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Is your child behind in reading or math? A recent article published in The Washington Post entitled “National Test Scores Plunge, With Still No Sign of Pandemic Recovery” reported that average math and reading scores across the country have plummeted.  But most concerning is that the hardest hit were those students who were already struggling ...

If you have a loved one struggling with reading, all areas of life are impacted. It’s not just about school—weak reading skills also impact confidence, self-esteem, performance in real-life situations, and more. Cognitive skills are not just important for school. They are important for life. Especially for kids with reading struggles, it can be hard to know where ...

Rosa struggled with reading and math from a young age.  Her parents and teachers worked with Rosa but they were not seeing improvement.  Rosa disliked reading and homework time was frustrating because the work was so hard for her. By why did she struggle so much?   Rosa’s parents decided to seek help from LearningRx and she completed an ...

Welcome 2023! The past two years have certainly been interesting, and I’m excited for the possibilities the new year will bring! If your child has been struggling in school, the new year could bring the opportunity to overcome their difficulties! But for change to happen, most students can’t continue only with the same approaches they ...

Johnny excelled in math – he was at the top of his class — but he struggled with reading and writing. As he entered 5th grade, his standardized test scores continued to show his reading struggles and his parents decided to take action. They were referred by friends to LearningRx vs. choosing the traditional tutoring ...

Lily’s parents knew she was smart – her logic was over the 90th percentile!  However, school was difficult and often overwhelming especially in the higher grade levels of high school and college.  Her parents knew they needed to help Lily.  Lily’s assessment detailed that she had strong skills, but her working memory and processing speed were lagging.  These lower skills ...

It’s September and school is off and running! This is about the time that teachers start to noticing students struggling with attention issues and you, as a parent, may be noticing these issues during homework sessions. Some may have even suggested you should look for ADHD help and that you should check to see if ...

Lily had huge success improving her reading, math and attention skills so when her little brother, Sully, was entering first grade and struggling with reading fluency and comprehension, they enrolled Sully. The root cause of these difficulties was memory. He recently completed his LearningRx training, and he has seen huge improvements in these areas. Watch ...

“These labels do not define your loved one and LearningRx can help!” At LearningRx, we specialize in one-on-one cognitive training for all ages.  Although we do not diagnose, we work with many individuals who come to us with an existing diagnosis .  Our goal is to uncover the “learner beneath the label” as we leverage the principle ...