Your 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 More8 Signs That Your Child Suffers from Sensory Processing Disorder Imagine if your senses simply refused to be honest with you.What if your skin told you the sweater you were wearing was actually hurting you?What if your body told you the people standing in line with you were too close and closing in on you?
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 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 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 MoreTime to live each day to the fullest and enjoy all the good things life has to offer. And Interactive Metronome training is a great way to kick off your new year. After all, new year, new brain!
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 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 More“Carnegie Mellow University researchers have created a potentially decisive way to diagnose autism— and other psychiatric disorders — with 97 percent accuracy: By examining how our brains respond to the thought of a hug.”
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 MoreA study led by Montreal’s McGill University says it’s possible to change the amount of information our brains can store. Researchers have identified a molecule that puts a brake on brain processing. When it is removed, brain function and memory recall is improved. “Previous research has shown that production of new molecules is necessary...
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...
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