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Ryder recently completed his LearningRx training and saw big jumps in his reading skills.  Ryder went from reading frustration to reading for fun. His mom wrote, “We LOVE Learning Rx!! Our oldest child attended a couple years ago when he was in first grade, and we saw great gains with his reading and memory skills. ...

When your child is struggling to learn to read, you may be told “just give it time, your child will read when they are ready.” However, this can be a dangerous assumption that leave kids to struggle longer than necessary. Rather than waiting for reading to click, being proactive about building reading skills is the key ...

We have been open a little over 15 years now, and for the 15th straight year, we are honored to receive the “Excellence in Customer Service” Award! This is measured by all of you who have chosen to work with us these past 15 years.  At the end of each program we ask our clients, “How likely ...

This month we are celebrating our Director of Training, Brad Olson, on 15 years with LearningRx in Savage!   Brad shares: “I so enjoy working with students—from school-age kids learning to read to adults needing to reclaim skills lost to injury or illness. It’s such an exciting process to be a part of, supporting students as they ...

Jake came to LearningRx in 8th grade. His mom was frustrated as she saw so much potential in Jake, but he was not performing well in school.  He struggled to stay on top of his work and had many missed or late assignments.  He was prone to procrastination and was not motivated.  He struggled with executive function.  These difficulties also ...

Amelia came to LearningRx when she was 9 years old.  Her parents shared: “Our daughter, Amelia, is a struggling learner. She has difficulty reading (she still sounds out nearly every single word, including two- and three-letter words), concentrating, sitting still when she’s thinking, and word recognition. It seems evident that there is a disconnect in ...

Hannah came to LearningRx her junior year.  She was experiencing a lot of frustration as she had a hard time staying on top of her homework – executive function – and had difficulty with test taking and study skills.   Hannah was also diagnosed with ADHD and reading was a difficult task.   Hannah recently completed her training ...

For those who see our name, it is common for most to assume that we are a tutoring center similar to places like Sylvan, Huntington, Mathnasium, etc.  However, LearningRx is not a tutoring center, we are a cognitive skills training center. What’s the difference?  A tutoring center is focused on providing more academic content or knowledge.  If a ...

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 ...

Rosa came to LearningRx roughly 10 years ago between her 3rd and 4th grade years.   Prior to LearningRx, her parents had tried many different strategies and interventions, but they were not seeing improvement.  She could not read and math was incredibly difficult.   Rosa could not retain information which impacted her ability to recognize words in reading.  Her auditory processing weakness ...