Auditory Processing Disorder
Fast ForWord is effective for people with auditory processing disorder. The software technology enables sounds to be acoustically modified to a slower speed enabling the brain to process speech sounds (phonemes). As the student’s auditory processing ability improves, the program progressively speeds up the sounds to the pace of natural speech. This form of acoustically modified speech helps student to recognize speech sounds first as isolated sounds with progression to recognizing syllables and words, to connecting strings of words such as a sentence or phrase. What do we mean by Auditory Processing?
Dyslexia and Struggling Readers
Students who have been diagnosed with dyslexia or struggle to read may have a brain morphology that is not wired for efficient learning. Recent research has shown the brain to be plastic and can be "re-wired" for more efficient learning. Fast ForWord does this by by a unique software program that builds the cognitive skills for more efficient learning and develops the reading skills of vocabulary, phonemic awareness, decoding, fluency and comprehension. Further, the use of programs to develop symbol imagery and Gestalt imagery assist in areas of sight word retention, vocabulary building, and reading comprehension.
How reading skills are acquired - click here.
Brain imaging studies have shown that students with dyslexia have changed brain activation patterns, and significantly improved reading skills after working with the Fast ForWord exercises - click here to view scientific study.
How reading skills are acquired - click here.
Brain imaging studies have shown that students with dyslexia have changed brain activation patterns, and significantly improved reading skills after working with the Fast ForWord exercises - click here to view scientific study.
Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorder
Students who have been diagnosed with autism/pervasive developmental disorder have benefited from the Fast ForWord program though improved language skills and attention. Students on the spectrum exhibiting proficient reading skills of decoding and phonological awareness (hyperlexic) have improved reading comprehension through the use of Gestalt imagery training.
Read the article by Dr Martha Burns featured in Autism Aspergers Digest Magazine.
Please view the following video on the use of Fast Forword for those on the autistic spectrum.
Read the article by Dr Martha Burns featured in Autism Aspergers Digest Magazine.
Please view the following video on the use of Fast Forword for those on the autistic spectrum.
Emotional and Behavioral Challenges
Students experiencing emotional and behavioral challenges may have an undetected learning or processing problem that manifests as inappropriate behavior. Parents and teachers alike have found students to improve behaviorally and exhibit better social skills after completing the program.
English as a Second Language
Because Fast ForWord trains the brain to recognise and discriminate the sounds of the English language, it is effective in helping English language learners. Use of Fast ForWord makes the student’s English lessons more effective as it teaches vocabulary and grammatical structures as well as improving phonological awareness and English language comprehension skills.
Adult Learners
Adults who may have an undetected learning or reading problem can benefit from Fast ForWord for improved cognitive and reading skills. This can be of special benefit for those adults returning to school to obtain their GED.
