Be Amazing Learning client Sami Merit was featured on San Francisco Bay Area ABC 7 News, as part of a story that looked at Fast ForWord use at home and at an Oakland elementary school.
Hooray Sami!
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/health&id=8195812
Be Amazing Learning is pleased to announce that we now offer Cogmed Working Memory Training Programs!
Cogmed is a computer-based solution for attention problems caused by poor working memory. Cogmed combines cognitive neuroscience with innovative computer game design and Be Amazing Learning’s close professional support to deliver substantial and lasting benefits. The program consists of 25 daily training sessions, each 30-45 minutes long. Individuals work on the program five days per week for five weeks. Each session consists of a selection of various tasks that target the different aspects of working memory. The difficulty level of each task is adjusted in real time according to a highly sensitive and specific algorithm.
Individuals train on a computer at home, in school, or at work. During training, performance is tracked online and can be viewed by the individual and learning specialists from Be Amazing Learning, who provide feedback and support throughout the training.
Cogmed can be an effective intervention for ADD/ADHD and Executive Function Disorder, as well as for the 1 in 10 typically developing students who have working memory challenges that are holding them back from reaching their full potential.
To find out more or get started, visit our Web site or call (800) 792-4809.
You might also be interested in these recent posts on the importance of working memory for learning:
Summer is the perfect time to build brain fitness and academic readiness with Be Amazing Learning!
Stop the brain drain this summer with these special summer offers from Be Amazing Learning and be ready for academic success next fall!
Combine Fast ForWord, Reading Assistant and FASTT Math from Be Amazing Learning to build foundational cognitive skills, literacy, and math fluency. Your child will return to school in the fall with improved brain processing efficiency, working memory and attention skills, plus be ready to tackle higher-order math.
Purchase 4 months of programs from Be Amazing Learning by June 1 at our already discounted price of $1500 and we’ll include 4 months of FASTT Math at no additional cost. That’s $2800 of academic skills training for just $1500!
Call us today at (800) 792-4809 to take advantage of this special summer offer!
Remember how short summer felt when you were a kid? One minute you’re celebrating the 4th of July, the next minute it’s Labor Day and time to go back to school.
Take advantage of the brief intensity of summer with Fast ForWord Summer Boot Camp from Be Amazing Learning. Purchase this package by July 1 and get 10 weeks of Fast ForWord programs for just $1000. That’s a savings of 20% off of our regular monthly price. Add 10 weeks of FASTT Math for just $200 more.
Call us today at (800) 792-4809 to get started!
Be Amazing Learning now offers Reading Assistant from Scientific Learning. Brought to you by the same people who developed the highly effective Fast ForWord programs, Reading Assistant is a scientifically-based intervention that combines advanced speech verification technology with the latest reading science to help students strengthen their reading fluency, vocabulary and comprehension.
Using research-validated speech verification technology, Reading Assistant “listens” to a student as he or she reads aloud. Monitoring for signs of difficulty, the program intervenes with assistance when the student is challenged by a word. Students re-read passages several times to build automaticity, and are assessed to determine their level of comprehension by skill.
Reading material in Reading Assistant contains highly-illustrated selections grouped in topical clusters, many with a science or social studies theme. This organization helps students build a body of knowledge and also read common vocabulary in different contexts. The content is divided into four grade bands:
As with the Fast ForWord programs, Be Amazing Learning continuously monitors student progress, customizes instruction, and helps motivate students. Our detailed reports pinpoint student learning needs with in-depth analysis of comprehension skills and strategies as well as level of thinking.
Reading Assistant is appropriate for students who have completed programs in the Fast ForWord Language or Fast ForWord Literacy series, or who simply need help developing fluency. It can be run concurrently with programs from the Fast ForWord Reading series.
Call today for more information about how to incorporate Reading Assistant into your summer!
Be Amazing Learning’s 2010 Brain Awareness Week Newsletter is hot off the presses!
OK, nothing about brain fitness or literacy in this post. Just a heads up that Be Amazing has been selected from over 500 nominations as a finalist for the 2009 Oakland Indie Awards. The awards celebrate “the social and environmental impact of Oakland’s independent businesses and artists.”
We’ve been selected as a finalist in the Innovator category, for companies that “excite and inspire because of a creative new idea or perspective they are sharing with the world.” Last year’s winner in that category was Pandora, the Internet music service that uses the work of the Music Genome Project to create customized stations based on users’ musical tastes and preferences.
Winners are announced on May 15th.
How about that?
Be Amazing is based in Oakland, California. But we serve families throughout North America through our remote tutoring model.
So where are Be Amazing families? In short, all over. California, Oregon, Texas, Missouri, Colorado… We’ve posted a map on our Web site.
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