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Call us in Towson, Maryland, at (410) 821-8808.
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| Cognitive
Development
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Scientists
have developed a radically different treatment for children with
language and reading difficulties. They call it "glasses for
the ears." Fast ForWORD
LANGUAGE Program Goals: Maps the brain to improve the
fundamental congnitive skills of memory, attention, processing, and
sequencing, while simultaneously improving reading and learning
skills. This software is an essential first step in
developing these critically important prerequisites for
successful reading. Fast ForWORD Language software
develops the cognitive skills that give struggliing readers
the solid foundation they need to elarn to read. These skills
are developed in the context of key language and reading skills
including: Listening Accuracy - Phonological
Awareness - Language Structures.
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Behavior
Indicators: Misunderstands what
is said to them Needs to have oral
instructions repeated Has difficulty
identifying initial or last sounds of a word or segmenting a word
into syllables Only uses descriptive
words when speaking
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Fast ForWORD
Language to Reading
Program Goals: To develop an understanding of the oral language
skills and to begin developing more advanced skills for reading.
The program uses a "cross-training" approach to teaching reading
skills. The exercises integrate skills necessary for improving
listening, thinking, and reading skills. The Step 4Word program
begins focusing on decoding skills, sound-letter recognition,
awareness of grammar, syntax and meaning, as well as visual-word
recognition. Behavior
Indicators: Having difficulty
comprehending what is read Is reading below
grade level Has difficulty
following oral directions Has little interest
in reading
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Fast
ForWORD Middle and High School
Program Goals: To improve reading skills and communication skills
in adolescents and adults. This program makes a connection between
language and reading skills while concentrating on "cross-training"
the brain in skills such as phonological awareness, working memory,
language comprehension, and sustained, focused
attention. Fast ForWORD Middle
and High School also helps to improve critical
reading skills. Behavior
Indicators: Misunderstands what
is being said to them in conversation Has trouble following
written or oral directions Has difficulty with
reading comprehension Has difficulty
identifying beginning and final sounds in words
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Educational
Diagnostic Testing is Also
Available for adults and children: When reading and
spelling are difficult When comprehending is
difficult When math is
difficult A two or three-hour
diagnostic session will be scheduled to administer a battery of
standardized tests to assess the strengths and weaknesses in an
individual's ability to read, spell, and comprehend language. A
math assessment will be done as well.
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A consultation
will be scheduled to review
assessments, assessment completed by the school, an
educator, a psychologist or an assessment prepared by New
Heights Center. Recommendations, specific to the
individual prospective client, will be presented at that time for
consideration. New Heights
Center also offers training sessions in the
Lindamood-Bell Processes™. Training is scheduled upon
request - if you have a group of six or more teachers,
parents, speech/language pathologists or other interested
adults, call the center to
discuss scheduling a training. |
Contact us in
Towson, New Heights Center, Maryland, for educational testing and
programs to support cognitive development and
metacognition. |
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