Palmyra Area School District Hosts Summit On The Importance Of Brain Fitness In Education
Area educators gather to learn how neuroscience and technology are helping students improve their reading proficiency and capacity to learn
08/13/10
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Oakland, Calif. — Aug. 12, 2010 — To gear up for a successful new school year, the Palmyra Area School District in Palmyra, Pa. hosted a summit for local educators to explore the importance of brain fitness in education. During the Brain Summit presented by Scientific Learning (NASDAQ:SCIL), a company founded by neuroscientists from the University of California San Francisco and Rutgers University, educators from nine school districts learned how cutting-edge technology and neuroscience are transforming education — and helping students become successful lifelong learners.
During the one-day event, district superintendents, directors of special education, principals, coaches and teachers learned about the latest research and developments in how the brain learns to read, including why some children experience difficulties and how educators can help students build their skills and become better readers. Attendees also explored strategies for integrating brain fitness into district instructional plans, and how this approach can help meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) needs, strengthen Response to Intervention (RtI) programs, and improve instruction by enhancing existing curriculum.
Educators attending the summit also saw a demonstration of the Fast ForWord® family of educational software products, which the Palmyra Area School District implements in kindergarten through 12th grade to help struggling learners improve their reading proficiency. Based on more than 30 years of neuroscience and cognitive research, the Fast ForWord software builds the cognitive skills — memory, attention, processing rate and sequencing — required to read and learn effectively.
The Scientific Learning Brain Summit was held Aug. 5 at Palmyra Area High School.
About Scientific Learning Corp.
Scientific Learning creates educational software that accelerates learning by improving the processing efficiency of the brain. Based on more than 30 years of neuroscience and cognitive research, the Fast ForWord® family of products provides struggling readers with computer-delivered exercises that build the cognitive skills required to read and learn effectively. Scientific Learning Reading Assistant™ combines advanced speech recognition technology with scientifically-based courseware to help students strengthen fluency, vocabulary and comprehension to become proficient, life-long readers. The efficacy of the products has been established by more than 550 research studies and publications. For more information, visit www.scientificlearning.com or call toll-free 888-358-0212.
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