LearningRx Eagan Blog

Neuroplasticity is our brain’s ability to change. To change our intelligence and related skills like memory, processing speed, and reasoning.  Just like you can train any muscle, you can train your brain. Why does this matter? Because it gives hope to individuals who have diagnosis like ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, or traumatic brain injuries (TBI).  What ...

https://youtu.be/VlhM4hozxnA?si=RhQs7_Ig2OXa0A8l Aaron is a middle school teacher and his daughter, AJ, had always struggled with reading and reading comprehension. Given Aaron’s knowledge of the options in the school district, they had tried many strategies over the years to help AJ, but she continued to struggle. Entering 7th grade, her reading difficulties became a bigger issue ...

We work with many individuals who struggles with attention issues or diagnosed with ADHD – combined type or inattentive. Lupe came to us due to these difficulties.  Usually, when students struggle with attention (ADHD), it is due to a combination of other weaknesses that manifest as attention issues.  The most common being processing speed.  When cognitive skills are ...

Fabian and Mary Kay sought out LearningRx when their son, Nathan, was going into 8th grade.  Nathan had consistently struggled in school. He had difficulties with reading, writing and attention. His parents biggest concern was that he was frustrated and hated school.  Given he was approaching high school, they were desperate to see improvement.  He lacked confidence ...

Accommodate Accommodations are a passive strategy that accepts the current struggles as permanent, and copes by lowering expectations or using medications (like ADHD medication) to control behavior. An IEP would be an example of this.   For example, when a child is diagnosed with ADHD, they often receive accommodations that allow them to do their work in ...

Evan struggled with reading and spelling. His mom, Amy, was a school psychologist and they had tried various ways to help him.  The issue became urgent when Evan’s spelling continued to decline.  It was determined that the root cause of Evan’s difficulties was low auditory processing.  He struggled to blend and discriminate sounds which made spelling and decoding ...

When a child continues to fall behind in areas like reading or math, catching up can be difficult. In fact, there are studies that show that if a child is not at grade level in reading by the end of the 3rd grade, only 25% ever catch-up. The most common reason is that most school ...

Working memory is a critical skill that can undermine an individual’s abilities.  In fact, some argue that working memory — even more than overall IQ – is the greatest predictor of academic success. The NIH defines working memory as, “The retention of a small amount of information in a readily accessible form. It facilitates planning, ...

ADHD is the most common diagnosis we work with at LearningRx. In fact, we have two peer-reviewed studies published related to our work with students with ADHD/attention issues.  In the Journal of Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, the research showed an average gain of 26 IQ points, improvements across all cognitive skills and improvements in self-discipline,, cooperative behaviors ...