Fast ForWord: train the brain to read and learn
Fast ForWord applies neuroscience to build the memory, attention, processing rate and sequencing that reading and learning depend on.
Exercise the brain. Strengthen learning.
Fast ForWord is based on the science of how the brain learns and retains information. It uses principles of neuroscience to exercise and develop the brain's processing efficiency, which academic learning and reading success depend on. Brain plasticity research shows that learning tasks done in a frequent, intense timeframe accelerate learning, and the programme is built on that principle.
Four cognitive skills
Memory
The ability to store information and ideas. It is essential for recognising words, understanding complex sentences and remembering instructions. The programme builds working, short-term and long-term memory.
Attention
The ability to focus on information and tasks and ignore distractions. The programme improves attention and focus.
Processing rate
How fast a student can accurately perceive and manipulate information. In reading, it is how quickly a student tells speech sounds apart and identifies letter and word forms. The programme increases that rate.
Sequencing
Placing details in their usual order, such as the letters in a word or the words in a sentence. The programme improves recognition of the order of sounds, letters and ideas.
Language skills built at the same time
- Phonemic awareness
- Phonics
- Grammar
- Syntax
- Spelling
- Auditory word recognition
- Listening accuracy
- Listening comprehension
- Paragraph comprehension
Four components that make it work
Frequency and intensity
Frequent, intense learning tasks accelerate learning.
Adaptivity
Exercises adjust continuously to each learner's skill level and responses, keeping students challenged but not frustrated.
Simultaneous development
Major cognitive and reading skills grow together, so improvements last.
Timely motivation
Tiered rewards are designed to keep motivation high from start to finish.
What sets it apart
Backed by more than 300 research papers.
Levels are set by current skill, not by age or grade.
Adapts to the pace at which each student learns, and keeps an 80% challenge level so students stay engaged.
Almost 90% tutor-independent, so delivery is consistent even when faculty are absent.
Detailed, customisable reports that track each student's progress.
Credentials
Based on brain plasticity. Approved by What Works Clearinghouse, US Department of Education.
- years of neuro-scientific research
- 30
- research papers
- 300+
- patents, with 21 more pending
- 87+
- students benefit every year
- 10M+
- countries
- 45
Figures from Scientific Learning Corporation, USA.
Results
of reading gains in 40 to 60 hours
Who it is for
Struggling readers in particular, and any student who wants to strengthen the cognitive skills behind learning.
FAQ
What is Fast ForWord?
A programme based on brain science that builds memory, attention, processing rate and sequencing through adaptive exercises.
Which language skills does it build?
Phonemic awareness, phonics, grammar, syntax, spelling, auditory word recognition, listening accuracy and comprehension.
Do students progress by grade?
No. Levels are set by each student's current skill.
Fast ForWord® is a registered trademark of Scientific Learning Corporation.
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