by Michelle Reynard | Dec 15, 2016 | Auditory Processing, Fast ForWord, Gemm Success Stories, Learning Issues, Uncategorized
Academic Challenges and Concerns As parents, we all hope our children will be able to avoid too many academic challenges. Georgia’s mom began having concerns when her daughter was around 4 ½ years old. As she worked to help prepare Georgia for school, she noticed her...
by Michelle Reynard | Oct 12, 2016 | ADHD, Dyslexia, Fast ForWord, Gemm Success Stories, Uncategorized
Samuel Struggled to Read and Write Samuel is an extremely bright young man, who had always been a struggling reader. He has an excellent memory. If his teacher asked him a question, and he could respond orally, he exceeded expectations. But, if he had to read the...
by Tina Liberatore | Jul 11, 2016 | Fast ForWord, Neuroplasticity
Co-founder of Fast ForWord Honored For Work on Neuroplasticity Michael Merzenich, co-founder of Fast ForWord, has won the $1 million Kavli Prize in Neuroscience. The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, which administers the prize, announced earlier this month...
by Jay Chalnick | Feb 10, 2016 | Fast ForWord
About Neurofeedback And When It Makes Sense Parents of students with dyslexia, ADD or auditory processing disorder (APD) often look to a variety of therapies to help with these conditions. Learning about neurofeedback (or biofeedback, as it is also known) is one of...
by Geoff Nixon | Aug 24, 2015 | Fast ForWord
Why Fast ForWord Remains Our Reading Intervention Of Choice Fast ForWord software, and more recently the Fast ForWord app for the iPad, has been a leader in reading and cognitive learning software for 15+ years. There is still a lack of familiarity, even skepticism,...
by Geoff Nixon | May 14, 2015 | Fast ForWord, Learning Science, Neuroplasticity
When tutoring just isn’t enough to make a difference When a child has auditory processing disorder or language processing disorder parents will very often get specialist help and try to address the underlying deficit or delay. However, when confronted with a reading...
