Help With Reading Comprehension Around fourth grade, there is a shift from “learning to read” to “reading to learn.” At this point, students begin focusing on reading for information and comprehension. Obviously, the timeframe varies, depending on the child, but that’s not to say that comprehension doesn’t play a role before third grade. It simply means that for many students, there’s less need to focus on how-to-read instruction in the classroom. Improving Reading Comprehension If your student seems to have a firm grasp of reading but is struggling to understand the deeper meaning behind the words, it may be worth enrolling them in a reading comprehension program. At LearningRx, we offer ComprehendRx to help improve reading comprehension and advanced reading skills. The program helps eaders who want to expand their vocabulary, read faster, and understand more of what they read. Kids and teens who’ve completed our ComprehendRx program have improved reading comprehension skills by 3.5 years on average! The training, which can be done in-person or online, goes beyond basic reading skills (which can be found in our ReadRx program) to help students and adults grasp the underlying message, remember key information, and think critically about what they read. The program focuses on the following skills: Picturing images and visualizing concepts Remembering key information while reading Expanding vocabulary when reading and writing Processing complex sentences and language Reading speed and accuracy Training sessions focus on core cognitive skills. These foundational skills include logic & reasoning, attention, memory, auditory and visual processing, and processing speed. Need some examples? Working memory allows the reader to remember details from earlier texts to help them understand later sections. Targeting and strengthening processing speed can help the student read faster without sacrificing comprehension. Strengthening visual processing allows the reader to picture mental images. This skill research shows is critical for reading comprehension, comparing ideas, making analogies, retaining information, and understanding abstract concepts. What to expect When you bring your student to LearningRx, we’ll start with a Brain Skills Assessment to determine which cognitive skills are strong and could use a boost. Using the results of this one-hour assessment, we’ll develop a custom training plan tailored to your student’s unique needs and goals. Your student trains with their own personal brain trainer for the duration of the program. Using game-like challenges and mental exercises, the trainer will increase training intensity as your student increases their skills. Ready to improve your student’s reading comprehension skills? Prefer to train from home? Read more about our virtual training options.