Cogmed Working Memory Training is a home-based brain training program developed in 2001 by neuroscientists at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. The program has been employed successfully in Sweden since 2003 and available in the U.S., Canada, and around the world, since 2006.
Read MoreRhythm and Timing & Your ADHD Child – What’s the Connection? “A child’s timing — ability to feel and express steady beat — is fundamental to both movement and music, affecting sports skills and musical performance, as well as speech-flow and performance of timed motor tasks.” ~Timing in Child Development […]
Read Morehe Listening Program is one of solutions we use at Learn 2 Focus in Hawaii. We want to share this interesting survey of what happened over four years of using the program in a school in West Virginia.
Read MoreAutism & the Brain: Why Rhythm and Timing Are So Important Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), according to the American Psychiatric Association, is generally characterized by deficiencies in social interaction, communication, and a tendency toward “restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behaviors, interests, and activities.”
Read MoreYour Right-Brain, Your Left-Brain, and Your Dyslexia Do you struggle with dyslexia? Why can’t you will your way through it? Why are reading and writing such a challenge when other tasks come easily? To understand what’s really going on, you need to understand your brain. Specifically how the right-brain and the left-brain work.
Read MoreSarah watched her son from the doorway of his bedroom. His very messy bedroom. She bit back the urge to say, “Pick up your clothes,” “Where’s your homework?” or “You’re going to miss the bus!” Again. Why bother? He barely stopped for a kiss as he ran past her.
Read MoreThe Real Cause of Dyslexia (Hint: It’s Not a Visual Problem) For decades dyslexia, a language-oriented learning disability, was understood and described as a “different way of seeing words and letters.”Afterschool specials and primetime family shows highlighted little Johnny or Jane’s reading problems and struggles in school.
Read MoreThe Brain Clock — What is It? How Does it Affect ADHD? Wake up in eight hours. Get dressed in twenty minutes.Wait ten minutes for the bus. Wait five minutes before asking the teacher questions. Listen before you write the test answer. Don’t leave your seat until time for lunch.
Read More5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Settle for Drugs as the Only Solution for ADHD A vast majority of the struggles that accompany ADHD are academic, relational, and behavioral. Though meds can assist in some cases, they are not the only paths to the calm you seek.Are you struggling with ADHD?
Read MoreNearly 5 years ago, an adorable 4 year old, Ryan, came to Learn 2 Focus. His parent’s search to find a drug free option to treat his severe hyperactivity and attention challenges landed him in our office as a last attempt to control his dis-tractability.
Read MoreInteractive Metronome recently had the opportunity to provide a piece for the Autism NoteBook’s latest publication (pages 12-13). The connection between Neurotiming® and autism spectrum symptoms is undeniable: Researchers (Nicholas et al, 2007) have found that children with autism suffer from a significant number of symptoms that show timing in the brain is severely disrupted.
Read MoreFast ForWord contains the building blocks which support cognitive growth through specific, repetitive, customized training. We have only 5 days remaining in our holiday special. Don’t delay! Give your child the gift of reading for the holidays.
Read MoreOvercoming Autism in Hawaii: Transformation of a child and a family. I was curious to learn from well known brain trainer Susi Sorensen about the results she has seen with Hawaii children with autism. The more I learn about autism in Hawaii I learn that more families are affected by this condition.
Read MoreDr. Kevin McGrew, author of the Woodcock-Johnson Test of Cognitive Abilities, discusses the importance of timing in the brain, as well as how Interactive Metronome impacts brain timing, and influences and changes neurological function. Attention, motor coordination, cognitive abilities, speech and language are all areas affected positively by this form of brain training.
Read MoreLearn2Focus – Undoing Dyslexia in Hawaii Undoing Dyslexia In Hawaii – My Story Welcome to Learn 2 Focus’s November Transforum enewsletter. Last month we focused on dyslexia. Dyslexia is one of the more commonly misunderstood learning disabilities.
Read MoreThis is an encouraging research article that reinforces what we have learned working with kids with dyslexia in Hawaii. Dyslexia and the Brain: Research Shows that Reading Ability Can be Improved
Read MoreI want to share a very important study for families with children with Dyslexia here in Hawaii. This study was conducted by Nadine Gaab and her colleagues and was published in Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience. Studies have shown that in adults with developmental dyslexia, there is a disruption of the left prefrontal cortex’s response to
Read MoreKids L-O-V-E video games. Learn 2 Focus’s Hawaii clients with dyslexia not only enjoy but benefit tremendously from Fast ForWord. Learn 2 Focus is the only off-site provider of Fast ForWord in Hawaii. We work with families on the Big Island, Maui County, Kauai, and Oahu. GamerPsychologists and neuroscientists are using new techniques to identify...
Read MoreThe Learn 2 Focus 2014 Train the Brain Newsletter focuses on overcoming reading challenges such as Dyslexia using Fast ForWord and other programs from Scientific Learning. Inside you will learn new insights into reading difficulties and how to overcome them through Training your Brain with programs backed by years of scientific studies.
Read MoreOver 70% of your child’s day is spent listening, but how much of what they hear do they understand? If your child suffers from a lack of focus, poor attention, bad grades, or low self-esteem, there is a sound solution. IMPROVE brain…. Attention | Memory | Listening IMPROVE focus…. Creativity | Communication | Learning IMPROVE
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