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Josiah is a 16-year-old who was completely frustrated with high school. Homework took forever and his parents had to be constantly nagging him to complete it. We assessed Josiah and discovered he had deficiencies in working memory and processing speed. The working memory made Josiah forgetful, and he had a hard time organizing his thoughts. ...

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We’re about a month into the school year and many parents are struggling with homework frustration. It’s not easy to be busy all day and then spend the evening in homework battles. Many parents choose to look for help in tutoring, but this is not a long-term solution as it does not identify the root ...

COVID-19 has majorly impacted everyone and kids perhaps more than anyone. Full or part-time distance learning, canceled or restricted sports and activities, less social interaction, family financial struggles, fear of the virus…the list goes on. It’s important to recognize that kids’ worlds were turned upside down overnight and most are still dealing with the effects ...

Congratulations to Vivian from Burnsville – the 2021 Student of the Year! Click here to read the full story. Watch LearningRx – Student of the Year

Options for reading help are numerous and diverse. There are speed reading courses, computer-assisted reading systems, and memory reading plans. There are phonics games, whole word reading methods, traditional classroom and tutor-based reading curricula. Each of these reading systems presume that students already have basic cognitive skills in place to process sounds and associate them ...

Organization is critical to good grades and academic success. Helping your child create a system for staying organized is one of the most important roles you can play in your child’s education. This year, getting organized is even more critical. Not sure where to start? Here are some great ideas to get you going! Choose ...

Reading fluency and reading comprehension difficulties are concerning given reading is the foundation to learning not just impacting language arts but subjects like math, science and social studies. When discussing a child’s reading difficulties with parents, I often get the question, “Does my child have dyslexia?”. It’s important to understand that dyslexia simply means that ...