Increased Brain Activity in Reading-Related Areas After Using Fast ForWord Language
Sep 28, 2010
The results of a study conducted by Elise Temple and her colleagues find that students with dyslexia have reduced cortical activity in the temporo-parietal and inferior frontal regions. The activation becomes more typical when students undergo intensive remediation with the Fast ForWord Language product and that the changes in cortical activation are correlated with improvements in early reading skills.
Fit Bodies Make Fit Brains: Physical Exercise and Brain Cells
Sep 23, 2010Results from a “Gold Standard Study” Show Significant Student Gains in Language and Literacy Skills
Sep 22, 2010A study conducted in Western Australia using a randomized controlled trial design showed that students who used the Fast ForWord products made significantly greater language and literacy gains than students who did not use the Fast ForWord products.
40% of Non-Proficient Students Reach Reading Proficiency in One Year with Fast ForWord
Sep 14, 2010Students were selected from grades one through eight to participate in this longitudinal study on the effects of using the Fast ForWord Reading software in Clarke County School District in Georgia. It was determined that 40% of the non-proficient students reached CRCT reading proficiency in one year with the use of the Fast ForWord Reading software.
Teaching and Learning with Intent through Guided Reading Activities
Sep 7, 2010One Half Year Increase in One Month with Reading Assistant
Aug 25, 2010In a one-month intensive summer school program in 2009, students in Marion County Schools in West Virginia worked on the Reading Assistant program and saw growth of 68 points on the Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI), more than half the expected yearly gain of 100 to 120 points.
Over 45% Relative Improvement in Students Reaching Proficiency
Aug 18, 2010In four years, the percent of fourth graders in the district performing at or above Basic on the initial LEAP ELA test increased impressively from 53% to 78%, starting out far below the state average and then exceeding it.
Broward County, FL: “Fast ForWord has made me a more confident learner.”
Aug 10, 2010Musical Training and Cognitive Abilities
Aug 5, 2010The debate over musical training and its benefits for the development of early cognitive abilities have raged now for almost two decades. Can classical music transform children into smarter, more effective learners?
What Every Parent Should Know About Their Baby’s Developing Brain (Part 1)
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