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Remediating Learning Disabilities by KYW's Dr. Marciene Mattleman

Knowledge about the causes of learning dysfunctions have been rapidly changing over the past century. Groundbreaking work by neuropsychologists demonstrated that the brain can be modified and learning disabilities are not an unchanging fact of life.

Barbara Arrowsmith Young identified 19 specific learning dysfunctions and designed ingenious exercises to fire up parts of the brain that are underperforming and considered weak.

These computer and auditory exercises work the brain as if it’s a muscle; it’s likened to mental Olympic training. When the weak areas of the brain are strengthened the learning disability is reduced or removed.

Her methods have been getting spectacular results for over 25 years in Canada and the program is in widespread use with school age kids and adults.

The Hebrew Academy of Long Beach NY, was the first in the US to pilot the Arrowsmith program. Students worked on reading, writing, mathematics, comprehension, logical reasoning, visual and auditory memory, non-verbal learning, and attention deficit.

Within two months of starting, parents reported astonishing changes in their children’s academic and social performance.

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