Unlocking Learning Potential

February 2011

In case you missed the announcement, our new e-commerce website went live early January 2011. What a way to begin the New Year! We are still working out glitches as they come up, so if you find any we would appreciate your help. You can now order products and pay for services online.

NEW WEBSITE: www.centerforneurodevelopment.com

In this issue: What’s Happening at the Center?

                    What we do at the Center?

                    New Book Available: Rounding the Bases: Chris Learns to Read

Featured Article: Multisensory Approaches to Teaching Reading: A Neurodevelopmental

Review by Maggie Dail

What’s Happening at the Center?

Our free introductory seminar usually occurs on the 2nd Monday of the Month at 6:00 p.m. We are changing the locations to 8323 95th St SW. (New Location). We are available to do these seminars at your location and to your group. Contact us for details. Future dates at the Center:

January 24 (4th Monday)

February 14 (2nd Monday)

March 14 (2nd Monday)

Those who attend may choose a number of options including:

Neurodevelopmental Screenings – up to 30 minutes; $40.00

 Neurodevelopmental Screening – (auditory and visual processing; dominance; gross motor)

 Attend the 2nd Monday of the month Free Introduction to the Neurodevelopmental approach.

 Follow-up Seminar for all participating families – to explain results ofscreening and mini-plan of action.

 Mini-Plan of Action – about 30 minutes of daily activities; for those who follow through a minimum of 80%; reporting every month and upgrade to another of the non-test assessment plus or neurodevelopmental evaluation administered by our resident neurodevelopmentalist within 6 months, they will get a $40.00 discount on the upgraded service.

Brain Development and Learning – Beginning Soon!

Learn how to apply what we know about brain development

for learning reading, math and other subjects.

Brain Development and Reading – February 28 at 6:00 p.m.

Brain Development and Math – April 25 at 6:00 p.m.

Brain Development and Other Subjects – May 23 at 6:00 p.m.

What do we do at the Center for Neuro Development?

    1. FREE information regarding the neurodevelopmental approach to unlocking learning challenges in the following ways:

            a. Website with links and articles:www.centerforneurodevelopment.com.

            b. Free monthly e-newsletter, Unlocking Learning Potential.

            c. Free monthly informational seminar – 2nd Monday of the month. See above.

            d. Occasional workshops on Brain Development and Learning. See dates above for the next series.

    2. Conduct evaluations / assessments – finding missing pieces in development.

    3. Design individual neurodevelopmental plans (with complete evaluation), mini-plans (with non-test assessments plus) and screenings plans        (with screenings).

    4. Teach parents how to implement these plans to do at home; implement the plans for the parents in the Center or a combination of the two.

    5. Sell materials useful for students on plans and homeschool curriculum.

        www.centerforneurodevelopment.com

    6. Provide other services for independent homeschoolers and Academy Northwest students: www.homeschoolhelps.com;

        www.academynorthwest.net.

We are now enrolling for winter classes and scheduling for homeschool testing, Braining Training / Individual ANW credits - and neurodevelopmental evaluations. Contact us regarding our classes or look on our website: www.homeschoolhelps.com

We have been concentrating on the subject of Reading in our newsletter for a while. In March, the final article on Reading will be “The Neurodevelopmental Approach to Reading”. In April we plan to switch topics: Brain Research. In 2006, the first edition of our book came out: Getting to First Base: Chris Struggles to Read. This second edition has a new title and additional Bonus material for parents. The introductory price for Rounding the Bases: Chris Learns to Read is $13.95. While our supplies last of the first edition, the clearance price is only $10.00. Now that the new edition is available owners of the first edition may request the additional Bonus material by e-mail. To get your copy of Getting to First Base: Chris Struggles to Read or Rounding the Bases: Chris Learns to Read you may order online: www.centerforneurodevelopment.com

Featured Article:

Multisensory Approaches to Teaching Reading:

A Neurodevelopmental Review

by Maggie Dail, M.A. CND

In this article, Dail briefly introduces five multisensory approaches to teaching reading that are each, to some extent, based on the Orton-Gillingham Approach. She concludes the article by recommending four questions that you should ask yourself before investing in any multisensory approach to teaching reading or any other discipline. Click on the link to read this article: Multisensory Approaches to Teaching Reading: A Neurodevelopmental Review