This article appeared in the Irish Examiner February 2006.
It is a good case study on how one child in particular had his life changed after working on Fast ForWord. Note we have been able to reduce our prices since then! The article covers dyslexia and reading difficulties as well as the improvements in confidence. Click here Download 060224_irishexaminer.pdf
We received this email today from a teacher who is reviewing our products for her own use.
"Spoke to the mum of an autistic girl who is studying with James. Here is the imperical evidence that this system works:
The child now maintains eye contact with people she meets
she mingles with her peers in school
she constructs complex sentences and can string them together
her power of reasoning has improved amazingly
she is engaging with the phonics programme in school
not surprisingly her self confidence has gone through the roof.
her powers of concentration have been greatly enhanced."
Nice feedback and great to see such improvements. The child is now in her third month with us.
We received this email from parents of one of our students. The educational psychologist said that she was "gobsmacked".
"John, Joyce,
........We just got the results of Jim's* review. WISC-111
22/9/05 : Reading 16, Spelling 12, Reading Comprehension 27, Maths 19.
4/7/06 : Reading 37, Spelling, 39, Reading Comprehension 53, Maths 30.
The program is showing brilliant results.
Thanks,"
The improvements in his reading transformed his ability to access his ability to read, comprehend process and respond to the tests.
*not his real name
"A number of the kids that I put on Fast ForWord Language 10 years ago have had the opportunity to repeat Fast ForWord and use products that were developed later. I have found great improvements each time. Like I tell people about putting children with other significant communication disorders on Fast ForWord-this is NOT a cure....for apraxia, autism, dyslexia, etc.
HOWEVER, it is the most powerful tool/intervention technique I have discovered in over 30 years as a speech-language pathologist."
Its always great to get feedback from a parent or a student. Even if negative because it helps us to improve our service.
In this case the mother and the son (aged 11 years) are delighted with the results. Eddie (not his real name) was with us for 4 months and made tremendous progress. Now school is no problem for him. His English has improved but so also have his other subjects, including Irish.
As his Mum says
"Neuron Learning has changed all our lives! My son is brighter, more confident, alert, enthusiastic and generally optimistic. He is thriving emotionally, socially, cognitively and the improvements in his writing and reading skills are overwhelming."
He is one of our first students and is coming back to do Reading 3 and 4. When he finishes this he will be well able for secondary school.
Here is a copy of the letter.Download test_1_060717.pdf
