Brain Injury Awareness Week Posted on March 16, 2021June 8, 2023 by qiigocmsteam Concussion? Head Trauma? Recovering from a Stroke? Mild Cognitive Impairment? There are resources available that can help you improve and recover from a Brain Injury. As both the President of the Brain Injury Alliance of Wisconsin (BIAW) and the Executive Director of LearningRx I have had the privilege of helping many individuals recover or at …
3 Myths About Learning Disabilities Posted on March 15, 2021June 13, 2022 by qiigocmsteam March 15 is “Everything You Think is Wrong” Day and LearningRx is sharing three myths about learning disabilities: 1. Tutoring is the only way to help kids with learning disabilities. Why it’s false: Much like accommodations, tutoring doesn’t get to the root cause of most learning disabilities. Studies show most learning disabilities are rooted in …
Tutoring vs. Brain Training Posted on February 18, 2021June 13, 2022 by qiigocmsteam As parents, we want our children to grow in confidence and experience success. Whether it’s clapping for them as they say their first words, praising them as we let go of the back of their bike or cheering for them on the sidelines of the high school soccer game, we are our children’s biggest fans. …
How Personal Brain Training Can Help Families This Semester Posted on January 3, 2021June 13, 2022 by qiigocmsteam The fall semester of 2020 was challenging for most families, but few were harder hit than those with working parents. With students sometimes left to “fend for themselves” as parents were forced to focus their time and energy on their job, many students struggled to keep up with online school or hybrid learning. As a …
Three Reasons to Work with a Personal Brain Trainer Posted on December 21, 2020June 13, 2022 by qiigocmsteam January 2 is National Personal Trainer Awareness Day and LearningRx is sharing three reasons to work with a personal brain trainer. Just as a personal trainer can help you achieve your fitness goals, a personal brain trainer can help you achieve your cognitive goals. For some, that means addressing attention struggles or being able to read …
How to Help Your Child Get Organized and Conquer the Rest of the School Year Posted on December 15, 2020June 13, 2022 by qiigocmsteam Organization is a major key to educational success. As a parent, one of your most important roles when it comes to facilitating your child’s education is helping them come up with a system for staying organized. This year, getting organized is even more critical. Not sure where to begin? Here are some great ideas to …
Smart Mom’s Stocking Stuffer Ideas Posted on December 10, 2020April 26, 2023 by qiigocmsteam 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 …
7 Tried and True Study Tips Posted on November 16, 2020June 13, 2022 by qiigocmsteam Since the 1930’s when Allen F. Morgenstern created a work simplification program and coined the idea of “working smarter, not harder,” this has been the battle cry of the American worker. But this concept does not just apply to people in the workforce. Students can also adopt techniques that allow them to work smarter, not …
Does your child hate distance learning and hybrid learning? Meet Aiden. Posted on September 30, 2020June 8, 2023 by qiigocmsteam Aiden was a bright student but because he had cognitive weaknesses in areas like long and short-term memory, auditory processing and processing speed, he hated school and working with him at home was a constant battle for his parents. Lots of anger with many items being thrown in frustration! In Aiden’s assessment, we were able …
Train Your Brain Tuesday! Episode #6 Posted on May 12, 2020June 8, 2023 by qiigocmsteam It’s Train Your Brain Tuesday and LearningRx CEO Kim Hanson is back, demonstrating brain training games to a virtual classroom of 5th and 6th graders. Join Kim and these students as they boost their brains with these free activities that strengthen processing speed, attention, virtual processing and working and long-term memory. Before you get started, …