1. © 2005 Scientific Learning Corporation Creators of the award-winning

2. © 2005 Scientific Learning Corporation  We all know children who are bright and motivated to learn, but hit some kind of a wall when they go to school  They don’t seem to make progress, they don’t listen well, and they have trouble learning to read  So much potential, but how to unlock it? The Problems Children Face

3. © 2005 Scientific Learning Corporation  Misunderstand what you say?  Request that information be repeated?  Give slow or delayed responses?  Use only a few descriptive words when speaking?  Seem reluctant to engage in conversations?  Have difficulty reconstructing a story in its appropriate order? Does Your Child...

4. © 2005 Scientific Learning Corporation  Have difficulty remembering/following oral instructions?  Not remember the question when asked?  Have difficulty with ambiguous language, idioms or jokes?  Have difficulty with phonics, reading or spelling?  Have unexplained behavior problems? In school or at home, does your child...

5. © 2005 Scientific Learning Corporation Different Brain Activity in Readers

6. © 2005 Scientific Learning Corporation This Student is Not Prepared to Learn: Not Paying Attention, Not Storing Multiple Commands and Not Assigning Meaning to What is Said

7. © 2005 Scientific Learning Corporation Average Reader Dyslexic Reader before Fast ForWord Dyslexic Reader after Fast ForWord Adapted from Temple et al., Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences, 2003 After Fast ForWord! Average Reader Dyslexic Reader before Fast ForWord Dyslexic Reader after Fast ForWord Adapted from Temple et al., Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences, 2003 Average Reader Dyslexic, before Fast ForWord New cortical areas active after Fast ForWord New cortical areas active after Fast ForWord Left Difference between activity before and after Fast ForWord Adapted from Temple et al., Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences, 2003

8. © 2005 Scientific Learning Corporation This Student is now prepared to learn: Paying Attention, Storing Multiple Commands and Assigning Meaning to What is Said

9. © 2005 Scientific Learning Corporation Fast ForWord Products are proven to help build learning capacity…

10. © 2005 Scientific Learning Corporation  These products use neuroscience design methods to improve essential cognitive skills.  Learning MAPS TM - critically important prerequisite skills for successful reading.  When Learning MAPS are stronger, students are able to benefit from good reading instruction. How do Fast ForWord Products Improve Reading?

11. © 2005 Scientific Learning Corporation What are the Learning MAPS?  M emory—the capacity to store information and concepts, essential for word recognition, sentence comprehension, and remembering instructions  A ttention—the ability to focus on tasks and ignore distractions  P rocessing—the ability to distinguish sounds quickly to discriminate their differences, a prerequisite for phonemic awareness and reading  S equencing—a cognitive skill that relies on memory, attention, and processing, essential for phonics, word fluency, reading and oral comprehension

12. © 2005 Scientific Learning Corporation How does Fast ForWord do this? F requency and intensity- rigorous schedule A daptivity- adapts to each click of the mouse S imultaneous development- students are building and strengthening multiple skills in each exercise T imely motivation- immediate feedback and reward of points Neuroscience research tells us these are the elements of a successful program to create new neural networks and build learning capacity.

13. © 2005 Scientific Learning Corporation Fast ForWord Language Basics  Cognitive Skills Working Memory Sustained Auditory attention Processing  Foundation Skills Memory Attention Processing Sequence Drag Racer Inside the Tummy Space Commander

14. © 2005 Scientific Learning Corporation Fast ForWord LanguageV2  Cognitive Skills Working memory Sustained and focused attention Auditory processing Sequencing ability  Targeted Skills Listening accuracy Sky Gym

15. © 2005 Scientific Learning Corporation Fast ForWord LanguageV2  Cognitive Skills Working memory Sustained and focused attention Auditory processing  Targeted Skills Phonological fluency Phonological memory Moon Ranch

16. © 2005 Scientific Learning Corporation Fast ForWord LanguageV2  Cognitive Skills Working memory Focused attention Auditory processing  Targeted Skills Phonological fluency Phonological memory Hoop Nut

17. © 2005 Scientific Learning Corporation Fast ForWord LanguageV2  Cognitive Skills Auditory and visual spatial working memory Sustained and focused attention Auditory processing  Targeted Skills Auditory word recognition Phonological memory Phonological fluency Whalien Match

18. © 2005 Scientific Learning Corporation Fast ForWord LanguageV2  Cognitive Skills Working memory and visual symbol-sound associations from long term memory Focused attention Auditory processing  Targeted Skills Auditory word recognition Phonological fluency Phonological vocabulary Robo - Dog

19. © 2005 Scientific Learning Corporation Fast ForWord LanguageV2  Cognitive Skills Working memory and visual symbol-sound associations from long term memory Sustained and focused attention Auditory processing Sequencing ability  Targeted Skills English language conventions and vocabulary Ele - Bot

20. © 2005 Scientific Learning Corporation Fast ForWord LanguageV2  Cognitive Skills Working memory Sustained and focused attention Auditory processing Sequencing ability Listening accuracy  Targeted Skills Following directions Space Commander

21. © 2005 Scientific Learning Corporation  30 minutes per day, 5 days a week for 8-12 weeks *Number of weeks is variable based on individual student progress Fast ForWord Schedule

22. © 2005 Scientific Learning Corporation  Ensure their child attends school as much as possible during Fast ForWord training  Provide a good night’s sleep and breakfast  Ask about their progress, to see their graphs and reports  Fill out Parent Observational Survey before and after Fast ForWord training to discover behavioral changes What can parents do to help?

23. © 2005 Scientific Learning Corporation Additional Resources for Parents  Fast ForWord website: www.scientificlearning.com www.scientificlearning.com  Reading Rover on www.Brainconnection.com www.Brainconnection.com allows child to complete an informal online assessment http://www.brainconnection.com/teasers/ ?main=rr/rrhome http://www.brainconnection.com/teasers/ ?main=rr/rrhome