by Michelle Reynard | Feb 14, 2018 | Gemm Updates, Learning Issues, Uncategorized, Webinars
Knowledge Is Power The abundance of challenges facing learners of all ages can be overwhelming. We know so much today about learning styles, medical, physical, and emotional concerns that can impact success. Family history, birth weight or trauma, repeated ear...
by Michelle Reynard | Jul 19, 2017 | High Stakes Testing, Parent Tips, Uncategorized
Although, many of us are only a few weeks into summer vacation, for others the countdown to the new school year has already begun. Anticipation and anxiety often intermingle as thoughts turn to the year ahead and coming milestones. For many returning high school...
by Michelle Reynard | Dec 29, 2016 | Parent Tips, Reading, Uncategorized
Reading Resolutions As the New Year approaches and holiday excitement starts to decrease, it’s common to make resolutions for the coming year. However, most are typically abandoned shortly afterwards and involve food, exercise, or career goals. While these types of...
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 Geoff Nixon | Oct 5, 2016 | Parent Tips, Uncategorized
It may feel like a lot of what happens after your child heads to school is completely out of your control: whether or not he or she likes the teacher or finds lessons interesting, interactions with other students, achievement on in-class assignments, or the ability to...
by Michelle Reynard | Jul 28, 2016 | Dyslexia, Learning Issues, Lifelong Learning, Uncategorized
A Gemm Learning Case Study Sandy’s Story For most of her life, Sandy was only able to read at a 4th grade level. She considered herself “almost a nonreader” as a result. She didn’t enjoy reading. Though to her credit, she always worked hard at it. She sought...
