| A learning assessment is the first step in the right | | | | solve problems. Strong cognitive skills lead to fast, |
| direction to help your child overcome common | | | | academic learning and make life much easier. There |
| learning disabilities. Since learning struggles manifest | | | | are many examples of how weak cognitive skills can |
| themselves in many different ways, a quality learning | | | | lead to many common learning disabilities seen today. |
| assessment should start with that in mind. Struggles | | | | Poor concentration and attention skills can cause a |
| can range from trouble paying attention in class to | | | | student to be easily distracted and miss instructions. |
| difficulty sounding out words or struggling to | | | | For children who can't segment or blend sounds, |
| comprehend reading materials. Quality assessments | | | | weak underlying cognitive skills lead to listening, |
| will identify the specific cause and give you an idea of | | | | reading, and spelling challenges. If a learning |
| how to fix the issue. There are a variety of causes | | | | assessment is done correctly, these weak cognitive |
| for learning disabilities, but most people have false | | | | skills should be identified and plans made to help the |
| misconceptions of what truly causes them. Many | | | | individual overcome the disability. Once weak |
| people point to genetics, poor teaching, or even a | | | | cognitive skills are identified, they can be improved |
| lack of motivation, but these are false theories that | | | | with the proper training. A unique plan of action for |
| usually only address the symptoms of a problem, not | | | | strengthening the weak cognitive skills will follow a |
| the underlying cause. In fact, almost anyone can | | | | good learning assessment. It is important for a |
| improve their current situation with the proper testing | | | | learning center to take a cognitive-based approach to |
| and training programs that address the issue. | | | | testing and training, but it is also important that they |
| Students who lack motivation typically are not | | | | develop a plan of action unique to your child so he or |
| struggling because they don't care but because they | | | | she can achieve the best results possible. Everyone is |
| are frustrated from past, repeated failures resulting | | | | slightly different, so it is essential to make sure the |
| from a learning struggle. The true cause of learning | | | | plan of action is a personalized approach-not one size |
| difficulties come from weak underlying cognitive skills; | | | | fits all. |
| skills that enable you to learn. That means they must | | | | LearningRx is a child and adult learning center which |
| function well for you to efficiently and easily read, | | | | provides cognitive skills learning assessments and |
| think, prioritize, understand, plan, remember, and | | | | training to help students overcome learning disabilities. |