What Is Brain Training?

Many academic struggles are the result of weaknesses in one or more of the basic cognitive skills that support learning. Cognitive skills training works to strengthen weak or insufficient cognitive skills so that learning is enhanced.

Cognitive skills are the basic processing functions that enable us to learn. These include attention, memory, auditory and visual processing, logic, and reasoning ability. Unlike academic skills which are taught and relate to knowledge about specific subjects, cognitive skills are the underlying mental abilities necessary to process, analyze, and retain information.

Cognitive skills training focuses on strengthening cognitive deficits so that overall learning ability is improved. In recent years, as awareness has grown regarding the impact of weak cognitive skills on academic performance, the variety and availability of cognitive skills training programs have increased.

Students begin by taking a cognitive skills test . This battery of tests enables us to assess a wide range of cognitive skills so that the specific difficulties affecting a student can be accurately identified.

Using information obtained from the preliminary testing, an individualized program is developed for each student. A private training specialist is assigned to work with students one-on-one for multiple days each week over a 12-15-week period. We use an approach we developed called the R.A.I.S.E Method:

• (R)ewire: Through a series of tried and true learning and cognitive training techniques.
• (A)ffect Behavior: By making students aware of limiting coping mechanisms and by gently modifying undesirable and distracting conduct.
• (I)nspire: Students to success by allowing them to track their improvement and write daily insights.
• (S)upport: Students by scaffolding them to success.
• (E)ncourage: Students to push through their challenge areas to meet their goals.

At MMD we Rewire, Affect, Inspire, Support, and Encourage! We also use a series of non-academic drills, games, and exercises to target the strengthening of a specific cognitive skill. Students average a 1.5 - 3.6 year gain in cognitive skills.

Please contact us to schedule a test and consultation for either yourself or your child. We work with students ages 7-70 years old.
* Testing Prices Begin at $85
* Group Training Discounts Available