October is Dyslexia Awareness Month!
For Dyslexia Awareness Month, we are again sharing our belief that all individuals can be taught to learn to their potential—including those with a previous diagnosis of dyslexia. View our video to learn more about how we help students with dyslexia learn to their potential. Our Learning Center instruction is available live-online and in…
New Research Webinar: Empowering Students to Overcome Learning and Attention Challenges
Paul Worthington Director of Research and Development In this webinar, Paul Worthington, Lindamood-Bell’s Director of Research and Development, will explore critical topics regarding learning and attention challenges. Many individuals with learning disabilities also have attention deficit disorders. However, children are often diagnosed with attention deficits without a thorough examination of their learning profiles, which may…
Special Education Isn’t Always Specialized – with Dr. Robert Pasternack | Lindamood-Bell Radio
In this podcast episode, Dr. Pasternack discusses the role of tiered intervention in preventing unnecessary referrals, the importance of teacher preparation and professional development, and the necessary components of effective literacy instruction. As a teacher, New Mexico State Special Education Director, and, ultimately, as the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative…
Lindamood-Bell Receives Funding for a Collaborative Research Grant to Accelerate Growth in Reading for Elementary Students
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Lindamood-Bell, in collaboration with the American Institutes for Research® (AIR®), has been awarded funding for “An Efficacy Study of the Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes Complete Intervention for Upper Elementary Students.” Reading difficulties often become apparent in the early years of education. These challenges can escalate without quick and effective intervention, leading…
Exciting Research on Struggling Readers Published in Nature
Exciting research, titled “Rapid and widespread white matter plasticity during an intensive reading intervention”, has been published in the journal Nature. The study, from the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, University of Washington (UW), examined growth in reading skills and white matter in school-aged, struggling readers. Diffusion MRI data collected during 8 weeks…
Research Roundup | Students with Dyslexia
“We are committed to the ongoing analysis of our program efficacy and have the research to prove it.” -Nanci Bell, co-founder 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…
Research Roundup | Autism Spectrum Disorder
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…
Improving Comprehension for Students with Autism | Research & Development
The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Cognition, Brain and Autism Center collaborated with Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes to study the comparative effects of Visualizing and Verbalizing (V/V) on the brains of children on the Autism Spectrum. This fMRI study, highlighted in two recent peer-reviewed papers, examined activity in the language areas of the brain during comprehension…
Research Roundup | Students with Dyslexia
“We are committed to the ongoing analysis of our program efficacy and have the research to prove it.” -Nanci Bell, co-founder 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…
UW study examines how the brains of students with dyslexia respond to intensive reading intervention (Seeing Stars)
Lindamood-Bell has partnered with many universities to study the neurological and behavioral effects of our sensory-cognitive instruction. Currently, The University of Washington’s Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences (I-LABS) is conducting a study that examines how the brains of students with dyslexia respond to intensive reading intervention (Seeing Stars instruction). We look forward…