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Getting Math Help: All About Math Anxiety

Tears, stress, avoidance, and anger: these are symptoms of math anxiety, a real phenomenon that affects cognitive function. While lots of students may need math help, those with math anxiety can especially benefit from a different approach.  What is Math Anxiety Math anxiety, also known as math phobia, is an increasingly common experience for students ...

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Looking for ADHD Help? Find Out How Brain Training Works

Living with ADHD means finding creative solutions to challenges at school, at work, and in life. Sometimes, these strategies work for a while, but do not provide long-term solutions. Approaching these challenges with a sense of curiosity, creativity, and good humor can be crucial for finding the right ADHD help.  Our understanding of ADHD has ...

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Homework Help and Time Management: They Go Hand in Hand

Homework is a daily battle for many students. Some learners thrive at school but procrastinate when they get home. Others find themselves struggling in a particular subject. Whatever the case, plenty of kids and teens can benefit from homework help.  For many learners, homework requires a whole different set of skills than what they use ...

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Dyslexia Awareness Month – Is dyslexia affecting you? 

Seven hundred eighty million people globally may have some form of dyslexia. A number that large can feel overwhelming. Dyslexia Awareness month aims to highlight this disability because it affects more people than we know.  So let’s break down this significant statistic.  This number may play out in a classroom; out of thirty students, at ...

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Healthy Foods to Pack in Your Kids Lunches

As a parent, you want your kids to consume healthy foods at school to keep their brain functioning at peak performance. But how do you decide what to pack if you’ve got a picky eater? One trick is to pack small amounts of different foods to test which items your child likes without wasting large ...

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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 ...

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Homework Help, Tutoring, or Brain Training: Understanding the Nuances

When kids and teens race home from school, it’s hard to pivot back to learning. Plenty of students struggle to complete their homework. So, when is it time to enlist homework help? And how do you know what type of support your child needs? Students of all ages may need support in the following situations: ...

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An Unconventional Approach to Reading 

When you approach teaching a new learner how to read, where do you usually start?  Do you begin by reading simple books and working through each word?   Or do you introduce each letter in the alphabet and the sound it makes?  Both of these approaches seem sound, right?  While approaches like the ones listed ...

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Is Tutoring the Only Option for Math Help?

“I’m just not good at math.” How many times have you heard that? Some people seem to have a natural aptitude for numbers and equations, while others can’t help but struggle. For those who have a tough time, math help can redefine what’s possible. That’s true for kids as well as teens—and adults, too. Parents ...

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Brain Training for Adults – National Healthy Aging Month

People of all ages, even adults, can benefit from personal brain training. September is National Healthy Aging Month, and we want to highlight how adults can benefit from personal brain training. Many assume that personal brain training is only for students, but anyone can benefit from targeted cognitive skills training. How LearningRx Helps Adults At ...

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