Internal Thoughts & Squirrels: 5 Ways ADHD Distracts Your Child Children with ADHD are constantly fighting through a myriad of attention-grabbing people, activities, and thoughts that trip up their attempts to focus, learn, and socialize well.A sudden memory comes to mind and distracts them from a homework assignment.
Read MoreAS seen on Hawaii News Now. Click here to read the story. Learn2Focus -Virtual Online Training Taking OFF! Oh The Places They’ll Go! Aloha! Whether you had a vacation, staycation, or had to work, I hope you all had a GREAT Spring Break.
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 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 MoreHow many times a day does your child say, “What?”Do you often notice a confused look cross your child’s face when you’re speaking or trying to converse?Is the phrase “has trouble listening and following directions” often written in the comments section of your child’s report card?
Read MoreStudents with special needs gain up to 1.5 years in reading skills in 4-6-weeks. Learn 2 Focus thought this was such an awesome tribute to an amazing program, that we wanted to share the story with our readers! The McKinley Children’s Center’s Brain Lab uses the Fast ForWord® and Reading Assistant™ online learning programs to...
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 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 MoreFast ForWord has been shown to help individuals with dyslexia process sounds efficiently. As processing speed improves, it affects overall reading comprehension. Learn 2 Focus is Hawaii’s only provider of Fast ForWord specializing and offering off-site training. We work with clients on the Big Island, Oahu, Maui County, and Kauai.
Read MoreSpecific imaging shows activation of temporal and parietal lobes after just 28 days of using Fast ForWord . Corresponding with the changes in temporo-parietal activation, there were improvements in the students’ behavioral measures. The improvements in receptive and expressive language skills, as well as rapid naming, which tests rapid recall abilities, were all statistically significant.
Read Moreon’t wait for the report card. If your child is struggling with language and literacy, call Learn2Focus now to find out more about how Fast ForWord and our other programs can help. 808-352-0116. We specialize in distance training for Hawaii and the Pacific Basin.
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