Why Intensive Instruction Now?
A bright and articulate third grader, Jacob shifts uncomfortably in his seat when his teacher announces that they’d be taking turns reading aloud. “Maybe if I ask to go to the bathroom, I’ll miss my turn,” he thinks. Jacob has a high vocabulary and his teachers frequently tell him how smart he is,…
“That’s not how I learned it!” | Making Sense of Common Core Math
After growing up doing math problems on a chalkboard, being immersed in the world of iPads and Chromebooks can be daunting to parents. Add to that the Common Core Standards for math that involve “decomposing” and “anchoring,” and many adults are finding themselves overwhelmed and befuddled when it comes to trying to help tackle math…
It’s Not Too Late to Enroll for This School Year
It’s not too late to enroll in the Lindamood-Bell Academy—where we can make school-dreams come true for students everywhere. Our unique in-person or online accredited private school develops the imagery-language foundation so that your child can experience success in language processing and success in all curriculum. See how the Lindamood-Bell Academy is…
Set Up Your Child for a Successful School Year
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…
Help Your Child with Homework
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…
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…
Hurricane Harvey and Our Star Cast – A Message from Nanci Bell
With her permission, we are sharing a message Nanci Bell (our co-founder) sent to Lindamood-Bell employees around the world in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. All – I am happy to report that our star cast are still safe in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, but we just learned that one of our staff…
Celebrate the School Year! | Time to Save on Instruction
Back-to-school season marks the beginning of School Year Savings at our Learning Centers. That makes it a great time to consider how changing your child’s learning could help them have a great year. While summer is a busy time in our learning centers, year after year, many families wait for fall so they can take…
Imagine a Better School Year: Free Parent Workshop
This event has ended. For further information or questions regarding our instruction, please contact your local Learning Center. Coming soon to your Learning Center, a free event for parents you won’t want to miss. Many kids have a tough time with homework, no matter how hard they try. In our free…
Teaching Math to Students Who Just “Don’t Get It”
Many students can grasp addition and subtraction problems using math manipulatives. But take away the concrete objects and their understanding seems to disappear. Manipulatives are a very helpful visual representation, but math students of all ages need to learn to visualize what numbers mean as well. Mathematics is cognitive processing, or thinking, that requires…
