LearningRx CHattanooga East Blog

We had a fantastic time hosting our Christmas Smart Toys #OpenHouse event this past Friday, and we’re excited to share all the highlights with our community! From delicious treats to fun activities and valuable resources for parents, it was a wonderful evening filled with learning, exploration, and holiday cheer.  We had some incredible giveaways thanks to Learning ...

Your brain is an amazing organ. There’s nothing that you do (consciously or not) that doesn’t go back to your brain. From seeing and hearing the world around you to following a conversation to literally keeping your heart beating, your brain impacts every area of your life. Today we are bringing awareness to some mind-blowing ...

As the homeschool teacher for her three boys, Katy Maughon had the unique opportunity to see firsthand where her children were struggling in their education. “I have a huge advantage as their teacher and mom to see that there was a problem in different areas for each of them,” she said. “You just know your ...

If you asked 15-year-old Isa Baez when school began becoming difficult for her, she’d say since day one. “Even in kindergarten there were little basic things that lots of my friends could do that should be ‘easy’ as my teachers would say, and they just weren’t for me,” shared Isa. “It could get really discouraging ...

Between losing his mother to cancer four days before he turned 9 years old and his ADD going untreated amidst the chaos, school became a major struggle for Jack Wright. “I couldn’t concentrate, so I wouldn’t do so good,” shared Jack. “I was struggling a lot with math. The teacher would be explaining something, and ...

By the time Ethan Knuettel turned 2 years old, it had become apparent to his family that he wouldn’t be able to attend your average pre-school program. “His parents and we, his grandparents, always just hoped he would develop into a child that could go to school and fit in,” said Kathy Jicks, Ethan’s grandmother. ...

Find what will give your kids the skills they need to succeed in life, and don’t be afraid to ask for help. As a homeschool teacher and mother of six, Stephanie is no stranger to hard work. But when her daughter, Adalynn (11), began having a difficult time learning to read, Stephanie began considering alternative ...

It was a relief to know the issues I noticed were real and that we could begin to work toward a solution. Amelia Drew, otherwise known as “Meils” by friends and family, began first grade like many other students: average performance, some struggles in math and reading. But when Amelia Drew’s mother, Heather, didn’t see ...

Brain Training is Different When You Are an Adult. I Was Starting to Notice My Difficulty Remembering … and Knew I Had to do Something. With a busy job and many coworkers counting on her, Jennie was becoming frustrated with her difficulty remembering important details at work. But it wasn’t until her daughters approached her ...

“As a homeschooling mom, LearningRx helped lift the pressure to succeed and made ‘normal’ feel ‘excellent’.” For Kylie, what started as small, seemingly insignificant difficulties in third grade evolved into undeniable struggles by fifth grade. Despite the efforts of both Kylie and her mother and homeschool educator, Krista, Kylie was spending long hours on schoolwork, ...