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Speed reading as an auditory learner1/4/2024 In the Fast ForWord Foundations/Literacy program the speech sounds, words, and sentences used in the games have been acoustically altered to stretch and emphasize the rapidly changing phonetic elements within natural speech. Since aspects of our brain are changeable or “plastic,” auditory neural pathways and synapses in the brain change as a result of the sensory input and intensive training (called neuroplasticity). This skill, called temporal processing, is an important skill that must be mastered for success in reading and spelling and to perceive an intact auditory message.įast ForWord is designed to treat the underlying neuroprocessing impairment by helping the brain reorganize itself and form new neural connections. The child may not be able to hear all the sounds in blends or be able to determine which sound came first (such as being able to perceive the “t” prior to the “s” in the word “fits” rather than “fist”). It will be hard to distinguish when one sound ends and another begins. The child will have difficulty discriminating the fast sounds of speech (such as recognizing voiced and voiceless sound distinctions in the words “big” and “pig” or subtle differences in where the sounds are made such as “big” and “dig”). If a child cannot hear the first few milliseconds of a speech sound, many sounds will sound alike. This affects the child’s ability to process a sequence of auditory stimuli and subtle timing cues. Often the auditory neurons in the brains of struggling readers do not fire at a fast enough rate to allow the child to hear the first part of a sound and process the rapidly changing acoustic features of speech. Problems hearing subtle differences in speech sounds often leads to difficulty with reading and can contribute to delays in language development. Many children with auditory processing disorder, dyslexia, and language delays have a weakness in auditory temporal processing (the ability to perceive the rapidly changing acoustic features of speech). Why does Fast ForWord work so well?įast ForWord treats the fundamental cause of temporal (timing) processing disorders. Fast ForWord is an evidence-based program backed by independent research that has been and continues to be published in peer-reviewed journals to substantiate its underlying science and results. The program has more than 55 patents in neuroscience and education and more than 250 research studies verifying its effectiveness. No other reading and language intervention program has been as thoroughly researched and reviewed as Fast ForWord. With Fast ForWord students can achieve 1-2 years of reading gains in just 40-60 hours. By strengthening the key pathways in the brain that help children learn, Fast ForWord enables the child to pay closer attention to their teachers, absorb information faster, and remember what they are taught. The exercises play like video games to improve the fundamental cognitive skills of memory, attention, auditory processing, and sequencing, while simultaneously developing English grammar and reading skills. Fast ForWord uses patented technology to work the auditory pathways to retrain the brain to process speech sounds accurately and efficiently in order to make rapid and permanent improvements in language and reading. Reading is not something that the brain does naturally–it’s a system we’ve created that’s based on our language system in the brain.įast ForWord is an online intervention program d eveloped by neuroscientists that directly targets the underlying causes of language and reading difficulty. More than 30 years of research show that weak auditory processing is at the core of most reading struggles. The ability to read starts with how the brain perceives and processes sound. Telepractice Services for Auditory Processing Disorder.Low-Gain Hearing Aids for Auditory Processing Disorder (APD).Deficit Specific Auditory Processing Therapy.ARIA (Auditory Rehabilitation for Interaural Asymmetry).
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