LearningRx Assesses Phonemic Awareness - A Foundational Skill for Reading Success

LearningRx is announcing that they provide phonemic awareness assessments at all of their learning centers. Careful study and research proves that phonemic awareness is a foundational cognitive skill necessary for reading success.

Colorado Springs, Colorado (PRWEB) November 16, 2006 -- LearningRx is announcing that they provide phonemic awareness assessments at all of their learning centers. Careful study and research proves that phonemic awareness is a foundational cognitive skill necessary for reading success. In over 18 years of development, LearningRx has helped thousands of students achieve dramatic improvements in reading and comprehension by targeting the improvement of cognitive skills like phonemic awareness. A phonemic awareness assessment is the first step in overcoming this difficulty. Their website www.learningrx.com provides further information.

Phonemic awareness is the ability to blend, segment, and manipulate sounds. Most young children have mastered the spoken language by kindergarten; but they tend to not realize that speech is derived from discrete words. Children at kindergarten age typically have no cognitive concept that words are made up of syllables, which are broken down into smaller units called phonemes. A child who struggles with hearing or segmenting the phonemes will struggle with early reading acquisition and ongoing reading fluency.

"Without strong phonemic awareness, reading fluency and comprehension will always be a struggle," says Dr. Ken Gibson, Founder and CEO of LearningRx. "We specialize in identifying weak phonemic skills and customize one-on-one cognitive training to strengthen those weaknesses. Our results are proven and guaranteed."

LearningRx has educational training centers located around the United States helping children overcome reading struggles. Details on testing center locations are available online at www.learningrx.com.

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