Brain Training Articles & News

Looking for some Christmas gift ideas that will help boost brain skills? Check out www.learningrxreviews.com. LearningRx team members not only review toys, games, apps, websites and books, but we also tell you which brain skills are boosted! Interested in learning more about cognitive skills? Check out our page explaining what they are, what each brain skill ...

Before the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was signed into law on December 2, 1972, many people with disabilities received little to no education. Schools weren’t required to make accommodations for children with disabilities and many families couldn’t afford to send their students away to special schools. Thanks to the law being implemented, children ...

While some folks will be focused on Black Friday shopping this year, others will be celebrating November 27 as National Buy Nothing Day. LearningRx would like to suggest four alternative “gifts” that parents can give their children to help them get through life—not just the long Christmas break: 1. Responsibility. Coddling children does them a disservice ...

Thursday, November 19 is National Play Monopoly Day and LearningRx (www.LearningRx.com), the largest one-on-one brain training company in the world, wants you to know about the brain-boosting benefits of the game. Of course, the game is fun and makes for a great night of family bonding, but it also boosts important cognitive skills, including strategy, ...

National award-winning children’s author, counselor, and parenting expert Julia Cook, M.S. has partnered with LearningRx to create a new book, “My Fantabulous Brain.” Why the book is needed: For many children, learning doesn’t come easy. They have trouble focusing, struggle with schoolwork, and can’t make sense of instructions. It’s common for these challenges to cause ...

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 ...

Did you catch the interview with Iraq War veteran Pat Horan? Such an inspiring story! Watch the video about his recovery from a traumatic brain injury with LearningRx brain training on Fox5 News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KippnfnS2LM

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 ...