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When Sahara’s parents enrolled her at LearningRx Staunton-Harrisonburg, they were concerned about her poor grades at school, her challenges with organization and test-taking and the transition she was making after leaving a homeschool setting to attend a traditional school.  "If she thought she couldn’t do something, she convinced herself that she couldn’t do it," says ...

If you’d like to support veterans throughout the year, there are a number of ways to do so–including through non-financial methods. Whether you can help transport vets to appointments, build a wheelchair ramp, run or play video games to raise funds, or simply donate clothes and household items to your local veterans-related nonprofit, here are ...

November 9 is Young Reader’s Day and we’ve put together 9 tips to help parents develop and encourage reading with their young children. 1. Re-read books. This is not to discourage you from reading new books, but rather to build confidence, fluency and comprehension. 2. Show excitement for trips to the library or bookstore. If ...

November 8 is National Parents as Teachers Day and with 2.6 million kids having switched to homeschooling since the pandemic began, the observance seems more relevant than ever. For many parents, being thrown into homeschooling without much preparation was tough enough. But consider, too, that many of those parents had to continue working from home ...

National STEM/STEAM Day is coming up (November 8) and there’s no need to be embarrassed if you don’t know what the acronyms stand for. Often referred to as S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), the addition of the A was to include “Arts.” Part of the shift came from the realization that a big part ...

When Aaron’s family enrolled him at LearningRx Costa Mesa-Irvine, he was struggling with his grades and reading was a nightmare. Although an initial Brain Skills Assessment showed that some of his cognitive skills were strong, his long-term memory and auditory processing were weak. Aaron struggled to focus on reading, writing and following verbal instructions. But ...

November is National Adoption Month and while the general purpose of the celebration is to raise awareness about the need for adoptive families for children and youth in foster care, it’s also an apropos time to express ways to support adopted children with learning disabilities. A research brief published on the “Institute for Family Studies” found ...

This piece about LearningRx San Antonio Northwest offering free brain skills assessments and consultations to military families for Veterans Day ran on Digital Journal. https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/learningrx-san-antonio-northwest-offers-100-free-brain-skills-assessments-and-consultations-to-military-families-for-veterans-day

LearningRx Cognitive Psychologist Dr. Amy Moore appeared on Susan Scollen’s podcast to discuss training our brains. https://www.susanscollen.com/podcast/ep-106-training-our-brains-with-dr-amy-moore/

Dr. Amy Moore, a cognitive psychologist with LearningRx, appeared on “The No BS Mama” to discuss personal brain training. https://www.audible.com/pd/INTERVIEW-The-dangers-of-helicopter-parenting-why-some-kids-struggle-more-than-others-in-school-and-brain-training-with-Dr-Amy-Moore-Podcast/B09JB9TT48?ref=a_pd_Podcas_c3_lAsin_0_2&pf_rd_p=625c212d-b95a-47db-8d56-d35a359de6e9&pf_rd_r=WY9JFT0DMQH1BCG632BT