© 2005 Scientific Learning Corporation Creators of the award-winning.

© 2005 Scientific Learning Corporation

Creators of the award-winning


We all know children who are bright and motivated to learn, but hit some kind of a wall when they go to school

They don’t seem to make progress, they don’t listen well, and they have trouble learning to read

So much potential, but how to unlock it?

The Problems Children Face


Misunderstand what you say? Request that information be repeated? Give slow or delayed responses? Use only a few descriptive words when speaking? Seem reluctant to engage in conversations? Have difficulty reconstructing a story in its appropriate order?

Does Your Child...


Have difficulty remembering/following oral instructions?

Not remember the question when asked?Have difficulty with ambiguous language, idioms or

jokes?Have difficulty with phonics, reading or spelling?Have unexplained behavior problems?

In school or at home, does your child...


Different Brain Activity in Readers


This Student is Not Prepared to Learn:

Not Paying Attention, Not Storing Multiple Commands and Not Assigning Meaning to What is Said


Average ReaderDyslexic Reader before Fast ForWord

Dyslexic Reader after Fast ForWord

Adapted from Temple et al.,Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences, 2003

After Fast ForWord!Average Reader Dyslexic Reader

before Fast ForWordDyslexic Reader after Fast ForWord

Adapted from Temple et al.,Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences, 2003

Average Reader

Average Reader

Dyslexic, beforeFast ForWord

Dyslexic, beforeFast ForWord

New cortical areas active after Fast ForWord

New cortical areas active after Fast ForWord

LeftLeftDifference between

activity before and after Fast ForWord

Difference between activity before and after

Fast ForWordAdapted from Temple et al.,

Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences, 2003


This Student is now prepared to learn: Paying Attention, Storing Multiple Commands and Assigning Meaning to

What is Said


Fast ForWord Products are proven to help build learning capacity…


These products use neuroscience design methods to improve essential cognitive skills.

Learning MAPSTM - critically important prerequisite skills for successful reading.

When Learning MAPS are stronger, students are able to benefit from good reading instruction.

How do Fast ForWord Products Improve Reading?


What are the Learning MAPS?

Memory—the capacity to store information and concepts, essential for word recognition, sentence comprehension, and remembering instructions

Attention—the ability to focus on tasks and ignore distractions

Processing—the ability to distinguish sounds quickly to discriminate their differences, a prerequisite for phonemic awareness and reading

Sequencing—a cognitive skill that relies on memory, attention, and processing, essential for phonics, word fluency, reading and oral comprehension


How does Fast ForWord do this?

•Frequency and intensity- rigorous schedule

•Adaptivity- adapts to each click of the mouse

•Simultaneous development- students are building and strengthening multiple skills in each exercise

•Timely motivation- immediate feedback and reward of points

Neuroscience research tells us these are the elements of a successful program to create new neural networks and build learning capacity.


Fast ForWord Language Basics

Cognitive Skills•Working Memory•Sustained Auditory attention•Processing

Foundation Skills•Memory•Attention•Processing•Sequence

Drag Racer

Inside the Tummy

Space Commander


Fast ForWord LanguageV2

Cognitive Skills•Working memory•Sustained and focused attention•Auditory processing•Sequencing ability

Targeted Skills•Listening accuracy

Sky Gym



Cognitive Skills•Working memory•Sustained and focused attention•Auditory processing

Targeted Skills•Phonological fluency•Phonological memory

Moon Ranch



Cognitive Skills•Working memory•Focused attention•Auditory processing

Targeted Skills•Phonological fluency•Phonological memory

Hoop Nut



Cognitive Skills•Auditory and visual spatial working memory•Sustained and focused attention•Auditory processing

Targeted Skills•Auditory word recognition•Phonological memory•Phonological fluency

Whalien Match



Cognitive Skills•Working memory and visual symbol-sound associations from long term memory•Focused attention•Auditory processing

Targeted Skills•Auditory word recognition•Phonological fluency•Phonological vocabulary

Robo - Dog



Cognitive Skills•Working memory and visual symbol-sound associations from long term memory•Sustained and focused attention•Auditory processing•Sequencing ability

Targeted Skills•English language conventions and vocabulary

Ele - Bot



Cognitive Skills•Working memory•Sustained and focused attention•Auditory processing•Sequencing ability•Listening accuracy

Targeted Skills•Following directions

Space Commander


30 minutes per day, 5 days a week for 8-12 weeks

*Number of weeks is variable based on individual student progress

Fast ForWord Schedule


Ensure their child attends school as much as possible during Fast ForWord training

Provide a good night’s sleep and breakfast Ask about their progress, to see their graphs and

reports Fill out Parent Observational Survey before and

after Fast ForWord training to discover behavioral changes

What can parents do to help?


Additional Resources for Parents

Fast ForWord website: www.scientificlearning.com

Reading Rover on www.Brainconnection.comallows child to complete an informal online assessment http://www.brainconnection.com/teasers/?main=rr/rrhome

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