Sir Ken Robinson is author of Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative. He is a leading expert on innovation and human resources. In this entertaining webcast talk, he makes a profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it.
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Potential can be unlocked at any age — learning difficulties are not hard wired. Fast ForWord software uses research based learning and reading programs that strengthen essential cognitive and reading skills, making profound changes that last a lifetime.
In this report you will learn:
What Information Processing Skills Students Need to Learn Efficiently.
Why Good Oral Language is Essential for Reading Well.
Why Phonics Matter AND What Other Essential Skills are Needed
Four Proven Neuroscience Principles to develop a “Reading Brain”
The latest research from universities such as Harvard and Stanford Universities on Poor Reading and Dyslexia.
Fast ForWord software enhances learning. The exercises are engaging and can be done at home. Our certified providers support you with expert guidance based on detailed reporting of progress.
This series of articles and videos explains to you how neuroscience, teaching and technology are a winning combination.
“For many of my students in my early days as an educator, it might take me 3, 4, 5 years to make 6 to 8 months of solid improvement. Now, with this particular technology, we’re seeing that kind of result within weeks,” explains Bridges Academy director, Jacky Egli.
The computer exercises work to build a child's attention span and memory and also helps them process what they're hearing. Those skills transfer directly to reading. “The beauty of this particular exercise or series of products is that it is very efficient, very customized for the individual learner,” Egli says. “It's very prescriptive.”
In fact, Egli says in six to eight weeks Fast Forword can improve a child's reading level by multiple grades and MRI scans, pre and post training, show an increase in brain activity in kids with dyslexia. “For many of my students, in my early days as an educator, it might take me three, four, five years to make six to eight months of solid improvement,” Egli says. “Now with this particular type of technology, we're seeing that kind of result in weeks.”
There is also an adult version of the product series for the aging brain.
Early speech expressive problems are frequently due to poor phonological awareness. Often students with early speech difficulties eventually acquire a 'dyslexia' diagnosis. When the speech problems eventually clear up, it is assumed that the problem has disappeared. In fact, the underlying phonological difficulties can remain and manifest themselves as reading/spelling difficulties.
And it can be the other way round too. Pupils with poor articulation due to physical difficulties eg cerebral palsy affecting the throat and mouth can find it difficult to learn to spell and read. I think this might be partly due to not being able to have the constant monitoring feedback given by saying sounds oneself while looking at the grapheme.
Using the diagnostic tools in Fast ForWord we can identify the issues precisely.
Prime yourself for your learning and you will learn more efficiently. According to the New Scientist when you get yourself ready to learn you learn more effectively.
"John Gabrieli's idea is to make learning more efficient by selectively teaching the prepared brain. "You could imagine a computer-based learning system which would stop when the brain is not prepared to learn and restart when it is," he says." We use the same principles with Fast ForWord. Our students whether they are English language learners, autistic, dyslexic or learning impaired all benefit from this technique. We seem to get great results with attention deficient participants also.
All I can say is that Fast ForWord has the research behind it to prove that it changes brains, from Harvard and Stanford universities. Fast ForWord also directly impacts children with dyslexia, Aspergers, autism and children who are struggling.
The summer season is starting already. Lots of our students are rebooking for summer 2011 to do more advanced work on the Fast ForWord programs and now Reading Assistant as well!
Here is one happy mother.....
"Dear John,
Hope you are well. It's been a few months since my son Nicholas l has completed the Reading 4 of the Fast ForWord program. I can tell you that I'm happy to see his progress, especially at school. I would like him to take the Reading 5 program, if possible this summer after school is finished. Could you kindly guide me in this request? Thanks."
And these were his results last year!
Here is the latest Reading Progress Indicator test.
+3.2 Years Now is the 99% Percentile Reading Grade Year 12 and 6 months
