The Reading Lab
A Division of Walston Speech Language & Reading Clinic, Inc.
LEVEL 1: Co
gnitive Skill Training
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Auditory processing can have adverse repercussions on an individual's cognitive skills and
academic performance. But now an exciting and effective group of programs are actively
helping individuals improve their quality of life by strengthening and enhancing their
language and auditory processing.
Cognitive Skill Training
developed by Scientific Learning, reading intervention
programs build a wide range of critical cognitive and foundational reading skills in just a
few short weeks. Working with this software produces a positive and lasting effect on a
student's ability to learn and read proficiently. Our software, used by 2+ million students
in schools and clinics in 42 countries, improves learning confidence, language, reading and
thinking skills.
The training can be provided in our Lab or off-site (remotely). Outcomes are the same
whether students training our Lab or off-site.
These award winning exercises for the language-learning or reading impaired are the
culmination of 30 years of research surrounding brain plasticity (the scientific principle
that the brain never ceases to learn). These programs are a revolutionary proven approach
to rapidly building the skills necessary for language competence.
Who can benefit from Cognitive Skill Training?
Virtually everyone that uses these programs, within the rigorous and compliant regimen
outlined, will receive measurable benefits.
There are two Core Courses in this reading and language improvement
series. Both are required for all new students and may be taken
concurrently or at
For students who have difficulties with any foundational cognitive issue
such as memory, attention, processing speed or accuracy, and/or
sequencing, they both are required, but may be taken together as a unit or
separately, spread out over the academic year. The two Core Programs in
Level 1: Cognitive Skill Training may be taken one at time, or at the same
time.
Elementary
:
L
anguage and Language to
R
eading
.
These
programs are the
C
ore
C
ourses for
elementary
age
children.
They are interactive programs (in
the form of
computer
games) which
are
uniquely adaptive and
automatically
adjust to each
child's
improving level of
competence. The
exercises in
Language to Reading
build
upon
the skills learned in the first course and target
skills
required
for reading. It
refines
the skills perfected by
Language and
improves
phonological awareness,
sound
letter
correspondence, word
recognition, listening
comprehension, verbal
fluency, and
reading
fluency.
Additionally, the program is used for the
enhancement of
spelling,
reading, and
comprehension. These programs not
only
expand the
language and
cognitive
skills, but also
introduce new skills,
by building
on the acquired
processed
speech skills.
Secondary
:
L
iteracy and Literacy Adv
a
nced
.
These
training programs are
the
C
ore
C
ourses
for
older
children
and adults
and include exercises in
listening
and reading
comprehension, working
memory, syntax and grammar,
critical
thinking, sustained
and focused
attention,
organizational skills, and
vocabulary
and morphology, Like
Language for elementary
students, these
programs are
uniquely
adaptive and
automatically adjust to each
person's
improving level of
competence.