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Special $100 Savings | Get This Summer Started!

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If school is not always easy for your child, you may have mixed feelings about using summertime for learning. While we all look forward to rest and relaxation, parents of struggling students have an opportunity to use summer to give their child the ultimate gift of learning — to ensure a great next year.

 

Summer instruction at Lindamood-Bell is individualized to meet the needs of each student. Students who are currently struggling with reading, comprehension or math can use a few weeks this summer to jump-start a new or ongoing intensive instruction plan.

 

Some may benefit from an enrichment program to advance in areas like writing, study skills, and test taking. Alumni students might attend for help applying their skills to a new task like story problems or reading fluency.

 

New to Lindamood-Bell?

If school is hard for your child, you need to know why and that there is help. Identifying strengths and weaknesses is the first step toward helping your child learn to their potential. A learning evaluation will uncover the strengths and weaknesses that are affecting school. In a thorough results consultation, we will discuss an individualized learning plan to make school easier.

 

Some students come to us with a previous diagnosis such as dyslexia, autism spectrum disorder, or a general learning challenge—and we make a difference for each of them.

 

Some students seek our help to enhance their skills or to just make learning easier—and we do.

 

Let’s Get This Summer Started

 

Lee and Michelle knew their children needed reading help and in their words, they “didn’t want to see just a little bit of gain.”

 

 

In just a few weeks, our learning center can help make your child feel more confident and prepared for school. Because the gift of learning is one of the greatest things you can give your child, we have a special to help you get started.

 

Enroll for summer sessions by May 4th, 2018 and receive our Summer Instruction Savings:

 

$100 off the first week of instruction.

 

Savings apply at all Learning Centers in the US and the UK (£100). Find the location near you.

 

How to Help Your Child with Homework

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Kids with learning or attention issues can have a tough time with homework, no matter how hard they try. As a parent, you know the importance of completing homework and developing strong study skills. But it can be hard to know how to be supportive without doing too much. Students should get the learning benefit from the assignment.

 

What does Lindamood-Bell know about homework?

In our learning centre, we apply our expertise about learning and cognition to supporting students after school. During Homework Matters sessions, we help students complete their own homework to the best of their abilities. And in Academic Prep, we help with writing, test-taking, organisation skills, and more. We are happy to pass along a few tips that reflect our unique approach. Let’s help your child with homework!

 

Why homework can be hard

Students who struggle with school may have a weakness that is affecting learning. Students who are poor decoders and spellers, or slow readers, may have weak symbol imagery—the ability to visualise letters in words; students with poor comprehension, critical thinking, writing or memory may have weak concept imagery—the ability to create an imagined gestalt (whole) from language. These difficulties are not only frustrating for a student, but prevent them from accessing school curriculum. Learn more about how we help students here.

 

The imagery-language connection is key to good thinking and communication, and can really help with homework. Whether or not a student has poor comprehension, parents can use language that creates imagery. Asking a question like “What are you picturing for colonial?” can open the door to a great homework session.

 

Your role in homework

Most experts agree that parents should provide the basics for homework: the right environment and needed supplies, the time and opportunity, and an adult resource for answering questions. Of course, some students need additional help. And you may want to take a more active role facilitating their work. Checking out your child’s understanding of a given assignment is a good place to start. Have your child read directions aloud and ask questions that prompt imagery. For example, if the assignment is, “Read chapter 2, and answer questions 1-5” ask,  “How are you picturing yourself ‘answering questions’?” You’ll be making sure they are visualising that they will be writing or typing answers.

 

Reading time

Most students have to read as part of their homework load. This is a great opportunity to gauge comprehension and keep your child engaged with the text if that is an issue. Ask questions like, “How did you see that happening?” or “What do you picture happening next?” You’ll be able to see if they are understanding the language they are reading.

 

Spend time on vocabulary

If you are helping a student who is having difficulty understanding material, at any grade level, giving some extra attention to vocabulary can be helpful. Before diving into new material, check on your child’s understanding of key terms, using language that stimulates imagery. For example, during a lesson on photosynthesis, ask questions like, “What are you picturing for what the sunlight is doing?” and, “What do you see happening?”

 

To commit new terms to memory, flash cards are a great tool for practice. Have your child write the word on one side of the card. The other side can include the definition, a hand drawn picture, and a brief sentence using the word in context. During practice, use language that prompts her to draw on her images. Instead of, “Do you remember the steps of photosynthesis?” ask, “What are you picturing for photosynthesis?” and “What do you see happening next?” If a term is unstable, flip over the card for her definition and drawing to discuss. Create piles for her “fast,” “medium,” and “slow” cards to help focus practice sessions.

 

Planning and organisation

Like adults, kids enjoy knowing there is an end in sight, and what they have to look forward to. It’s no surprise that struggling students will do whatever they can to avoid homework. A simple schedule can help. Work together to write down what needs to happen. Include ongoing skill-building activities like maths facts so your student can progress, even when it gets busy. Don’t forget free time!

 

Example:

 

 

Check for understanding ahead of time.  You can ask questions that prompt your student to visualise—the key to good comprehension. For example, on the ride home ask, “What do you picture us doing when we get home?”

 

It’s also important to plan for a distraction-free homework zone with all the supplies your child needs. Eliminate the “stops and starts” and you’ll maximize time spent on what matters. Check out this video for tips.

 

Contact us to discuss how we can help your child with homework.

 

Double Bay (02) 9328 7119 | Chatswood (02) 9410 1006

 

Research Roundup | Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Lindamood-Bell has been involved with research for over 30 years. We actively take part in peer-reviewed studies of our programs and instruction and monitor student results at our learning centers and school partnerships to ensure we maintain our exceptional standard of quality.  We have partnered with such institutions as the University of Alabama, MIT, and Wake Forest University to conduct neurological and behavioral research.

 

The research consistently proves that Lindamood-Bell instruction changes the brain functions underlying language and literacy skills. These brain functions continue to improve after our instruction has ended.

 

We believe all individuals can be taught to read to their potential—including those who have a previous diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

 

Numerous studies examining the effectiveness of our instruction with students with autism have been conducted; we have summarized and included links to several below.

 

Visit our Research & Development site for more information, studies, and references.

 

Summary of Behavioral & Neurological Research—Autism

 

Changes in Intrinsic Connectivity of the Brain’s Reading Network

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Psychology and Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes conducted a randomized controlled, neuroscientific trial with a group of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) who received 200 hours of Visualizing and Verbalizing® (V/V) instruction.

 

Before and after instruction, subjects’ brains were scanned and administered a reading comprehension test. The figure below shows comparative pre- and post-brain connectivity for the subjects who received Visualizing and Verbalizing instruction. Subjects receiving V/V exhibited significantly greater brain connectivity after instruction than control subjects. Furthermore, researchers found that improvements in reading comprehension were correlated with increases in brain connectivity.

 

 

To learn more about the changes in brain connectivity or to download the article, click here.

 

 

Improvements in Brain Activity in Children with Autism After Reading Intervention

Children with ASD have a unique reading profile where their comprehension often rates below their verbal and decoding abilities. Our results support the potential of targeted interventions to alter brain activation in response to positive gains in treatment. Children with ASD have a different reading profile from other reading disorders that needs to be specifically targeted in interventions.

For more information about this activation of brain activity, click here.

 

The Impact of Reading Intervention on Brain Responses Underlying Language in Children With Autism

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Psychology and Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes conducted a study using translational functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study the effect of V/V on sentence comprehension, brain activation, and functional connectivity.

 

Children with ASD typically have weaker connectivity, or underconnectivity, in the areas of the brain associated with language. Before and after instruction, children’s brains were scanned and they were administered a reading comprehension test.  

 

The figure below shows increased brain connectivity between Broca’s and Wernicke’s language areas for the V/V group (thicker blue line) compared to control group (thinner yellow line) during a task of visual imagery sentence comprehension. The thickness of the lines represents the magnitude of connectivity between the two brain areas.

 

 

Click here to learn more about the effect of V/V on Broca’s Area and Wernicke’s area or to download the full article.

 

Watch a video that features lead researcher, Dr. Rajesh Kana, and participating families.

 

 

Exceptional Parent Magazine – The Science of Improved Language Comprehension: Brain Connectivity and Autism Spectrum Disorder

The November 2016 issue of Exceptional Parent Magazine Features an independent study of Visualizing and Verbalizing and autism spectrum disorder (ASD).  “The Science of Improved Language Comprehension: Brain Connectivity and Autism Spectrum Disorder,” summarizes the groundbreaking results of a recent University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) study.

 

The article will enable parents, physicians, and education professionals to better understand the relevance of the findings of the study, primarily that deficits in language comprehension can be improved through stimulating and strengthening the connection between the verbal and imaginal centers of the brain.

 

Click to read the full article.

 

Learning Center Results — Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

 

As part of our effort to maintain an exceptional standard of quality, we continually monitor student learning results. At Lindamood-Bell Learning Centers, students receive individualized instruction, using one or more of our research-validated programs. The Visualizing and Verbalizing (V/V)  program develops concept imagery—the ability to create an imagined or imaged gestalt from language—as a basis for comprehension and higher order thinking. The development of concept imagery improves reading and listening comprehension, memory, oral vocabulary, critical thinking, and writing. V/V instruction can address the needs of students who have been previously diagnosed with ASD.

 

On average, students with Autism Spectrum Disorder who received Visualizing and Verbalizing instruction achieved significant improvements in comprehension. They made large (significant) standard score changes on all measures. Their pre- to posttest results were statistically significant on all measures.

 

 

 

Extended Early Bird Savings! Minimize Summer Learning Loss

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For many students, three months away from school can lead to measurable learning loss in critical academic skills. This is especially true for students who struggle with reading, comprehension, or math.

 

Students of all ages and learning abilities can spend part of their summer at our learning center and turn what could have been a learning loss, into a learning gain.

 

Our research-validated instruction allows students to make years of academic growth in just a few weeks. Your child can go back to school feeling successful.

 

To get your family started, we are extending our special Early Bird Discount. Save 5% on your first week of summer instruction when you schedule by April 13, 2018!

 

Contact your local Learning Center or call 800-300-1818 today to take advantage of this special offer!

 

How to Set Up Your Child for a Successful School Year

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For many students, back-to-school season comes with the promise of a fresh start and another fun and successful year of learning. They eagerly fill their backpacks with sharpened pencils and notebooks for each subject. But for students who struggle in school, their bags quickly get weighed down with anxiety, stress and waning self-confidence as another school year looms on the horizon.

 

It can be frustrating for both parent and student when conversations about report cards dissolve into tears, or discussions at the dinner table end in arguments as your child insists they don’t need any help practising their spelling words. Does your son constantly leave his maths book in his desk? Is your daughter able to give great verbal summaries but freezes when she has to do a written assignment? While these struggles may have been buried under the sand while your family was at the beach this summer, they are likely to surface as you transition back into the school year routine.

 

When searching for ways to help support your son or daughter this school year, one of the best things you can do is be proactive about giving them the tools they need.

 

Fill Your Tool Kit

In the age of the internet and social media, you’ll find a wide variety of free and varied resources to help you best understand, empathise with and support your student. Take advantage of the lighter homework load in the first weeks of the school year and start gathering information:

 

  • Join Facebook groups for parents in your area where you can swap tips about the best local tutors or upcoming events.

 

  • Balancing extracurriculars and school work may lead to cranky, sleep-deprived middle and high schoolers. The Child Mind Institute offers tips for helping your teenager get more sleep.

 

  • Email may be the easiest way to reach out to your child’s teacher — set up a time (even before Back-to-School Night) to discuss her expectations for the school year and learn about any recommendations she may have for supplemental materials or other educators. You can also share information about your student’s strengths and strategies that have previously worked well for him or her in the classroom.

The Right Instruction

As the school year continues, it may become clear that your student is struggling to keep up. Choppy reading fluency or trouble recognizing sight words despite seeing them in the previous paragraph may be due to a weakness in symbol imagery (the ability to visualise letters and sounds within words). Weak symbol imagery will cause difficulty in establishing sight words, contextual fluency, and spelling.

 

A student who has trouble following directions, comprehending what she’s read or organising her time may have challenges with concept imagery, or the ability to image a gestalt (whole). She may be able to read quickly and accurately but struggle to understand and describe what she’s read or answer critical thinking questions about a given text.

 

At Lindamood-Bell, we are committed to teaching all children and adults to read and comprehend to their potential. The first step in understanding your child’s individual strengths and weaknesses is scheduling an evaluation, which you can learn more about here.

 

To find out more about how Lindamood-Bell can help you best set your son or daughter up for success this fall, please contact your local Learning Centre.  

 

Double Bay (02) 9328 7119 | Chatswood (02) 9410 1006

Enroll Now! Summer Programs for Reading, Comprehension, and Math

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Summer learning at Lindamood-Bell is individualized to meet the learning needs of each student in a short amount of time. Because it’s one-to-one, we’ll only spend time on what your child needs.

 

We’ll start with a learning evaluation to uncover the strengths and weaknesses that affect academic performance. In a results consultation, we will recommend a summer learning plan that will make a difference for your child.

 

What could your child learn this summer? Read on for typical areas of focus.

 

Reading

Strong readers recognize common words and can sound out unfamiliar words easily. This makes reading at grade level or above easy, and not a chore.

 

Students who are currently struggling can learn to read to their potential this summer.  We identify why reading is hard for each student and spend a few weeks developing the skills they need to become a better reader. Learn about our approach.

 

Early Learning

If your child is still learning to read, a few weeks at our learning center can make a difference. Emerging readers can work on the basics that will make the transition to kindergarten or first grade a breeze. We strengthen the imagery-language foundation for reading, spelling, and comprehension. Learn about how we help young learners here.

 

Comprehension

Do words “go in one ear and out the other” for your child? This is more common than you’d think. Weak concept imagery—the ability to image a gestalt (whole)—may be the cause. Weakness in concept imagery interferes with reading and listening comprehension, memory, oral vocabulary, critical thinking, and writing.

 

There are individual differences in the ability to visualize language—a key to good comprehension skills. We will teach your child how to “see movies when they read,” so they will get the big picture. Improving this skill will make many aspects of school easier. Learn more about how we develop comprehension here.

 

Math

Does your child “hate” math? People who are good at math can visualize math concepts. The language of numbers turns into imagery and they “see” mathematical relationships. We can teach your child how to think with numbers. Learn how we solve math “problems” here. Individuals of all ages can learn to do and enjoy math!  

 

Academic Prep

Academic Prep is an enrichment program for students ready to advance in areas like writing, study skills, organization, and test taking. Students benefit from our expertise in learning and cognition. One-to-one programs are tailor-made to address the academic needs of your child—and get them excited about the coming school year!

 

 

 

 

How long is a summer program?

Instruction is based on individual learning needs. Programs are typically 4-6 weeks.

 

Which program should we do?

A learning ability evaluation will identify your child’s strengths and weaknesses that may be affecting school. In a results consultation, we will recommend an individualized instruction plan that will change your child’s learning.

 

Is this for students with learning disabilities?

Some students come to us with a previous diagnosis such as dyslexia, autism spectrum disorder, or a general learning challenge—and we make a difference for each of them.

 

Some students seek our help to enhance their skills or to just make learning easier—and we do.

 

What about planned vacations?

Let’s talk! We can either work a break into your summer program or conduct sessions online without interrupting your child’s learning momentum.

 

Will it be fun?

Definitely! Our staff is highly skilled to make learning changes in a short period of time. A big part of how we do that is through our positive, energetic, enthusiastic interactions with students of all ages. You will be amazed at how much your child loves learning this summer!

 

 

 

 

To get you started, we are pleased to offer our Learning Ability Evaluation at a special rate of $295 (regularly $875). Contact us to get your questions answered and schedule your child, 800-300-1818.

 

Find your nearest location – Find My Location.

 

April Holidays: Imagine Better Learning Skills

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If school is not always easy for your child, you may have mixed feelings about using term break for learning. While we all look forward to rest and relaxation, parents of struggling students have to consider the effect that time off from learning may have.

 

Term Break instruction is individualised to meet the needs of each student.  For students who are having a hard time keeping up with reading, comprehension or maths, the Term Break is an excellent way to jump-start a new or ongoing intensive instruction plan —an opportunity to develop skills that will make school easier.

 

For example, students can attend for an enrichment program to advance in an area like writing, study skills and test taking. Alumni students might attend for help applying their skills to a new task like story problems or reading fluency.

 

Ways We Can Help

Give your student the learning skills needed for success when facing an academic challenge. Students who do not require remediation can benefit from our expertise in learning and cognition. We teach:  

 

  • Note taking
  • Writing
  • Study Skills
  • Test taking strategies
  • Organisation skills

Build the Imagery-Language Connection at Lindamood-Bell

Students who are struggling in school, and on tests like NAPLAN, may have a weakness that is affecting learning. Unfortunately, these students typically fall further behind as the year goes on. Students with poor comprehension, critical thinking, writing and memory may have weak concept imagery—the ability to create an imagined gestalt (whole) from language; students who are poor decoders and spellers, or slow readers, may have weak symbol imagery—the ability to visualise letters in words. These difficulties are not only frustrating for a student, but prevent them from accessing school curriculum.

 

Our unique imagery-language instruction can make a difference. Students can make years of progress in just a few weeks, and continue during the school year—either online or at the learning centre.

 

  • Individualised learning plans
  • One-to-one instructor-student ratio
  • Research-validated programs
  • Welcoming, comfortable environment for all ages  

Getting Started

New to Lindamood-Bell? If school is hard for your child, you need to know why and that there is help. Identifying strengths and weaknesses is the first step toward helping your child finish the school year successfully. A learning evaluation will uncover the strengths and weaknesses that are affecting school. In a thorough results consultation, we will discuss an individualised learning plan to make school easier.

 

Because pinpointing your child’s learning strengths and weaknesses is one of the most important gifts you can give them, we’re pleased to offer our learning ability evaluation for $395 (regularly $875) now through 30 March 2018.

 

Imagine Learning with Us

In just a few weeks our learning centre can help make your child feel more confident and prepared for school. Contact us to get started.

 

Sydney Chatswood: (02) 9410 1006

Sydney Double Bay: (02) 9328 7119

 

When Your Child Doesn’t Want to Go to School

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The first time Daniel complained of a stomach ache, he was allowed to stay home from school to rest. But when Daniel’s stomach started to hurt almost every day, his mother Sharon began to suspect that it was more than just a “bug” or a virus going around.

 

Hoping to find out why her friendly, bright fifth grader no longer wanted to go to school, Sharon began doing some research. She scoured the Internet for information on stomach aches, asked her pediatrician if there were medicines Daniel should take and tried to gauge if other moms were having the same experiences.

 

She asked Daniel if there was anything he wanted to talk about. Daniel said everything was fine — he just didn’t want to go to school. Finally, Sharon reached out to Daniel’s teacher who said Daniel seemed to be having trouble keeping up with his peers.

 

“I didn’t want to tell anyone it was too hard.”

Daniel felt stupid admitting he needed help, so he didn’t say anything or ask questions when he wasn’t sure. During Social Studies, Daniel struggled to read the text fast enough; there were just too many words he didn’t know.

 

He didn’t know how to sound out the word “colonization,” let alone what it meant… so how could he write a five paragraph essay on it? Daniel was ahead of the class when it came to math, but the rest of his days were filled with long chapters he couldn’t really read and questions he couldn’t really answer.

 

It was easier to just feign a stomach ache and avoid all of the frustration and embarrassment.

 

Getting to the Root of the Problem

For students like Daniel, it’s important to determine the underlying cause of school challenges. Daniel has difficulty sounding out new words and every time he sees one, he has to begin the laborious process over again. A cause of difficulty in establishing sight words and contextual fluency is difficulty in visualizing letters in words. This is called weak symbol imagery.

 

A significant number of students—even those who have well-developed phonemic awareness—have difficulty with rapidly perceiving sounds in words, and are slow to self-correct their reading errors.

 

Being able to comprehend what you’ve read is a separate skill and can be difficult for students with or without decoding challenges. A primary cause of language comprehension problems is difficulty creating an imagined gestalt. This is called weak concept imagery.

 

This weakness causes individuals to get only “parts” of information they read or hear, but not the whole. Daniel often misses jokes or forgets what his teacher has asked him to do as a result. It’s also hard for him to remember what words like “colonization” mean, as he is unable to create mental imagery for new words or concepts independently.

 

Unlock Your Child’s Potential

At Lindamood-Bell, we believe that all students can be taught to read and comprehend to their potential. We start by identifying strengths and weaknesses that may be affecting school performance; our instruction is based on an individual’s learning needs. The school year is a great time to address those learning needs — helping your child develop the underlying foundational skills for reading and comprehension will ensure that they don’t start to miss curriculum-based content because they’re unable to decode or comprehend it.

 

For a student who has fallen behind, the way to close the gap is often intensive instruction. Click here to learn more about how we’re able to make years of gains in weeks of our research-validated one-to-one instruction. Students can do instruction in one of our learning centers or online from their home or school.

 

Hear from Lindamood-Bell co-founder, Nanci Bell, about how instruction in our learning centers is a Magical Learning Adventure — and one of the most important gifts you can give your child.

 

 

To learn more, contact your local Learning Center or call (800) 300-1818.

 

Report Cards A-Z

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You may find your child’s report card crumpled up in the bottom of her backpack or hidden in the back of her dresser drawers. She may not even understand what the letters or numbers stand for — she just knows she’s seen a lot of angry red marks on her test papers.

 

Or maybe she insists that the school’s website is down or her teacher hasn’t uploaded grades yet… anything to delay the inevitable discussion of grades and report cards.

 

Afraid of disappointing you — or worse, getting into trouble — she hides her report card.

 

For some students, the phrase “report card” comes with a sense of dread. As a parent, it can be hard to gauge how things are really going at school if your student is tight-lipped about her day and her report card feels like a jumble of letters or percentages.

 

What’s Happening at School?

After getting straight A’s last year, is your third grader suddenly having to labor over her reading assignments?

 

Does a C in Geometry mean your teenage daughter is spending too much time texting her friends instead of doing her homework? Or is she really struggling to comprehend proofs and theorems?

 

Is your son frustrated with having to study non-stop and embarrassed by needing to have tests read to him?

 

More Than Meets the Eye

Teachers may report that your student just needs to “try harder,” but there could be an underlying weakness in language processing that accounts for his low or inconsistent grades.

 

Difficulty with reading comprehension, following directions, and understanding jokes can be indicators of a weakness in language processing. Trouble with sounding out unfamiliar words or remembering even frequently seen words can also be indicators.

 

Being able to remediate these weaknesses is often the key to unlocking a love of reading.

 

“It’s 1:12am and after traveling 7 1/2 hours, all he wants to do is read. Before Lindamood-Bell, he wouldn’t want to touch a book.”

 

 

The Right Evaluation

A learning ability evaluation can provide you with specific information on your student’s strengths and weaknesses. It’s important to know your child’s potential in order to gauge their performance in the classroom.  Could that B in History be an A?

 

It’s important to know what your child is capable of when it comes to their grades so you can correctly evaluate their report cards. While he/she might be counting down the days till summer, there’s still plenty of time to help him reach his potential this year.

 

Learn more about the Lindamood-Bell evaluation process here.

 

Because pinpointing your child’s strengths and weaknesses is one of the greatest gifts you can give them, we’re offering our Learning Ability Evaluation for $295 (regularly $875) from now until March 31st, 2018.

 

To schedule, call (800) 300-1818 or find your local learning center.

Back to School Testing Special | Understand Why Your Child is Struggling

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Between the tears during homework and the notes from your child’s teacher that he can’t seem to keep up with his peers, you know he’s struggling — but why? The first step in helping your child attain the success he’s so desperate to have is figuring out what’s causing his difficulties.

 

“It’s like getting a fingerprint of your child’s unique learning profile.”

Our success with students starts with our unique Learning Ability Evaluation. We identify strengths and weaknesses that may be affecting school performance. Our evaluation includes 10+ standardised measures of reading, spelling and maths as well as a consultation to explain findings and develop an individualised learning plan.

 

We work with children and adults of all ages and levels. Some students come to us with general learning challenges or a previous diagnosis such as dyslexia or autism spectrum disorder. Some students come to us to enhance their skills or to just make learning easier, and we make a difference for each of them.

 

The Imagery-Language Foundation Difference

On average, students who came to us to improve their decoding (for an average of 102 hours of instruction — about 5 weeks) achieved significant improvements in reading.  They made large (significant) standard score changes on all measures.

 

Students Who Received Decoding Instruction

Similarly, students who received comprehension instruction achieved significant improvements in areas associated with language comprehension.  They made large (significant) standard score changes on nearly all measures.

 

Students Who Received Comprehension Instruction

Back to School Testing Special

To get you started, we are pleased to offer our Learning Ability Evaluation at a special rate of $395 (regularly $875). Contact us to schedule your child.

 

Double Bay (02) 9328 7119 | Chatswood (02) 9410 1006