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1. What causes most learning struggles
2. What brain training is and why it works
3. Who brain training can help
4. The first step you should take

Are Your Child’s Learning Struggles Turning You into a Monster?

           Five Tips to Regroup

 

   May 14 May 14th, 2015 | Posted by LearningRx in Behavior and Symptoms, Brain Science and Health, Resources for Parents, Stress                                                   

  You’re frustrated and frazzled. You’ve been nagging at your kids for hours. Snapping. Yelling, even. You’re not happy with how you’re acting, but you can’t seem to stop the momentum, pull a U-turn and get yourself off Witchy Lane and back onto Reasonable Avenue.

 Welcome to the club.

  Every parent has days when life’s challenges feel… well, challenging. And if you’re the parent of a kid who is struggling, those challenges can feel absolutely overwhelming. Stress (as we all know) can bring out the worst in all of us. And if you’re feeling the stress of herding a resistant child through hours of homework, dealing with angry outbursts, or being stretched too thin, that stress can prompt you to respond in ways you know aren’t helpful.

  If the stress of being parent has been turning you into someone you barely recognize, here are five suggestions to make you feel more like yourself again:

Attend to yourself. You may have seen the Snickers Super Bowl commercial in which we get to see what happens to Marcia and Jan when they’re hungry. It’s a hilarious commercial, to say the least. But it makes a good point. When we’re legitimately hungry, we can find ourselves responding badly to stresses or obstacles in our lives.

 A self-care acronym taught in many recovery groups is H.A.L.T., which stands for hungry, angry, lonely, tired. It’s a reminder to pay attention to your state of mind, especially when you find yourself making choices that aren’t helpful.

If you feel yourself overreacting to parenting challenges, take a quick assessment. Are you setting yourself up for this kind of overreaction by neglecting some of your most basic needs? Would you (and your kids!) benefit if there were a healthy snack or a quick nap in your immediate future?

Put yourself in time out. Time outs aren’t just for kids. When things start getting too intense, take a break. Go to your room, walk around the block, retreat to the kitchen. Go sit in your car for ten minutes if you need to.

 The point is, interrupt the escalation by removing yourself from the situation. Turn your attention away from whatever it is your child is doing that is so frustrating, and pay attention instead to what is happening in your emotions and in your body. Observe yourself almost as if you were a detached third party. How are you feeling? Frustrated? Powerless? Defensive? What’s going on in your body? Are you clenching your teeth? Do you feel tension in your hands? Is your stomach in knots? This kind of mindfulness often diffuses the intensity of what you are experiencing and puts you in greater control.

 What’s particularly cool is that research has shown that this kind of mindfulness in educational settings reduces teacher burnout, increases compassion, and improves performance in the classroom. In other words, it helps teachers become better teachers. Can it help you become a better parent? Try it and find out.

 Try whispering. Is yelling at your kids working? Probably not. In fact, raised voices can sometimes cause everyone to escalate their intensity and volume. Try lowering your voice instead, speaking in a below-normal volume.

 It may take a few minutes for your kids to notice that your mouth is moving, but once they do there’s a chance they’ll be curious enough about whatever it is you’re saying to lower their own volume so they can hear. This may not work every time, but it’s worth a try. It really can de-escalate the chaos and create space for a productive conversation.

  Give your family a heads up. One woman explained that, when she’s grumpy or stressed and realizes she’s in danger of overreacting, she lets her family know by wearing a particular piece of “comfort clothing.” It’s her favorite tattered old robe, and her family knows that when that robe shows up, it’s in their best interest to give mom a little extra cooperation and space.

If the tattered robe doesn’t do it for you, try simply explaining, “Okay, gang, I’m feeling stressed and don’t want to say or do anything we’re all going to regret later, so consider yourself warned. I need __________” and you can fill in the blank. No arguing for twenty minutes? Everyone working quietly on homework for a spell? Some space to decompress? Fifteen minutes of everyone picking up toys and straightening the house? Be specific.

The simple act of communicating where you are on the “losing it” continuum—and how your family can help you keep that from happening—can make a big difference in the quality of the rest of your day or evening together.

Realize laughter can be a game changer. Another mom tells the story of being enmeshed in a screaming match with her teenaged daughter when her daughter suddenly glared at her, crossed her arms, and said tauntingly, “Don’t tell me what to do. You’re not my mother.” They stared at each other for a moment and then burst into laughter. The mom explains, “Her accusation was so sassy and ludicrous, it immediately broke the tension. To this day, one of us will say to the other, ‘You’re not my mother’ and we’ll crack up laughing.”

Research shows that laughter lowers blood pressure, decreases stress hormones, and relaxes muscles. Laughter also creates a sense of trust and connection. Bottom line, finding something to laugh about together is a great way to immediately change the atmosphere in any interaction, particularly a tense one.

Everybody “loses it” sometimes, but very of us feel good about the experience after the fact. Put these five tips into practice and you just might find yourself “losing it” a lot less.


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So what is John Tesh talking about?

 

LearningRx Brain Training – Built for Success
LearningRx brain training delivers results. The training works for students of all ages seeking all types of mental and academic improvement. Every day across the country, it helps struggling students catch up and excel. It helps elite students gain a competitive advantage. It helps career adults adapt quickly to the ever changing demands of the job market. It helps senior adults forestall or reverse the impact of age-related decline. It even helps men and women suffering from traumatic brain injury recover lost brain function quickly and more completely.
The 30-year development of LearningRx brain training includes countless hours of professional collaboration, and the hands-on experience of working with many thousands of training graduates. This makes LearningRx brain training the most thoroughly proven and dependable cognitive skills solution available today.
Why it Succeeds Where Other Programs Fail
Effective training benefits from 7 key training foundations:

• specific targeting
• a non-academic format
• one-on-one coaching
• proper sequencing
• immediate feedback
• high intensity
• progressive loading

LearningRx brain training incorporates each of these training keys. The results are rapid changes that last.
The one-on-one training environment provides the personal encouragement and feedback that is so important in a high intensity training program. It is in the close and supportive relationship between student and trainer that the confidence and motivation to press through challenge after challenge is found. Group sessions and online games simply cannot provide the personal energy and encouragement that a personal trainer can.
The one-on-one coaching we provide also makes real-time interaction possible. This direct monitoring and feedback takes full advantage of the sequenced steps and near infinite fine tuning of each exercise made possible through loading. LearningRx students truly experience the power of individually customized training at every session.
Providing Hope for Success
People come to LearningRx with high hopes and aspirations for themselves or their child. Through our proven and effective brain training, LearningRx can and does deliver on those hopes. Struggling students begin to succeed. Discouraged students regain a love for learning. Ambitious students gain a competitive edge to fulfill their dreams. Adults enjoy increased success and opportunity.
How will the power of LearningRx brain training enhance your life? Call us today to find out.
LearningRx brain training is available exclusively through your local LearningRx Center.

If you would like to speak to a brain training professional, please contact your local LearningRx center: LearningRx Fresno Northeast 9495 N. Fort Washington Rd., Suite 108Fresno, CA 93720 (559) 275-3276 - See more at: http://www.learningrx.com/fresno-northeast/fresno-about-learningrx-northeast.htm#sthash.mWOO2H1f.dpuf

What Does Brain Training Look Like???

By now you're probably wondering what LearningRx brain training exercises actually look like.

I'm going to show you in just a moment. In fact, I'm going to do even better than that—I'm going to let you try a simple brain training exercise for yourself! But first, a quick recap…

• I wrote about "neuroplasticity," which is what scientists call the brain's lifelong ability to adapt and develop. I shared with you what neuroplasticity means in practical terms, which is that no one needs to "settle" for the brain they were born with.
• I confessed that I spent years compensating for my own cognitive weaknesses, and how my own struggles motivated me to help kids and adults live free from the unnecessary frustration of weak cognitive skills.
• I shared the story of a reality TV show personality who explained how LearningRx dramatically helped his autistic son. I also talked about how intense mental exercise gives you better mental performance in every area of your life. 

Today, I want to show you what brain training at LearningRx actually looks like. This news story featuring the LearningRx Brain Training Center in Maple Grove, Minnesota, explains a lot. When you watch it, you'll...

...learn why you don't have to practice math to get better at math. 

...hear one  mom explain why her son is
more confident and takes more initiative at school and at home. 

...see real brain training in action!

Click here to watch LearningRx brain training in action2:40 

Here are a few facts about brain training that you may or may not have picked up from the video:

• For maximum effectiveness, brain training can't be taught in a classroom. It must be practiced, like learning to play tennis or the piano.
• For maximum effectiveness, brain training needs to be intense. In the video, you saw trainers using metronomes, tapping, stopwatches, and distractions. These are some of the ways we create intensity, an important key to getting dramatic results.
• For maximum effectiveness, brain training needs to be done in a particular sequence. When done in the right order, brain training triggers the brain's ability to handle more demanding tasks by recruiting the help of nearby neurons. This is how the brain strengthens existing neural connections and even creates new ones.
• For maximum effectiveness, brain training needs to use a process called “loading” to embed skills. To become permanent, skills acquired during brain training need to be embedded using a technique called “loading.” Loading involves multitasking, which forces the brain to automate more familiar tasks so it can focus on newer, less familiar tasks.
• For maximum effectiveness, brain training requires instant feedback. If you're giving your brain an intense workout that includes practicing, sequencing and loading, you've created the perfect environment for lasting changes in your brain. The last thing you want to do is practice, reinforce and embed a mistake. This is why immediate feedback is critical.

Brain Training Principle #4:
For brain training to be effective, it must incorporate practice, intensity, sequencing, loading and immediate feedback.

Without a doubt, the best way to create the kind of mental workout described above is to work one-on-one with a personal brain trainer. This is the fastest way to get an intense mental workout that incorporates practicing the right exercises in the right order, multitasking, and immediate feedback.

And now, as promised, here's an actual brain training exercise you can try for yourself. And while a video won't give you immediate feedback, or duplicate the intensity of working one-on-one with a coach at our brain training centers, I think you're going to enjoy this!

Click here to try a simple brain training exercise foryourself (6:23)

 

Here’s to a smarter future!

Dr. Ken Gibson

Founder, LearningRx

P.S. You've tried brain training on video, now try the real thing. Call LearningRx of Fresno near you (the number is below) and ask for a brain training demonstration. Tell them Ken sent you!

By the way, I was speaking at a conference when a woman approached me after my presentation. She asked me a single question but, boy, was it a doozy! I promise to tell you all about it in my next email! In the meantime, if you haven’t connected with us on Facebook, why not? You’ll love the brainy news, tips, games, and even recipes we post daily. Click here to connect.

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Summer Slide

LearningRx Offers Simple Tips to Help Kids Avoid the “Summer Slide”

 

 

Fresno, Ca - All that hard work down the drain. Well, not ALL of it – but A LOT.During the summer, kids lose an average 2.6 months of grade-level equivalency in math computation skills and 25 percent of their reading skills. That explains why teachers usually spend four to six weeks re-teaching materials in the fall. So what’s a parent to do? Fight back against the summer slide with these tips.

1. Make a rainy day toybox so kids don’t end up watching TV all day. It can consist of age-appropriate puzzles, Playdoh, circle-the-word booklets, art supplies, craft ideas, board games, playing cards, etc.
2. Bookmark or print out brainteasers from sites like the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/braint.htm). Sites like www.Funbrain.com offer entertaining material on spelling, reading, math and grammar, and www.GamesForTheBrain.com has classic strategy games.
3. Buy or create a book of games you can play in the car. Even a simple game like “20 Questions” can help improve a child’s logic and reasoning and memory.
4. Limit television, computer and video game time. Invite your child’s friends over frequently to encourage creative play and interaction.
5. Have your child create a reward system for the number and level of books he/she reads over the summer.
6. Take your children to summer library and bookstore programs. Most will post them online but you can also request a calendar of events.
7. Consider registering your child for summer camps that encourage kids to use their minds on science projects, exploration, creative writing, music and art.
8. Use the summer to strengthen your student’s cognitive skills through one-on-one brain training to improve memory, visual and auditory processing, attention, and logic and reasoning. A core of strong brain skills will help them head back to school with the tools to succeed at learning in any subject. Unlike tutoring, which focuses on academics, brain training addresses the root causes of any learning struggles.
9. Encourage your child to learn an instrument or another language. Studies have shown a strong correlation between “Arts” and “smarts.”

10. Learn how to choose age-appropriate books for children and teens. Reading is Fundamental (www.rif.org/documents/us/choosing_books.pdf) has a great brochure that offers basic tips on what to look for. Your local librarian can also help you select books for your child’s interest and reading level. According to Scholastic Parents Online, reading just six books during the summer break can be enough to keep a struggling reader from falling behind.

Research shows that ALL young people experience learning losses when they don’t engage in educational activities during the summer.

“It doesn’t have to be that way,” says Dr. Ken Gibson, author of “Unlock the Einstein Inside: Applying New Brain Science to Wake Up the Smart in your Child” (www.unlocktheeinsteininside.com). “Think of it like this: The brain is like the body. If you exercise it, you improve it, but if you let it sit idle, it’s going to lose ability.”
To avoid the summer slide, Gibson recommends brain games and exercises that build cognitive skills, the underlying skills needed to learn.

Parents can request a free five-page summer slide guide from LearningRx (www.LearningRx.com) that includes dozens of brain-building games and exercises, as well as tips on how to incorporate brain building into daily activities.

And don’t assume that your kids will roll their eyes when you suggest ideas to keep their brain skills strong all summer. More than half of students surveyed say they want to be involved in a summer program that helps them keep up with schoolwork or prepare them for the next grade. Besides, unlike abdominal crunches, exercise for your brain is actually FUN!

LearningRx has compiled a longer list of "20 Smart Ways to Spend the Summer".  Click here for a look at more of those brain-boosting activities.

Build Your Working Memory

 

After trying these activities.  Call LearningRx of Fresno to set up your Cognitive Skills Assessment and learn how we can improve your or your child's life!

 

LearningRx Fresno Northeast 9495 N. Fort Washington Rd., Suite 108Fresno, CA 93720 (559) 275-3276 - See more at: http://www.learningrxfresno.com

Building Sound Manipulation Skills

 

Try these activities.  If you want more information or interested in our program, just call us at     (559) 275-3276 or email us at http://www.learningrx.com/fresno-northeast/fresno-northeast-contact.htm

Why you’re broke and your kid’s not getting any smarter

Why you’re broke and your kid’s not getting any smarter

 

 

 

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(if your child is currently being tutored and you do not see the results, call today for a discounted assessment)

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 So you’ve hired a tutor for your 12-year-old son. Is it working? Probably not. And the reason has nothing to do with the tutor … or your son. It’s the approach.
The problem with the majority of tutoring programs is that they focus on the same content the student would receive in school; the theory being that the teacher wasn’t presenting the information properly, or the student must not have heard the teacher the first time. The truth is, more than 80 percent of learning problems are due to weak cognitive skills, not poor teaching, poor eyesight or disinterest in the material. On the contrary, many kids are disinterested in material because they don’t have the learning skills to understand, process and remember the information.
“Tutoring does have its place – such as when a child falls behind in a particular subject due to an extended absence,” explains Tanya Mitchell, Vice President of Research and Development for LearningRx. “If there’s a family move or the child misses course material due to a lengthy illness, for example, then tutoring can help catch up on course material. But for most children who struggle in school, the issue isn’t about ‘catching up’ on course material. It’s about weak learning skills, like attention, visual and auditory processing, memory, logic and reasoning, and processing speeds. These are the fundamental tools that help us focus, think, prioritize, plan, understand, visualize, remember and create useful associations, and solve problems. Stronger cognitive skills mean stronger learners.”

The results are in

In a recent study of SES Tutoring Programs in several Chicago public schools, 61,466 students were enrolled in tutoring provided by a wide variety of for-profit and not-for-profit groups. Most students received between 40 and 80 hours of tutoring. Gain scores were calculated by taking the difference in scores on the standardized test (ITBS) in 2004 and 2005 and dividing it by the expected gain. A gain of 1.0 equaled one year’s growth in achievement. If a student gain was more than 1.0, the student learned more than the average student; and likewise, if the student gain was less than 1.0, the student gain was less than the average student.
The results were incredibly disappointing: In reading, students with tutoring had an average gain of 1.09 compared to a gain of 1.03 for students who were eligible for tutoring but did not enroll and 1.06 average gain for all students citywide. In math, the gain for all groups was even lower than in reading. (The math gain for all tutored students was .94 compared to an average gain of .92 for non-tutored students and a citywide gain of 1.01.) Overall, with 40 to 80 hours of tutoring, the tutored students earned an average of less than 10 days of improvement compared to students who did not participate.

Why tutoring doesn’t work

Take a subject like third-grade English. Students who aren’t strong readers may be just as smart as their peers. “The problem isn’t intelligence, it’s weak cognitive skills,” says Dr. Ken Gibson, author of “Unlock the Einstein Inside: Applying New Brain Science to Wake Up the Smart in Your Child” “In the case of reading, the weakest cognitive skill will almost always be auditory processing.”
According to Dr. G. Reid Lyon, Former Chief of National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s Child Development and Behavior Branch, NICHD-funded research has shown that to improve reading skills, ‘brain training’ should have a firm foundation in phonological awareness. Before most poor readers can learn to read successfully they need to learn that spoken words can be broken apart into smaller segments called phonemes. Next, they usually require training in phonics -“mapping” phonemes to the printed words on a page. Once children have mastered these steps, they can then receive training to help them read fluently, and to comprehend what they read.
For example, if a problem reader first goes through specialized cognitive training for auditory processing, more specifically phonemic awareness, and then a good “sound-to-code” reading program, there can be dramatic success.

Where to start

If you’re considering tutoring, first ask yourself if your child simply needs to get “caught up” on a particular subject (such as History), or if there may be an underlying learning struggle. One way to find out for sure is to have their cognitive skills tested by a professional.
“If a deficiency is found, it’s vital that the underlying skill sets are improved before the child is placed in a reading tutoring program,” says Mitchell. “Otherwise, you’re just throwing your money away on tutoring.”

Visit http://www.learningrx.com/fresno-northeast/fresno-learningrx-testing-northeast.htm  to learn more!

Concussions from School Sports Were Keeping David from Landing His Dream Career

 

Overcoming the Impact of Concussions Caused by School Sports

 

Sometimes David got to the locker room and  couldn’t remember the football game he’d just played.

In junior high, David had been a straight A student. But after a concussion, he began struggling in school, and additional concussions while playing football in high school only made things worse.

Years later, married and with a baby on the way, David graduated from a police academy. But repeatedly his applications for jobs were rejected because his test scores were too low.  After applying to 56 police departments—without a single job offer—David called LearningRx.

He calls what happened next “an awakening” of his brain.

“Shortly after starting brain training, I remembered a dream I’d had the night before,” David says. “That hadn’t happened since… well, since I was a kid! After that, improvements just kept coming.”

One day, driving on a familiar tree-lined street David realized that, in his peripheral vision, he could see houses past the trees. For years, his field of vision had only included the street and the trees. Brain training was even improving his vision!

Things were different at home, too. Now when his wife, Lorelle, asked him to get something from the store, he remembered! But the changes went even deeper. One night David asked his wife, “Do you think brain training has made a difference?” Her answer surprised him.

“I feel closer to you,” she said. “We have more intimate conversations now. I feel like you really hear me.”

David realized it was true. “After brain training,” he says, “I could follow my wife better during conversations, and remember things we talked about. What a difference that made in our relationship!”

After 12 weeks of brain training, David got a call from a department that had rejected his application seven months earlier. They said they had another job opening and asked if David wanted to reapply. That same week, Lorelle gave birth to a baby girl. It seemed the week for new beginnings.

This time, David passed all the exams and landed his dream job.

David had no idea his career was being hindered by those long-ago concussions. “Brain training changed my quality of life in every area of my life,” he says today. “Now I really can dream again.”

Watch David’s Video

 

 

Call us today if you would like to be proactive with you student athlete!
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The Key To Success

 

Which Will Make Your Child More Successful in School—Smarts or Grit? Even Better, Here’s How Your Child Can Develop Both.

 

Research shows that kids with lots of grit (and less mental ability) are more successful than kids with lots of mental ability (but less grit). In this video, researcher and psychologist Angela Lee Duckworth extols the virtues of grit, saying that “grittier” kids—those who try harder and don’t give up over the long haul—do better in school. For that matter, “grittier” adults do better in their jobs and goals, too. In fact, when it comes to success, Dr. Duckworth says “grit” is a better indicator of future success than IQ.

So how do we build grit in kids and adults? Dr. Duckworth says the best idea she’s heard so far is something called “growth mindset.” She quotes Stanford University’s Dr. Carol Dweck who says that  “growth mindset” is the belief that the ability to learn is not fixed, that it can change with effort. According to Dr. Dweck, when kids read and learn about the brain and how it changes and grows in response to challenge, they’re more likely to persevere when they fail.

Is ADHD Making You Procrastinate?

 

ADHD and Procrastination

The problem has been defined as “voluntarily delaying an intended course of action despite expecting to be worse off for the delay.” Sound familiar?

Why do we procrastinate? According to one team of experts—made up of Drs. Joseph Ferrari and Timothy Pychyl—and quoted on psychologytoday.com, there are three basic types of procrastinators:

1. Arousal types or thrill seekers who look for the euphoric rush of getting something done at the last minute.

2. Avoiders who may be acting out of fear of failure, or otherwise avoiding painful emotions they have attached to the task at hand.

One Homeschooling Mom’s Journey from Self-Doubt to Solutions (and Chocolate!)

 

Homeschooling Moms Find Help at LearningRx

 

Meet guest blogger Julie Worthy. Julie, who homeschools her four children, has already put three of her children through LearningRx brain training (with plans for number four!). In this post, Julie tells the story of another homeschooling mom she met at the LearningRx Center in Jacksonville, Florida.

After successfully homeschooling her daughter from kindergarten through ninth grade, Elizabeth discovered that her daughter was struggling with her schoolwork.  It was the first time ever!

It seems a common thread among homeschool moms to question our decisions when we hit a bump in the road.  The questions buzz like a swarm of bees.  “Did I do something wrong?” “If she were in public school would she be struggling like this?” “Did I choose the appropriate curriculum?”

I think, for most homeschool moms, our default mode is to question ourselves when we stumble.  However, looking back on my own homeschooling adventure I believe there is always a purpose in the stumbling.

Elizabeth began to search online for answers. That’s where she learned about one-on-one brain training at LearningRx. When I met Elizabeth at the LearningRx Center in Jacksonville, FL I was touched by her story.  Many people have never even heard of brain training, but Elizabeth could see right away that it held the solution to whatever her daughter was facing.

I had the privilege of meeting Elizabeth on her first day at the center.  Her daughter was shy and a bit nervous as they waited for their trainer.  I encouraged them both by sharing that one of my children had been skeptical about brain training as well.  All it took was one day of training, however, and he loved it!

Toward the end of that same week I met Elizabeth in the lobby once again.  I asked how the week had gone.  She told me her daughter enjoyed it and was excited to return.  When Elizabeth had realized her daughter was struggling, she was naturally concerned. Now—just a few weeks later—this mom was filled with hope and anticipation. In fact, as we talked, she was smiling as she popped a Hershey’s Kiss into her mouth.

Now that’s happiness!!

 

Visit http://www.learningrx.com/fresno-northeast/ to learn more!

Does LearningRx Really Work?

Independent Statistician Analyzes and

Reports on LearningRx Results for 6,000 Clients

 

June 18, 2014–The country’s premier one-on-one brain training company has released its 2014 Results Report. The report is based on data from 6,000 clients who received brain training from 80 LearningRx Centers in 2011 and 2012.

The data was analyzed for statistical significance by Dr. Kirk Cameron, founder and president of MacStat Consulting. He has more than 20 years’ experience teaching and consulting to private firms and government entities, including the USEPA and the U.S. Air Force. Although Dr. Cameron’s 300-page report is available to the public, a condensed 21-page version has been created for consumers. It can be accessed here:http://www2.learningrx.com/enewsletters/BrainSync/053014/ResultsReport_Parents.pdf.
In addition, a 40-page expanded edition, which includes an interpretation of Dr. Cameron’s findings by Amy Moore, M.A., a college instructor and doctoral candidate in educational psychology with an emphasis on quantitative research, is available online here:http://www2.learningrx.com/enewsletters/BrainSync/053014/ResultsReport_Expanded.pdf.

“The 6,000 clients included college students seeking greater academic success, career, or senior adults wanting to stay mentally sharp, and accident victims wanting to regain skills they had lost due to an injury,” explains LearningRx founder and CEO Dr. Ken Gibson. “But the majority were students struggling to do better in school. The latter group created some of our most impressive results: 3.1 years of reading gains in as little as six months.”
Other impressive results cited in the report:

• After 90 hours of brain training, clients with severe cognitive weaknesses “moved up in line” an average of 29 percentile points.
• After 90 hours of brain training, clients with moderate cognitive weaknesses “moved up in line” an average of 27 percentile points.
• After 90 hours of brain training, clients with above-average cognitive skills “moved up in line” an average of 14 percentile points.

Dr. Gibson says that LearningRx is very transparent about its training results. “Our data has undergone detailed statistical analysis that supports the statistical significance of these results,” he says. “I would also like to take this opportunity to invite other researchers to evaluate our training with their own independent studies.”
About LearningRx
LearningRx brain training specializes in treating the cause – not the symptoms – of learning struggles. The programs’ game-like exercises and one-to-one trainer-to-student ratios provide guaranteed dramatic improvement in as little as 12 to 24 weeks. With more than 80 centers across the country, LearningRx brain training can help anyone – from 5 to 85 – increase the speed, power, or function of their brain. Visit http://www.learningrx.com/fresno-northeast/to learn more.

Smart Mom's Toy Box

Brain Training Experts Highlight 25 Toys and

Games Under $20 From Dr. Toy’s Top Picks

–For parents in search of toys that are both fun and educational, brain training company LearningRx has put together “The Smart Mom’s Toy Box.” The toys have all been selected by Dr. Toy (Stevanne Auerbach) for inclusion in her Magic Toy Box (http://www.magictoybox.org), and every toy is under $20. Her Magic Toy Box is a collection of handpicked educational, development, and skill-building products that have made one of her four annual award programs, including Best Vacation Toys, Best Green Toys, Best Classic Toy, and Best Toys for that year.
“Parents don’t need to break the bank to get quality toys that build cognitive skills,” says Tanya Mitchell of LearningRx Colorado Springs. “All of the toys in the Smart Mom’s Toy Box cost less than $20 and you can help strengthen a child’s processing speed by using a stopwatch for certain activities. These 25 games have been chosen for their educational benefits; they help strengthen a variety of cognitive skills—like memory, auditory and visual processing, attention, processing speed, and logic & reasoning—which are the essential tools needed to learn, memorize, process, and recall information. But to kids—they’re just fun toys!”
Here’s a sample of some items from “The 2014 Smart Mom’s Toy Box”:
1.    Classic Peg Game by ToySmith ($2.99)
Jump pegs, removing them as you go, with a goal to get down to just one remaining peg.
Cognitive skills: logic & reasoning, planning, strategy, attention
2.    Show Me the Kwan by Griddly Games ($19.99)
Roll the dice and be the first to choose the letter that matches the category for that round. Then earn points as you call out words where either the first, second or last letter corresponds to the letter that was rolled.
Cognitive skills: auditory & visual processing, attention, processing speed
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