MIT Study Shows Low SES Students Get Big Benefit from Seeing Stars Reading Intervention
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) McGovern Institute for Brain Research and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, in collaboration with Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes, conducted a randomized controlled trial involving young children with reading disabilities and difficulties. This experiment investigated the efficacy of the Seeing Stars program, which develops symbol imagery for reading. Children were…
DREAM BIG for Learning Open Day
Please come to our DREAM BIG for Learning Open Day! We’d love to show you how we have been creating the Magic of Learning for over 30 years! We help students learn to read, comprehend and do maths to their potential. Our instruction is based on an individual’s learning needs. Some students…
Does Your Child Need Reading Help? – 4 Signs
It is only natural for parents to wonder how their child’s reading stacks up next to peers. This is especially the case when there is an older sibling or friend in the picture who seemed to breeze through the process. It is not always clear whether a child has a weakness that needs to be…
When Your Reader Struggles, What May be Missing?
When a student struggles with reading, extra help typically focuses on sounding out words and spelling rules. Unfortunately, after months of hard work and frustration, many students continue to struggle with year level text. Perhaps they can sound out words but it is slow and laboured. They may take so long to sound out…
Online Lindamood-Bell Instruction
Online Lindamood-Bell® instruction is located where each child needs to learn. We connect with you from a Lindamood-Bell Learning Center and our instruction staff work with your student one-to-one. We provide the same quality instruction families experience with us in person. Our online instruction is a great option for continuing students, as well as students…
Go Back to School at Lindamood-Bell Academy
While many students attend their neighborhood school without issue, some are extremely challenged by the curriculum, rigid schedule or social pressure in a typical setting. If your child’s current school is not meeting their needs, for whatever reason, the stress and frustration can become too much, and start to affect learning. Lindamood-Bell Academy…
Springtime Learning at Lindamood-Bell: Finish the Year Strong!
At this point in the school year, students everywhere are feeling the pressure of looming due dates and stressed schedules. For students who struggle with learning, this time of year can be especially taxing. Their performance may have lagged behind peers all year, and increased academic expectations may be compounding the issue. Spending so many…
Filling Now: Summer Instruction Sessions
In just a few weeks, we can change reading, comprehension, or maths. Summer is a great time to make this happen for your child. Make your plans now and enjoy special savings. Enrol for summer sessions by 6 October and receive 5% off the first week of instruction. Find the Learning Centre near…
Is a Learning Check-Up What My Child Needs?
As parents, we are all familiar with the yearly well-visit to the paediatrician’s office. The hearing and vision screenings, in particular, can offer insight about a child’s struggles in school. Catching an issue early can stop problems before they start. For many students, a learning check-up can be equally essential. Identifying and addressing an underlying…
Nurturing Your Reluctant Reader | “How Many More Pages?”
While you’d like your son or daughter to disappear into the land of Narnia or be swept up in a Harry Potter spell while reading, the reality may be the opposite of this for your child. In fact, they might even say they hate reading and when they finally sit down with a book, you…
