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Friday, February 27, 2009

February 2009

VOLUME 1 ISSUE 10

LATEST NEWS

The Brain that Changes Itself
London & Dublin Talks March 2009
http://www.neuronlearning.eu/index.cfm?page=events...
by Dr. Norman Doidge

Book Cover: The Brain that Changes Itself

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE BRAIN THAT CHANGES ITSELF Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science Norman Doidge, M.D. ** AUTHOR TOUR CONFIRMED ** LONDON: 17 & 18 MARCH 2009 DUBLIN: 19 & 20 MARCH 2009 “A remarkable and hopeful portrait of the endless adaptability of the human brain” OLIVER SACKS
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The IMPACT study; a gold-standard trial
Brain Fitness Program’ works as advertised
http://merzenich.positscience.com/?p=195
by Mike Merzenich

Trainees were more than twice as fast in processing information after they completed Posit Science’s Brain Fitness Program than were active controls. On a standardized assessment battery evaluating overall memory and other cognitive abilities

Google Literacy Project
Brain Apps Programmes
http://www.google.com/literacy/projects.html

A resource for teachers, literacy organizations and anyone interested in reading and education, created in collaboration with LitCam, Google, and UNESCO’s Institute for Lifelong Learning.

http://www.scilearn.com/products/brainapps/index.php

Fast ForWord in the News
www.neuronlearning.eu

East Lancs Reading System rolled out to Wales
http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/news/3568646.East_Lancs_dyslexia_scheme_rolled_out_to_Wales/

School improves fitness through brain science
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_11653696

For more articles see here
http://www.scilearn.com/company/news/media-coverage/index.php

Fast ForWord Training
Certified Practitioner Training Courses
http://www.neuronlearning.eu/index.cfm/page/traini...

Education Professionals can become Fast ForWord programme providers by taking our Certified Practitioners training course. Upon completion you will be able to provide your students and clients with the services they need to improve a variety of cognitive processing, and reading and language issues.

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CONTENTS

The Brain that Changes Itself

The IMPACT study; a gold-standard trial

Google Literacy Project

Fast ForWord in the News

Fast ForWord Training

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