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Is your child behind in reading or math? A recent article published in The Washington Post entitled “National Test Scores Plunge, With Still No Sign of Pandemic Recovery” reported that average math and reading scores across the country have plummeted.  But most concerning is that the hardest hit were those students who were already struggling ...

If you have a loved one struggling with reading, all areas of life are impacted. It’s not just about school—weak reading skills also impact confidence, self-esteem, performance in real-life situations, and more. Cognitive skills are not just important for school. They are important for life. Especially for kids with reading struggles, it can be hard to know where ...

Rosa struggled with reading and math from a young age.  Her parents and teachers worked with Rosa but they were not seeing improvement.  Rosa disliked reading and homework time was frustrating because the work was so hard for her. By why did she struggle so much?   Rosa’s parents decided to seek help from LearningRx and she completed an ...

Johnny loved math and was very strong in this subject, but he struggled in reading fluency, comprehension and writing. His standardized test scores continued to show his reading struggles and finally, in 5th grade, his parents decided to take action. Johnny was receiving reading interventions in school – but they were not seeing improvement. Why ...

Lily was a 19-year-old who was very bright but who also always struggled. Her parents hoped that her difficulties would work themselves out, but they did not. As a result, her parents knew they needed to help Lily.  Her initial assessment showed that Lily had very strong skills, but her working memory and processing speed were ...

The ADHD Research Says… As the school year is in full swing, teachers are starting to notice students who are struggling with attention issues and you, as a parent, may be noticing focus and attention difficulties during homework. It can be confusing to figure out where to look for attention or ADHD help. Is medication ...

“These labels do not define your loved one and LearningRx can help!” At LearningRx, we specialize in one-on-one cognitive training for all ages.  Although we do not diagnose, we work with many individuals who come to us with an existing diagnosis .  Our goal is to uncover the “learner beneath the label” as we leverage the principle ...

More than likely you’ve watched, read, or heard a moving testimonial from one of the thousands of students/adults we have helped over the past 14 years. We love our testimonials and find them moving too, however, we also believe it’s important to provide research and data that confirms the efficacy of our training.  In the past ...

Josiah is a 16-year-old who was completely frustrated with high school. Homework took forever and his parents had to be constantly nagging him to complete it. We assessed Josiah and discovered he had deficiencies in working memory and processing speed. The working memory made Josiah forgetful, and he had a hard time organizing his thoughts. ...