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When both mind and body are in motion, you enhance learning. This concept, borne out by research, is currently being embraced by schools across the country. If the thought of students playing video games in class comes to mind, you’re exactly right.
It may sound like “fun and games,” but as many parents will tell you, it can be the answer to their prayers.
Lyn Goodwin, a teacher and a mom, knows what it is like to experience the heartache of watching your child struggle in school. She and her husband Kirk set out on a quest to find the best teaching methods to help students learn, recognizing every student has their own unique learning style. Their personal mission became their occupation.
Today, these two “professional students” are the co-founders of S.U.P.E.R. Learning Center. The center, which occupies the 33,000 square-foot former Lakemore Elementary School, offers three educational tracts: one-on-one tutoring, gifted programs and specialized training for children with special needs. The center has both full and part-time students and is staffed by licensed teachers and intervention specialists.
On a typical day at the center you might see students working out on the TRAQ Ltd. TRAZER 3-D Simulator. Kind of like a Wii on steroids, the TRAQ system marries 3-D simulator technology with activity, exercise and learning.
Or how about a video game that helps dyslexic students learn to recognize and distinguish between sounds? It called Fast ForWord. The program uses neurological theory to help those with learning and reading problems. The center has seen phenomenal success with the program.
“This is a program that can strengthen memory and attention. There is a wide range of students who have had success with it, not just those with cognitive delays, but students with ADHD as well,” says Lyn.
While the combination of physical and cognitive learning is a new movement afoot in education, the center has been quietly advocating it for years. S.U.P.E.R. is one of only two schools in Northeast Ohio using the TRAQ.
“Physical cognitive skills training integrates both sides of the brain and it engages the senses,” says Lyn. “It is particularly helpful for those with cognitive delays or who are on the autistic spectrum. But for any student it creates a larger margin of retention.”
Lyn and Kirk have spent countless hours of research and testing to find the best methods for teaching students. The result is the center’s customized learning programs, which cover the needs of students who are gifted, who struggle in a particular subject and those with learning challenges such as ADHD, autism, speech and language disabilities, stroke and brain trauma and Aspergers.
When both mind and body are in motion, you enhance learning. This concept, borne out by research, is currently being embraced by schools across the country. If the thought of students playing video games in class comes to mind, you’re exactly right.
It may sound like “fun and games,” but as many parents will tell you, it can be the answer to their prayers.
Lyn Goodwin, a teacher and a mom, knows what it is like to experience the heartache of watching your child struggle in school. She and her husband Kirk set out on a quest to find the best teaching methods to help students learn, recognizing every student has their own unique learning style. Their personal mission became their occupation.
Today, these two “professional students” are the co-founders of S.U.P.E.R. Learning Center. The center, which occupies the 33,000 square-foot former Lakemore Elementary School, offers three educational tracts: one-on-one tutoring, gifted programs and specialized training for children with special needs. The center has both full and part-time students and is staffed by licensed teachers and intervention specialists.
On a typical day at the center you might see students working out on the TRAQ Ltd. TRAZER 3-D Simulator. Kind of like a Wii on steroids, the TRAQ system marries 3-D simulator technology with activity, exercise and learning.
Or how about a video game that helps dyslexic students learn to recognize and distinguish between sounds? It called Fast ForWord. The program uses neurological theory to help those with learning and reading problems. The center has seen phenomenal success with the program.
“This is a program that can strengthen memory and attention. There is a wide range of students who have had success with it, not just those with cognitive delays, but students with ADHD as well,” says Lyn.
While the combination of physical and cognitive learning is a new movement afoot in education, the center has been quietly advocating it for years. S.U.P.E.R. is one of only two schools in Northeast Ohio using the TRAQ.
“Physical cognitive skills training integrates both sides of the brain and it engages the senses,” says Lyn. “It is particularly helpful for those with cognitive delays or who are on the autistic spectrum. But for any student it creates a larger margin of retention.”
Lyn and Kirk have spent countless hours of research and testing to find the best methods for teaching students. The result is the center’s customized learning programs, which cover the needs of students who are gifted, who struggle in a particular subject and those with learning challenges such as ADHD, autism, speech and language disabilities, stroke and brain trauma and Aspergers.
“We have dedicated ourselves to understanding as much as we can about how the brain functions – how it processes and how to apply this knowledge to make learning easier,”said Lyn. “We want to help children overcome challenges. Part of that mission is to make learning fun again.”
S.U.P.E.R. Learning Center has three distinct educational tracts – specialized training for children with special needs, one-on-one tutoring and gifted programs. The center uses a whole-body approach to stimulate the physical and the cognitive to unlock the abilities in every learner. Learning is a life-long process. As educators and professionals, we’re committed to helping children overcome life’s challenges and dedicating ourselves to understanding as much as we can about how our brains function and develop. It is our mission to make learning fun again.
