Brain Training Articles & News

Learn how to keep your brain strong as you age by keeping your brain sharp while playing games. LearningRx on Good Morning Washington anchors try a few games.

LearningRx is proud to announce the runner-up of its annual national brain training contest: Josie Attardo from LearningRx Chattanooga!  Josie came to to LearningRx because she lacked confidence in school and struggled with homework, tests and class participation. Although her family had tried several tutoring programs, none of them was able to create lasting improvements ...

Kim Hanson, CEO of LearningRx, if back with another video in the Train Your Brain Tuesday series! Check out the video HERE!

ADDitude Magazine has a great article about the importance of routines to help replace after-school tantrum among children and tweens with ADHD. Some of the highlights from the article include: 1. Ensure students have time to write down their homework assignments in class. 2. Establish "study buddies," when possible. They can check each other’s assignment ...

Congratulations Falon!!   We Are So Proud of You I brought my daughter to the LearningRx last year because she was in 3rd grade with a 1st grade reading level. I had a feeling that she was dyslexic. I knew their cognitive skills assessment could give me some answers. When I met Noha, the owner, ...

Did you know that experts are predicting that students will likely lose twice as much during the Summer Slide due to Covid-19 school closures? It’s true. Normally, the Summer Slide–significant learning losses over school recess–is cause for concern on its own. But now we’re facing a magnified educational crisis because of the effects of the ...

According to the Special Holidays Calendar for June 2020…June is National Candy Month, who knew!…and look at the days dedicated to sugary treats… 2nd National Rocky Road Day 4th National Applesauce Cake Day 5th National Doughnut Day       7th National Chocolate Ice Cream Day            9th National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie day 12th National Peanut Butter Cookie Day ...

CONGRATS MOHAMEDWe are so Proud of You! Mohamed came to LearningRx with struggles across the board. He was unable to focus, to follow instructions or complete school work to the point he was taken out of mainstream classes. He had terrible nightmares and stop communicating as he detached from the world. Through his brain training ...

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, ...

Continuing our tips from ADDitude Magazine on strategies to help children with ADHD get started and stay motivated to finish their school work, today we focus on Tip #2: Add motivators to math: moving & small treats matter. According to ADDitude’s article, introducing some movement during math can help engage modality and release energy. By encouraging your student to ...