Why Some Students Thrive in Smaller Learning Environments
10 am PT | 1 pm ET | 6 pm BST While many students do well in traditional classrooms, others need something more individualized to fully develop their potential. For these students, a smaller learning environment can provide the personalized support, flexibility, and confidence they need to succeed. Students who may benefit from a smaller…
Lindamood-Bell and Orton-Gillingham | Understanding the Difference
Families and educators exploring Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes and Orton-Gillingham for instruction or professional development will find that they share the same goal: improving reading. However, there are some differences. Both methodologies aim to help students become accurate, fluent readers who comprehend what they read. While both approaches are concerned with reading and spelling in written language…
What Is Phoneme Awareness? A Guide for Parents and Educators
Phoneme awareness is an important component of reading and language development, but it is not reading itself. To understand phoneme awareness, it is helpful to first understand how reading works. Reading is an integration of multiple processing skills, including word attack, sight word recognition, contextual reading fluency, oral vocabulary, and comprehension. Successful reading requires…
Join the celebration! Academy Week starts July 13
Experience Lindamood-Bell Academy firsthand. Join us July 13-17 for Academy Week at our Learning Centers! When Teagan began avoiding reading, her confidence faded along with her progress. After enrolling in Lindamood-Bell Academy, everything changed. Today, she’s keeping up at school—and her love of learning is back. Watch Teagan’s mom talk about her transformation. James…
Enroll Now! Summer Programs for Reading, Comprehension, and Math
Summer learning at Lindamood-Bell is personalized 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…
New Webinar Series: Learning That Changes Lives
Watch the first installment in our new webinar series Learning That Changes Lives. Our first session focuses on a question many families ask each summer: Can intensive summer instruction really make a difference? Four Weeks Can Change Everything: A Look at Real Student Outcomes In this webinar, we explore: What “intensive instruction” actually looks like…
The Science of Learning | Lindamood-Bell’s Approach to the Science of Reading
The Science of Reading and Lindamood-Bell Lindamood-Bell goes beyond the Science of Reading by incorporating the Cognitive Science of Learning, embracing the brain-based codes of learning beyond written language. Our approach emphasizes sensory-cognitive skills—symbol imagery (orthographic processing) and concept imagery (mental representations)—essential for decoding, fluency, and oral and written language comprehension. Though overlooked in the…
Summer Instruction to Help Your Child Reach Their Amazing Potential!
When pediatric neuropsychologist Dr. Boxer’s son struggled to learn how to read, Dr. Boxer and his wife enrolled their son in summer instruction at Lindamood-Bell. He says, “Everything changed after that…after the instruction, his reading took off.” Watch their story: Lindamood-Bell can provide your child with the right amount of effective, fun,…
Technology, Screen Time, and Cognitive Development in Children
Human Interaction vs. Technology in Learning At Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes, our instructional model is deeply rooted in evidence showing the optimal ways children achieve cognitive development. Research increasingly supports the view that children develop language, literacy, and executive functions best through rich human interaction rather than excessive screen time. Our founders and long-time colleagues have…
Lindamood-Bell Academy: Enroll Now for Special Savings
Lindamood-Bell Academy’s highly personalized approach is designed to meet the unique learning needs of each student. We develop the imagery-language foundation to help each student read, comprehend, and do math to their potential. Academy is an accredited California K-12 private school combining renowned, evidence-based instruction with a standards-aligned curriculum for maximum learning success. But it…
