Corey’s Story: My Son No Longer Needs Intervention After Using Fast ForWord

December 8, 2011 by Norene Wiesen This post is the seventh in a series aimed at sharing the success stories, both personal and professional, that Scientific Learning employees witness every day. “My son personally was identified in kindergarten as a struggling learner.  He is a July baby and he started kindergarten at a very young age five.   Right away, red flags were going up for the teacher.  Emotionally, academically, developmentally, we realized that he might not have been ready to acquire the skills that were being...

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Toddler Vocabulary Development: Shopping With Your Child

October 11, 2011 by Martha Burns, Ph.D   Image retrieved from: http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumblarge_128/1173266199T6b1G4.jpg There is no better time to teach your toddler the names of things than when you go out shopping together. The wonderful thing about shopping with your child at a grocery store or clothing store is that he can sit in a shopping cart and...

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How the Brain Strings Words Into Sentences

ScienceDaily (Nov. 28, 2011) — Distinct neural pathways are important for different aspects of language processing, researchers have discovered, studying patients with language impairments caused by neurodegenerative diseases. While it has long been recognized that certain areas in the brain's left hemisphere enable us to understand and produce language, scientists ...

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How To Help Your Child's Brain Grow Up Strong

September 14, 2011 Babies may look helpless, but as soon as they come into the world, they're able to do a number of important things. They can recognize faces and moving objects. They're attracted to language. And from very early on, they can differentiate their mother from other humans. "They really come equipped to learn about the world in a way that wasn't appreciated...

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The many health perks of good handwriting: Not only does it help the brain develop, it can also improve grades and confidence

By Julie Deardorff, Tribune Newspapers June 15, 2011, 1:23 p.m. Children are texting, tapping and typing on keyboards more than ever, leaving less time to master that old-fashioned skill known as handwriting. So will the three "T's" replace a building block of education? It's not likely. The benefits of gripping and moving a pen or pencil reach beyond communication. Emerging...

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My Life with a Learning Disability

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School Support for ADHD Children May Be Missing the Mark: Inattention, Not Hyperactivity, Is Associated With Educational Failure

ScienceDaily (Sep. 12, 2011) — New research from the University of Montreal shows that inattention, rather than hyperactivity, is the most important indicator when it comes to finishing a high school education. "Children with attention problems need preventative intervention early in their development," explained lead author Dr. Jean-Baptiste Pingault, who is also affiliated...

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The Mysteries of ADD and High IQ

The five truths about attention deficit disorder. Published on August 16, 2011 by Thomas E. Brown, Ph.D. in The Mysteries of ADD We recently published a study of 117 high IQ children and adolescents with ADD. (Note: In this article, the term ADD is used to refer to both ADD and ADHD). All of these very bright students were struggling in school and often also in social relationships...

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