Why Brain Research Matters.
The Fast ForWord® program is based on more than 30 years of foundational brain research into how people learn. This research established the fact that boosting the brain’s processing efficiency accelerates quality learning. It’s called brain plasticity and among neuroscientists, it refers to the brain’s ability to change at any age throughout life.
Fast ForWord products use patented technologies that leverage the science and opportunity of brain plasticity. By exercising processing skills through intensive, adaptive activity, actual physical changes occur in the brain. “Gray matter” can thicken, neural connections can be forged and strengthened, and these physical changes to the brain can improve learning ability. The Fast ForWord program can trigger change in the brain and provide an optimal foundation for learning and reading success.
Teaching Reading? Technology Can Help.
The technologies behind the program were specifically designed to match the ability and progress of each learner. This ability to adapt to the student means they are always challenged, but not frustrated. This optimal learning experience means that students who use Fast ForWord products often make an average 1 - 2 years gain in reading skills in as little as 8 to 12 weeks. With the Fast ForWord program, great results are the norm, rather than the exception.
Internationally Renowned Brain Research Scientists
Developed by Drs. Mike Merzenich, Paula Tallal, Bill Jenkins, and Steve Miller, the Fast ForWord program works to improve the language to literacy continuum. Starting with basic language skills and moving through increasingly challenging and sophisticated reading skills, the Fast ForWord products strictly adhere to the principles of neuroscience upon which they were developed, and all are designed to increase the brain’s processing efficiency.
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