Tips to Help Improve the Factors That Contribute to End-of-Year Test Results | Cognitive Training Programs

The end of the school year is upon us and the world’s largest personalbrain training company, LearningRx, is reviewing tips to help improvethe factors that contribute to test results. Here are four to consider:

  • Focus on Nutrition:Children’s brains burn through energy very rapidlyand needs consistent fuel. Feed children meals balanced with healthy carbohydrates,protein and fat. Look for ways to incorporate healthy “brain foods”into your family’s diet: beans, olive oil, walnuts, blueberriesand omega-3-rich fish like wild salmon, mackerel and tuna.
  • Manage Anxiety:Whether genetic or situational, extreme worry can causephysical responses in the body that hinder a child from performing wellon a test. Teach your child relaxation techniques like meditation, deepbreathing, or visualization.
  • Help Your Child Get Enough Sleep: Sleep deprivation is known to decreaseattentiveness, response time, short-term memory, and performance.
  • Train Your Child’s Cognitive skills:Whileknowledge is the information that is acquire—such as math formulas—cognitiveskills are the tools the brain needs to learn, understand, and apply tothose math formulas. When taking timed tests, one of the most importantcognitive skills is processing speed. More than 90% of students who completedthe ReadRx program showed improvement on state reading achievement tests.Enroll your child in a one-on-one cognitive skills training program totarget the fundamental learning tools needed to excel on all types oftimed tests.
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