Schools provide instruction.

 Our Approach

Our goal is for your child to become an independent learner, without the need for continual support and to break the “tutoring cycle.” Rather than teach around learning problems, we “train the brain” to unlock a child’s ability to learn. Just like a computer, the brain's job is to take incoming information from all of the senses, sort it, prioritize it, and retrieve as needed, using its wiring of billions of nerve cells called neurons. When the wiring is faulty or misfires, optimal learning cannot take place. We help find those detours and reroute the wiring for optimal learning. The good news is this is a “one-time” process. Once these skills are learned they “stick.” In other words, the results are permanent, you child will be better able to learn easier and faster from school instruction without extra help or tutoring.

Science of Learning

What has only recently been discovered, in the last 30 years, is learning and attention problems have a “neuropsychological basis.” There is a breakdown somewhere in the way the brain processes information and "descrambles" it into something meaningful and useful during the learning process. Our programs are based on countless studies and scientific research on the brain’s capacity to change, known as “neuroplasticity.” This means new pathways in the brain can be developed to correct inefficient processing skills, increasing the ability to learn. 

For those who learn differently, incoming information is not processed the way most of the population processes it. Is this wrong or bad? NO, it's just different. To complicate matters, the difference is invisible; there are no physical or visible signs. Parents are baffled because those with learning differences are often average to above of intelligence and many are gifted! It is difficult to understand what makes intelligent people have such difficult time learning! It's like this: if you are traveling on a highway and there is an accident (breakdown in the flow of traffic) you must take a detour. You will still get to your destination, but you may get stuck in traffic and take a longer route, but not without experiencing additional stress and frustration. 

Likewise, for those who learn differently, incoming information is not able to be effectively and efficiently processed. The human brain controls, initiates, stores, and comprehends every facet of our lives. It is the computer chip of our body. We really do not think about the millions of things that it does and how it works until something does not work, just like our computer when we can't easily retrieve a file when we need it and know it is in there somewhere.