LearningRx Harrisonburg Blog

When it comes to approaching reading struggles, it’s critical that you build a solid foundation. Brain training can be a useful tool for struggling readers as it can help improve cognitive skills that are essential for reading, such as attention, focus, processing speed, memory, phonological awareness, and working memory. Without these skills, even good reading instruction ...

As a parent, you want your child to be confident, resilient, and able to handle life’s challenges. One way to support their mental strength is by teaching them healthy habits and skills. Here are some tips for raising mentally strong kids: Encourage independence.  Let your child make their own decisions and solve their own problems ...

It’s easy to draw a line connecting weak cognitive skills with struggles in school, but the reality is that these skills impact every area of life. Having a brain that efficiently interacts with the world around you is critical for learning. But it’s also vital for healthy relationships, job performance, self-motivation, and more! Here are ...

Whether the first half of the school year was a breeze or a battleground for your family, the new year creates a new opportunity for a fresh start. The second half of the school year can drag on. It is full of long stretches (without many breaks), lots of testing for many kids, and a ...

As you spend time with the older members of your family, you may start to notice something is “off.” Or maybe you’re starting to question yourself—frequently misplacing things, struggling to find the right word, or feeling like you’re losing your edge. Memory loss and cognitive decline are extremely common. While there are things you can ...

Studying for exams can be stressful. It’s easy to get overwhelmed, overworked, and overstimulated, and these feelings often translate to lower grades and more frustration. Instead of gearing up for exam week with the same level of stress and dred, here are 3 tips for exam week to help you get better grades! 1. Prioritize ...

Thanksgiving week is a great time to talk about gratitude as a family. But the effects of gratitude go way beyond one week of the year! Consistent gratitude makes kids and adults more energized, less stressed, happier, and more confident. Here are 5 helpful tips to take your family gratitude rhythms beyond Thanksgiving week: Dinner ...

The ability to think, plan, and reason is critical to day-to-day life. Many of these processes are governed by a set of cognitive abilities categorized as executive functioning skills. For many individuals who were infected with COVID (especially long-haulers), these skills are still a struggle. Brain fog, cognitive issues, and poor executive function are some ...

One of the most common misconceptions about dyslexia and other reading struggles is that the problem must be visual. These kids must just be “seeing” the letters wrong. They’re seeing them backwards. They’re mixing up the order. But in reality, weak auditory processing is actually the most common underlying cause of reading struggles, including dyslexia. ...

For years, kids who struggle with reading have been accommodated, pushed through, put in lower reading groups, or diagnosed with dyslexia. However, there is a move towards a more general understanding of this struggle with reading: and that is specific learning disorder with impairment in reading. So Is Dyslexia Not a Thing Any More? Dyslexia ...