Mike was a rising 4th grader in a local elementary school. As a very bright child, he received high marks on his report cards. Unfortunately, it was taking him nearly 2-3 hours to complete his assignments. Clearly he was succeeding academically, but Mike was not able to enjoy childhood to its fullest. Every afternoon was tied up in completing his homework.
This did not make sense to his family. A strong student should not have to work so hard in order to achieve success, especially for Mike’s age. His parents decided to have him tested at LearningRx. The assessment confirmed that he was advanced in most of the areas tested (Short Term Memory, Visual Processing, Logic and Reasoning, Processing Speed, Word Attack and Auditory Processing). The testing also pinpointed the root of Mike’s problem: he was in the 22nd percentile for Long Term Memory.
Now that the cause of Mike’s problem was identified, the family worked with Richmond LearningRx to reach a solution. Collectively, we wanted to attack the issue from a cognitive perspective. Mike was assigned to a cognitive skills trainer who worked with him to improve his memory. This work involved game-like activities which pushed Mike to do things that he might have considered to be impossible. It was a workout for the brain and surprisingly, Mike actually enjoyed many of the exercises. As time went on, Mike grew more confident in his ability to complete tasks both efficiently and effectively.
When Mike completed the LearningRx program, the entire family was ecstatic. Their son had improved his Long Term Memory to the 53rd percentile (an increase of over 30 percentile points). Additionally, each of his other skill areas improved in a similar fashion. Within a relatively short period of time, Mike gained an average of 17.5 percentile points and 5.4 years of age equivalency.
For more information on cognitive testing and training, contact Richmond LearningRx at (804) 612-9959.
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