Brain Training Articles & News

May 7 is National Barrier Awareness Day and LearningRx is sharing some of the myths about learning disabilities and how to overcome learning barriers. Myth #1: Smart kids can’t have a learning disability. The truth: A learning disability can impact the way children of average to above average intelligence receive, process, or express information. It impacts their ability ...

In late July LearningRx held the annual awards ceremony for all LearningRx centers. I am proud to report that Jill and I received our 7th consecutive Customer Satisfaction Award. We opened this center in February of 2013 and have been recognized as a leader in serving our customers every year we have been open! Receiving ...

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 ...

Summer is a great time to ensure your child gains the skills they need to be ready for whatever school holds for them the next school year. Getting help now is critical given the difficulties distance learning presented to so many and the fact that kids tend to lose abilities over the summer. For example, ...

The summer “Brain Drain,” also known as the “Summer Slide” is a phenomenon that teachers know all too well. Many students return to school in the fall having lost an average of 2.6 months of grade-level equivalency in math computation skills and teachers spend about four weeks reteaching or reviewing material that students have forgotten ...

Keep Your Child’s Brain Strong When School Is Out of Session You may have heard about the “Summer Slide.” It’s how teachers refer to the significant decrease in material retention that requires them to spend an average of four to six weeks re-teaching materials in the fall. But even a two-week holiday break can put ...

Cheap Indoor Activities to Keep Their Brains (& Hands!) Occupied It’s easy to keep kids busy in the summer when the sun is shining anda swimming pool (or beach) awaits. But the uber-hot days when the poolis full or rainy days when you’re stuck inside can be a bit more ofa challenge, especially when you’re ...

Did you know that the average student loses 2.6 months of grade-level equivalency in mathematical computation skills over the summer months? Or that teachers typically spend four weeks re-teaching or reviewing material that students have forgotten over summer break? Find out what you can do at home to keep your kids off the summer slide. ...

Don’t push your kids down the Summer Slide The average student loses approximately 2.6 months of grade-level equivalency in math computation skills over the summer months, and teachers spend about four weeks reteaching materials that students have forgotten over the break. What’s a parent to do? One way to target weak mental skills quickly and ...

Chances are, now that summer’s here, you aren’t thinking much aboutbrain fitness (if you think about it at all). No, you’re thinkingabout playing tag, eating watermelon, or lying on the beach in the sundoing absolutely nothing, and I don’t blame you. But activities thatboost physical and brain fitness during the summer can help you (and ...