The 2021 Fast ForWord Software Changes Explained
Upgrades to Accelerate the Pace of Student Gains Since Adobe’s announcement in 2017 that it would no longer support its Flash Media Player after 2020, designers and web-based program coders have been working overtime to move programs and websites to HTML5 format. ...
The Great Brain Training App Debate Unpacked
Brain training: we’ve been doing it for decades Do brain-training apps - also known as cognitive training - work? Or are our brains fixed and unable to be changed? For specific functions such as overcoming learning difficulties, the answer is yes, and research is...
Persistence Overcomes Academic Challenges: Georgia’s Story
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...
From Struggling Reader to “A” Student
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...
Michael Merzenich Wins the Kavli Prize
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...
Comparing Neurofeedback to 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...
12 Compelling Reasons To Try Fast ForWord For Your Child
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,...
The Value of Brain Training For Reading
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...
3-Day Fast ForWord Protocol
Research Briefing on the New, Shorter Protocol A new 3-day a week, 30 minute a day protocol was added to Fast ForWord software last month. This makes the program much more accessible for busy families and for children who struggle with the rigor of the 5 day a week...
New Fast ForWord Patent Issued
Reinforcing Common Core Reading Skills Educational technology continues to advance and make a difference in the lives of children and adults who are challenged with learning differences. Recently, Scientific Learning continued to make their mark in this field with a...