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Learning to read is a fundamental milestone in a child’s educational journey. While knowing the alphabet is crucial, there are several other reading readiness skills that pave the way for successful reading. Important Reading Readiness Skills Include: Connecting Sound to Code Phonics, the connection between sounds and letters, lays the foundation for reading. Children need ...

Receiving a diagnosis can be a positive step in helping a child succeed and improve their overall performance. There is a myriad of diagnosis — ADHD, Dyslexia, Autism, Dysgraphia, Executive Function Disorder, Auditory Processing Disorder, TBI, to name a few. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with a learning disability, what are ...

Receiving a diagnosis can be a positive step in helping a child succeed and improve their overall performance. There is a myriad of diagnosis — ADHD, Dyslexia, Autism, Dysgraphia, Executive Function Disorder, Auditory Processing Disorder, TBI, to name a few. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with a learning disability, what are ...

Receiving a diagnosis can be a positive step in helping a child succeed and improve their overall performance. There is a myriad of diagnosis — ADHD, Dyslexia, Autism, Dysgraphia, Executive Function Disorder, Auditory Processing Disorder, TBI, to name a few. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with a learning disability, what are ...

Keeping your kids’ math skills sharp through the summer may not sound too fun, but it doesn’t have to be as complicated or boring as you might think! Students lose significant momentum in areas like math and reading when they’re not “exercising” these skills during the break, and summer is a great opportunity to take ...

We think of reading and math as key academic skills to sharpen through the summer months, but writing is just as important! Writing requires your brain to incorporate every single cognitive skill—which is one reason why it’s such a challenge for many students. Cognitive Skills & Writing As we said above, writing uses every cognitive ...

Learning can be one of the great joys of life. Whether you’re looking to improve your own skills or seeking a program for your child, you may be wondering—is LearningRx a learning center? And if so, what does it offer?  When it comes to one-on-one learning, tutoring isn’t the only option. At LearningRx, we offer ...

We all hear stories about how kids are falling behind and struggling in school, and how schools are overwhelmed with trying to support them. But how are things really going? The Nation’s Report Card uses the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to track student performance nationally and by state, looking for trends and tracking ...

Even if you’ve never heard of the “Summer Slide” or summer “Brain Drain,” you can probably infer that the term refers to learning losses that students experience over the long break from school. But what you may not know is that, on average, students lose 2.6 months of math skills during summer. Despite teachers’ best ...

As the school year comes to a close, parents of children with ADHD may find themselves facing a new set of challenges. Without the structure of school, managing ADHD symptoms can become more difficult during the summer break. However, with the right strategies in place, parents can help their ADHD children thrive during these months ...