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For those hoping to improve study skills, understanding how strong cognitive skills enable study skills is critical to improvement. We have many families contact us to help their child improve their study skills.  Study and homework issues like procrastination, poor test taking, poor organizational skills and difficulties with prioritizing and time management are common.   Tutoring strategies ...

It’s important to seek reading support for learners with dyslexia. When someone you love is diagnosed with dyslexia, it’s easy to worry. The good news is that many children with dyslexia thrive at school and later in life! With the right kind of training, it’s possible to build stronger reading skills and overcome learning difficulties. ...

If you or a loved one consistently struggles with reading, brain training to build reading skills may be the key to improving. Many interventions aim to help build reading skills. Students and families can try tutoring, afterschool programs, or learning strategies to live with reading struggles. What if a reading struggle was just a sign ...

Parents have the opportunity to empower success through early intervention if they are able to catch them early.  Sully’s sister, Lily, attended LearningRx due to her struggles with reading and attention issues.  Given the success they saw with Lily, when her little brother, Sully, started to struggle, they did not wait to get help. Sully was in ...

Noah came to LearningRx his senior year and had been struggling as a result of his ADHD and executive function difficulties.  His parents had tried many interventions over the years, but strategies like tutoring, ADHD coaching and school interventions did not help Noah get past these difficulties. His dad shared that they were hoping his LearningRx ...

When your smart child struggles, it’s natural to wonder why.  You may hear feedback at parent conferences like, “Your child is smart but he or she just needs to try harder or pay more attention, etc.”  But often students are trying but never seem to reach their potential.  They may be struggling in reading or math or having ...

If you are seeking ADHD help for adults, LearningRx training can be a helpful option as ADHD is the most common diagnosis we work with – including school aged students and adults.   Meet Kyle https://youtu.be/6dSEnYWwgfM?si=zIBUWqWoij1HoksG.  Kyle was diagnosed with ADHD in 1stgrade, but he did not train at LearningRx until he was 20 years old.  He was bright ...

If you or a loved one struggles with test taking, it’s important to understand the link between cognitive skills and test performance.   Why do some students excel on tests and others struggle?  Is it just related to how effectively they study?  Of course, preparing for a test is critical, but often a student will spend time studying ...

There are different types of learning assessments for struggling students.  If your child is struggling in school, you may be encouraged to get an assessment to help discern how to help and better understand what is happening. But do you need an assessment that provides a diagnosis like ADHD or dyslexia or a cognitive skills assessment? ...

A new report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress paints a sobering picture of children’s reading levels. The report, based on 2024 test scores, found that a record-low number of fourth and eighth-grade students in the U.S. had below-basic reading skills. According to the report, one-third (33%) of eighth graders had “below-basic” reading skills — the largest ...