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Revision as of 23:22, 24 July 2017 by Jytdog (talk | contribs) (fix garble, sorry)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Fast ForWord is a family of cognitive training software products marketed as a therapy for strengthening the learning skills of children by by Scientific Learning Corporation. It is marketed for children with a broad range of reading problems, and perhaps other cognitive disorders as well. Fast ForWord software was developed and is commercially distributed
There is no evidence that Fast ForWord is effective in treating children's reading or oral learning challenges.
The Fast ForWord products evolved from the work of a number of scientists, including Michael Merzenich and Bill Jenkins at the University of California, San Francisco, and Paula Tallal and Steven Miller at Rutgers University. This team started the company based on a theory that some children who have language and literacy learning difficulties may have problems rapidly processing sounds, a following theory that cognitive training can improve auditory processing, and the final following theory that this will generalize to improve learning generally.
See also
References
- Begley, S.; Check, E. (1 Jan 2000). "Rewiring your gray matter". Newsweek: 63.
- ^ Strong GK, Torgerson CJ, Torgerson D, Hulme C (March 2011). "A systematic meta-analytic review of evidence for the effectiveness of the 'Fast ForWord' language intervention program". J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 52 (3): 224–35. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02329.x. PMC 3061204. PMID 20950285.
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