Dr. Michael Merzenich
These programs use scientifically proven approaches to help you quickly improve important skills.
Each program is backed by dozens, sometimes hundreds of studies. Few if any programs are proven to produce such fast and lasting changes for struggling students.
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All programs are done from your Computer or iPad device so you can study when and where it suits you.
You are not in this alone. You will have your own coach who will support you with regular phone calls and as much email support as you need.
Fast ForWord is an English language/reading development program designed by leading cognitive neuroscientists, to target the root causes of learning and reading difficulties in the brain. These online programs help people worldwide to build, improve and maintain their cognitive skills including MEMORY, ATTENTION, PROCESSING and SEQUENCING (MAPS).
Strong long term and working memory helps us understand and retain information, build sound/letter correspondences and support fluency and comprehension. Fast ForWord exercises build phonological working memory by asking students to remember sounds long enough to identify and match them.
The ability to focus on specific information, sustain that focus, and ignore distractions while carrying out a task is essential to building strong literacy. Fast ForWord builds attention by requiring students to attend to directions, phonemes, and words or sentences in every task.
The ability to focus on specific information, sustain that focus, and ignore distractions while carrying out a task is essential to building strong literacy. Fast ForWord builds attention by requiring students to attend to direction, phonemes, words or sentences in every excersie.
Processing skills allow us to integrate and make sense of auditory and/or visual information. Phonemic awareness, connecting letters to sounds, is critical for reading but some children struggle to perceive and process sounds.
Sequencing is the ability to track the order of things, such as the sounds in a word, the words in a sentence, the sentences in a paragraph, or the events in a story. All Fast ForWord exercises incorporate sequence practice, from understanding the order of directions, to building with sound parts in a sequence that create words. Learners practice accurately completing tasks in a desired order.
Sequencing is the ability to track the order of things, such as the sounds in a word, the words in a sentence, the sentence in a paragraph, or the events in a story. All Fast ForWord exercises incorporate sequence practice from understanding the order of directions to building with sound part in sequence that creates word, learners practice accurately completing task in a desired order.
Fast ForWord is suitable for all students from 5 years of age to adolescents and adults.
Different learner types and intervention levels have different needs. Fast ForWord offers a personalized and differentiated pathway for each learner to maximize learning potential
According to Dr. Norman Doidge, neuroscientist and best selling author of “ The Brain That Changes Itself ”, Neuroplasticity is the single most important change in understanding the human brain in 400 years.
Studies demonstrate effectiveness of the Fast ForWord® software which incorporate brain fitness experiences that improve reading skills along with Clear Fluency software that targets comprehension and fluency. Studies show the impact of the product on diverse populations in a variety of settings from more than 100,000 people in 1,000 schools.
Fast ForWord® have been helping learners succeed for over 20 years in over 50 countries. Instead of re-teaching classroom content, these programs build the skills needed to be better at learning, potentially saving hundreds of dollars on tutoring.
Our professionals are available to provide educational support and life skills for success.
We hear many inspiring stories about how Fast ForWord has changed the lives of so many children. Here you can read some of those stories.
Carol Matthews Gillen
Dear Friends,
I’m Carol, a former teacher with 40 years of experience, a Martin County Teacher of the Year, and an author of three books on Florida’s history. During the editing process of my last book, “Cracker Horses and Cattle, Florida’s Heritage Breeds”, I struggled to focus. My eyes skipped words and even whole lines. I worried that I wouldn’t meet my deadline. Then, a conversation with a doctor changed everything. She told me about the Fast ForWord programs from Carnegie Learning – brain training exercises based on neuroscience research that improve memory, attention, processing speed, and sequencing skills. This doctor, who had struggled her whole life with dyslexia, was delighted with her progress using Fast ForWord and was now reading classics she had never read before, with ease. She recommended that I try it, and I did.
Within 5-6 weeks of using Fast ForWord, my ability to focus dramatically improved. I realized I probably had undiagnosed ADHD – something that has affected me for decades. (My nickname is Ricochet Rabbit.) I am happy to report that I met my deadline, published the book, and was so impressed after reading the research, I decided to become a certified Fast ForWord provider. Looking back over the years as a teacher, I wish I had known about Fast ForWord sooner. It could have helped countless students.
Another personal reason that I became a Fast ForWord provider is that three generations of women before me have slipped away into dementia later in life. Since cognitive function is the key to a vibrant and fulfilling life, I am committed to doing everything possible to protect myself, my three daughters, and three granddaughters from repeating their cycle. Dr. Michael Merzenich, who developed the Fast ForWord program, has been a vocal advocate for the idea that cognitive decline, including Alzheimer’s can be mitigated or even reversed through targeted brain training. I am very hopeful!
I am very excited to begin this journey of helping people improve their lives. So let’s press the Fast ForWord button and begin!
Warm Regards from your Fast ForWord provider and coach,
Carol Matthews Gillen
Fast ForWord
ClearFluency