Brain Training Articles & News

Twin Cities Live recently aired this story about Ashley, a young woman who found a new love for learning after completing a LearningRx 1-on-1 brain training program in Savage, Minnesota. not only did she feel more confident and eager to learn, but also her friends and family noticed a difference in her cognitive abilities! Watch ...

January 31 is National Backwards Day and LearningRx would like to clear up the myth about dyslexia and reading letters backwards. For years, many of us believed the dyslexia was about reading letters backwards. The reality of the reading struggle has nothing to do with seeing reversed letters. The truth is that 85% of learning-to-read ...

January 18-22, 2021 is National No Name-Calling Week and LearningRx is sharing some tips on why bullies target struggling students—and what you may be able to do about it to help your child. How often are kids with learning struggles targets of bullying? According to Pacer’s National Bullying Prevention Center, children with disabilities were two ...

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 ...

In 2001, the Parents as Teachers National Center in Missouri declared November 8 as National Parents as Teachers Day. The day holds new meaning under a global pandemic, which has left many parents in unfamiliar territory, teaching their children full or part times—sometimes while juggling their own need to work. For parents who are noticing ...

October is National Dyslexia Month and what better time to learn more about your struggling reader’s unique needs and how to address them? Did you know that approximately 85% of all reading struggles are caused by weak auditory processing skills? This cognitive skill is what the brain uses to hear, segment, and blend sounds. it’s ...

A Carnegie Mellon University study seems have put the "nature vs. nurture" question to rest regarding gender differences in math ability. The research team comprehensively examined the brain development of young boys and girls and found not gender difference in brain function or math abilities. The results were published in the November 8, 2019 journal ...

Many parents were already worried about the effects of school closures last spring. But as the 2020 school year began, we also realized that nothing was returning to “business as usual.” Whether your student is doing homeschooling, distance learning, in-person schooling or some hybrid mix, you may be starting to weigh the benefits of outside ...

Most of us were new to distance learning when schools closed in the spring and because the concept was simply an interim fix, it felt chaotic for many parents, kids and teachers. This fall, many families are doing distance learning (either by choice or because it’s what their school is offering), once again bringing up ...

The 2020-2021 school year might be the most diverse yet in terms of how kids and teens will be learning. Whether you’re doing online classes, homeschooling, in-person learning or some hybrid mix, we’ve got some tips to help your student with homework and studying. 1. Encourage your study to keep a planner with assignments, quizzes ...