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The Williams Kids Speak Out When a reporter sat down with the gregarious Williams siblings and theirmother, Jenny, the goal was to discover how the LearningRx model helpedthese students achieve exciting breakthroughs in their education. Butas you will read, she also uncovers a stunning change that neither thetrainer nor the Williams family could ever have ...

Fall is in full swing and pumpkins are ripe in the fields. Does cinnamon, pumpkin, and chocolate beckon? Here’s a delicious breakfast, midmorning snack, or high-energy meal (with a bit of great coffee of course). Brain muffins! Back by popular demand (and growling tummies), these healthy but oh-so-delicious muffins are sure to be a hit. ...

12 Myths We Often Can’t Help But Believe About Dyslexia What is your dyslexia IQ? Take a little quiz to find out…before reading these myths. 1. People with dyslexia see words backward like “dog” instead of “god” or “was” instead of “saw”. This myth is incorrect. Dyslexia is not caused by a vision problem. Many ...

Book Review: Overcoming Dyslexia Title Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level About the Author “Yale neuroscientist Shaywitz demystifies the roots of dyslexia (a neurologically based reading difficulty affecting one in five children)and offers parents and educators hope that children with reading problems can be helped. Shaywitz delves ...

Brain training experts Ken Gibson and Tanya Mitchell have created a list of toys, games, and activities that support healthy cognitive development. “We want to give parents practical tips they can use to make savvy buying decisions,” Gibson explains. “Science continues to provide insights into how plastic our brains really are, and there’s absolutely no ...

Are you ready to give your brain a workout? One of the best ways to boost your brain power is to stress your brain with intense mental exercise, kind of like you might work out a muscle. When you do this, it strengthens the brain’s core cognitive skills, which happen to be the same skills ...

Brain training experts Ken Gibson and Tanya Mitchell have created a listof toys, games, and activities that support healthy cognitive development.“We want to give parents practical tips they can use to make savvybuying decisions,” Gibson explains. “Science continues toprovide insights into how plastic our brains really are, and there’sabsolutely no reason not to use that ...

Nationally renowned brain training experts Ken Gibson and Tanya Mitchell have created a free list to help parents shop for toys, games, and brain activities that will help improve their children’s learning skills. “Our hope is that parents will shop wisely for toys this year, purchasing toys that can help develop the cognitive skills that ...

While past studies have linked televisions in children’s rooms to a reduction in sleep, until recently few studies examined how kids’ sleeping patterns are impacted by smaller electronics such as smart phones and tablets. Studies on the impact of small electronics and quality of sleep are emerging now, and the findings are not good. In ...

Nationally renowned brain training experts Ken Gibson and Tanya Mitchell have created a free list to help parents shop for toys, games, and brain activities that will help improve their children’s learning skills. “Our hope is that parents will shop wisely for toys this year, purchasing toys that can help develop the cognitive skills that ...