Symptom Timeline If your child is having trouble reading, it’s only natural to be concerned. Is it dyslexia? Or is it just a little bump on the road to reading, a little glitch experienced by most children at some point. This article will help you...
12 Compelling Reasons To Try Fast ForWord For Your Child
Why Fast ForWord Remains Our Reading Intervention of Choice Fast ForWord software has been a leader in reading and cognitive learning software for 15+ years. There is still a lack of familiarity, even skepticism, with the underlying science, i.e., that new neural...
Truth Telling to Your Dyslexic Child
Manage your dyslexic child with authenticity Deep down, we all have a good sense of our capabilities and limits. And so, when you tell your dyslexic child, sure you can read that or hear the |b| in "bed" and your child cannot, what is she to think? Is it scarier...
Is Your Child’s Lack of Social Confidence Due to a Learning Delay?
Understanding Your Child's Social Confidence All parents want their children to be confident as learners and in navigating life - socially, sports and attitude to risk. What they might not recognize, is that these different areas of life are often related. In...
Choose Self-Directed Learning For Your Child
Your Child Needs to Leave School with a Love of Learning While homework and tests are pervasive in the US education system, they can be a distraction. A successful high school education is not about accumulating knowledge, it's about self-directed learning. If your...
The APD Controversy Explained
Is APD a thing? Auditory Processing DIsorder (APD) is an impairment in auditory perception that can be the underlying cause of many learning problems, including specific reading and language disabilities. Gemm Learning uses Fast ForWord software to treat learning and...
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