LearningRx Charlottesville Blog
5 Benefits of Doing Summer Reading
Summer is busy. You’re out of the grind of the school year, but travel, sports, camps, and pool days quickly fill your schedule. So why should you add one more thing to your plate and force your family through a summer reading plan? There are actually more benefits to this practice than you may realize! ...
Research-Based Methods to Prevent Cognitive Decline
As we age, cognitive decline becomes a reality for many of us. However, there are steps we can take to help maintain our cognitive abilities as we grow older. Here are some research-based methods to prevent cognitive decline and maintain independence, mental sharpness, and memory: Exercise regularly Exercise has been shown to have a positive ...
A Brain-Based Approach to School Readiness
As a parent, you want your child to start school with confidence and the necessary skills to succeed. School readiness goes beyond the ability to recite the alphabet or count to 10. A child’s readiness to learn is influenced by their cognitive development, which includes skills such as attention, memory, language, and problem-solving. Taking a ...
Prevent the Summer Slide: 4 Things to Do This Summer to Keep Up the Momentum
As the school year comes to a close and summer break approaches, it’s important to think about ways to keep students engaged in learning during their time off. According to research, students can lose between 25-30% of their school year learning during the summer months, a phenomenon known as the “summer slide.” Fortunately, there are ...
Spelling Struggles and the Brain
Spelling struggles are extremely common. The English language doesn’t do us any favors with its abundance of spelling “rules” and exceptions, but for kids especially, grasping accurate and confident spelling skills can feel unreachable. While in the digital age most spelling mistakes are fixed by autocorrect or that squiggly red line that pops up under ...
5 Motivation Strategies to Keep Kids Engaged
Especially during seasons when there’s anticipation about what’s coming next or when school feels overwhelming, it can be hard to keep kids engaged in their work. Motivation is something that is difficult to teach. It really has to come from within in order to be effective, but that doesn’t mean you’re powerless to get your ...
Brain Training & Autism
Individuals with autism experience the world in unique ways. The spectrum of experiences for individuals with ASD encompasses a wide variety of skills, needs, strengths, and weaknesses. While these unique perspectives are beneficial in some areas of life, individuals with autism often struggle in mainstream classrooms, as well as relationships and workplaces. One of the ...
7 Math Games That Are Actually Fun
Math is one of those dividing forces in our world… either you love it or you don’t. You’re a “math person” or you’re not. Helping kids develop math confidence is so important so they begin to not fear this subject, and games are a great way to do that! Math games are a low pressure ...
Brain Training During Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery
Traumatic brain injury recovery can be a long road. TBIs can have significant and long-lasting effects on a person’s cognitive abilities, and these changes may make it difficult to perform daily tasks and hinder their quality of life. However, research has shown that targeted brain training may be an effective method for improving cognitive function ...
Brain Awareness Week: 4 Cool Things Your Brain Can Do
This year for brain awareness week, we’re sharing 4 mind-blowing facts about our favorite organ: the brain! Your brain is responsible for so much in your day-to-day life. Here are some amazing things you may not know about this hub of learning, thinking, and processing: Your brain can process a virtually unlimited amount of new ...
