Every child deserves a strong foundation in mathematics from an early age, setting them up for success throughout their academic journey. Unfortunately, the education system in the United States falls short in adequately preparing children to understand mathematical concepts. Elephant Math is an innovative approach that makes learning math easier and focuses on a more in depth approach to mathematics.

Elephant Math teaches conceptual understanding of numbers, focusing on the language of mathematics. With this innovative approach, any gaps in understanding will be filled with activities that have been proven, through third-party research, to be more effective than traditional classroom methods. The Elephant Math program is designed to help your student build their math skills while boosting their confidence in tackling math problems.

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The math programs and resources are designed to engage and inspire children, making math accessible, enjoyable, and relevant. Elephant Math ensures that every child receives the strong math foundation they deserve, unlocking their full potential and creating a brighter future for generations to come.

With a focus on making math fun and engaging, Elephant Learning Math helps students improve their math skills while cultivating a love for the subject. With this program, you can make significant progress by dedicating 10-20 minutes, three times a week. The program consists of counting to advanced Algebra.

This program is designed to supplement any math curriculum, saving you and your childprecious time. With Elephant Math, you don’t have to worry about figuring out what your child needs to work on. The advanced algorithm will assess your child’s knowledge and provide a personalized learning path to help them progress.

With Elephant Math’s real-time reports, we can effortlessly track your student’s progress and collect valuable data on their performance. With this program, your student will gain the confidence and proficiency needed to tackle any math challenge that comes their way.

The Elephant Math curriculum is designed with gamification at its core, delivering mathematical experiences tailored to each student’s individualized level. The curriculum captivates young minds and transforms math into an exciting adventure. With every challenge they conquer, your child will build a strong foundation in mathematics while having a blast! The gamified curriculum ensures that learning is not only effective but also enjoyable.

The system offers a supplemental solution that covers essential topics, making other curriculum items a breeze to understand. With this system, your student will grasp concepts faster and develop a solid foundation for academic success.

Orton-Gillingham is the Gold-Standard approach to teaching reading and writing skills that are specifically tailored for students who have difficulty learning to read. This method provides learners with the knowledge and strategies they need to become successful readers, spellers, and writers. The Orton-Gillingham approach is a reading method using direct, explicit, multisensory, structured, sequential, diagnostic, and prescriptive way to teach literacy when reading, writing, and spelling to students with dyslexia as these skills do not develop with the same automaticity that the regularly functioning reading brain does. The strength of Orton-Gillingham lies in its multi-sensory approach as it uses auditory, visual, kinesthetic and tactile elements such as gestures and repetition to engage students while they learn fundamental literacy skills.

The Science of Reading combines research findings from psychology, linguistics, education, neuroscience, and other fields to better understand how humans learn to read. This research informs educators as they teach children critical foundational literacy skills, such as phonemic awareness or spelling. With this research informing teaching methods and practices, students have opportunities to build higher order thinking skills with confidence in their literacy development through the Orton Gillingham approach.
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Phonograms, which are essential components of language, provide a valuable tool for developing reading and writing abilities. Proficiency in phonograms improves reading, spelling, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension, fostering confidence in reading. While learning phonograms may pose challenges due to irregular patterns or difficulties blending sounds, effective strategies and practice can help students overcome these obstacles and gain a thorough understanding of phonograms, ultimately enhancing their literacy skills.

Phonograms are combinations of letters that represent one specific sound, like /ar/, /eigh/, and /sh/. They serve as a connection between the sounds of spoken language and the symbols in written language. Phonograms play a vital role in phonics instruction, where students learn how letter sounds relate to specific letters or combinations of letters. Through phonogram practice, students strengthen their ability to recognize and decode sounds, ultimately improving their reading and spelling proficiency.

The Orton Gillingham approach has been recognized by the Science of Reading community as the Gold-Standard in reading instruction. Mind Discovery specializes in the Orton-Gillingham approach follows the Science of Reading and emphasizes the importance of phonograms in decoding.

“I Excel” – The Meaning Behind the Name

IXL isn’t just a platform — it’s a promise: “I excel.”

It’s a reflection of our mission at Mind Discovery to help each child grow in confidence and capability, one skill at a time.

Through personalized learning and continuous support, IXL encourages every student to excel in their own way — academically and beyond.

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What is IXL?

IXL is a comprehensive online learning platform with a focus on personalized, adaptive curriculum. Designed to help students achieve success at their own pace, IXL individualizes learning to each child’s unique needs.

Covering core subjects like math, language arts, science, and social studies, IXL offers unlimited practice aligned with Texas Standards. Its Real-Time Diagnostic identifies your child’s strengths and learning gaps, while the Analytics feature gives parents clear insight into progress.

Whether for extra support or focused practice, IXL empowers students and equips teachers at Mind Discovery with the tools for differentiated instruction.

How we use it?

At Mind Discovery, IXL is used as a targeted academic tool once students have built a strong foundation through earlier stages of our curriculum. It supports skill development in both Math and ELA through personalized, adaptive practice.

Curriculum Progression

1. Fast ForWord – All students begin with cognitive and language development.
2. Elephant Math – Once they graduate from Fast ForWord, students move into foundational math development.
3. IXL(At home) Students begin using IXL only after completing both Fast ForWord and Elephant Math.(In Center) Students begin using IXL only after entering the Remediation phase.

Subject Placement & Remediation Use

Before starting IXL, each student takes in-center benchmark assessments in both Math and ELA to determine their strengths and areas for growth.

The lower-scoring subject is assigned for in-center IXL, but only if the student has entered the Remediation Stage.

The higher-scoring subject becomes their at-home IXL focus, but only once they have graduated from Elephant Math.

Example: A student in the Remediation Stage but still finishing Elephant Math will begin in-center IXL in their lower subject, but will not begin IXL at home until they graduate Elephant Math.

In Center IXL (Remediation Stage)

• Students in the Remediation Stage begin practicing IXL in their lower-scoring subject, regardless of whether they’ve started IXL at home
• This provides direct, hands-on support from teachers to build up weaker skills

At-Home IXL

• Only once a student has fully completed Elephant Math can they begin IXL at home
• Their at-home IXL will focus on their stronger subject, supporting continued growth and confidence
• Students complete at-home IXL after their other daily assignments

Strengthening the Body, Eyes, and Brain

Our Mind Discovery Sensory Kit is a personalized comprehensive program to enhance your body and eye functions. Our exercises intelligently combine Primitive Reflex actions with repetitive movements, gradually stimulating the development of both the frontal and visual cortex of your brain. Additionally, our Vision Exercises specifically target the muscles essential for focusing, coordination, and visual perception processing. By incorporating a range of exercises, using our Mind Discovery Process, we effectively strengthen these crucial muscles, ensuring optimal functionality.

In our post assessment analysis, we carefully examined the Primitive Reflexes and Visual Processing results for your child/student. We have specially curated our Sensory Kit to include all the tools necessary for you to use our Mind Discovery Process at home with individualized assignments for accelerated results.

This includes all the non-computerized visual training and Primitive Reflex exercises and our evidence based, researched backed, and student piloted instructions to help address these

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Empowering Focus and Executive Function

Play Attention offers a real breakthrough in self-regulation and executive function. This NASA inspired technology turns cognitive exercises into an interactive game by allowing you to measure your attentive state via constant feedback. With over two decades of experience, this internationally renowned method has been validated through extensive research for its effectiveness.

About 60 percent of children with ADHD in the United States have become adults with ADHD; that’s about 4 percent of the adult population, or 8 million adults.

With our FOCUS assessment, we can properly assess you or your child’s needs and provide a map for future success without medication. Mind Discovery’s comprehensive FOCUS assessment is specifically designed to identify strengths and weaknesses in Executive Functioning Skills such as: sustained attention, processing speed, impulsivity control, inhibitory control, emotional regulation and memory. Additionally this program works with visual and auditory input so that users can filter out everyday distractions more effectively.

Your own personal Mind Discovery Coach will create a unique program catered towards improving strengths while addressing weaknesses – providing the incremental support needed along every step on your journey until all targeted skills are acquired for lasting success!

Our 30-minute sessions are personalized based on the FOCUS assessment to promote executive functioning and self-regulation. Play Attention utilizes an advanced auto-adjust algorithm that adjusts goals during each session ensuring meaningful progress made every step of the way!

Fast and Enduring Results, Using Neuroscience Principles

What is Fast ForWord?

Fast ForWord software works on the root causes of learning delays in students of all ages. ForWord is an online language and reading intervention software that targets learning struggles at their core, providing 1-2 years of gains in 40-60 hours of use. Fast ForWord is a series of computer delivered brain fitness exercises designed to produce dramatic improvement in language, reading, memory, auditory processing, attention, and processing speed (MAPS).

How does the program work?

Fast ForWord uses the principles of neuroplasticity, adapts to each learner and enhances cognition, while simultaneously building language and reading skills. The ability to read starts with how the brain perceives and processes sound and progresses through comprehension. The program builds the brain’s super-highway for reading and learning.

The Science

Reading areas of the brain are being activated after completing Fast ForWord. The evidence overwhelmingly demonstrates student’s improvement in all academics, not just reading. Fast ForWord is the most comprehensively researched intervention of its kind in the world. It’s pretty hard to argue with the top researchers at Stanford. The uniqueness of Fast ForWord stems from the research and science behind it. Researchers used functional MRI technology to clearly show the reading areas of the brain of dyslexia students.

Does this sound like your child?

• Homework takes too long
• Avoids reading
• Difficulties in following directions
• Avoids crowds and loud events
• reading difficulties
• auditory processing disorder (APD)
• speech or language impairment
• mild to moderate autism
• dyslexia
• ADD/ADHD
• a learning disability

Fast ForWord is the world’s most effective reading program that channels neuroscience to provide effective and lasting results for all learners. Fast ForWord is life-changing for elementary school children through college and beyond for students struggling with:

• Reading difficulties
• Auditory processing disorder
• Speech or language impairment
• Mild to moderate autism
• Dyslexia
• ADD/ADHD
• A specific learning disability
• Students struggling with comprehension

Fast ForWord is a reading intervention program uniquely designed to help pre-readers and struggling readers by directly and intensively targeting the areas that need improvement. The program begins by improving the underlying cognitive skills associated with reading struggles.

This brain-based approach results in strong cognitive skills that are core to reading and language, like memory, attention, processing speed, and sequencing.
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Most children will struggle at some point with the Fast ForWord program, so it is essential to have a reading specialist monitor progress. We will be able to determine appropriate interventions and provide support for overcoming any hurdles. We communicate progress weekly and keep you and your child motivated to get quick, amazing results. We are here to mentor your child and will share in their language and reading struggles and celebrate their successes with you!

Schedule a FREE Fast ForWord Consultation call to see how it can change your learner’s experience with reading, school, and overall happiness.

The program is also designed to deliver personalized, intensive practice across a wide range of language and reading tasks to help students make rapid improvement. Fast ForWord improves reading skills by targeting the reading skills of phonemic awareness, phonics, the alphabet, vocabulary, grammar, fluency, and comprehension while improving cognitive skills and executive function.

Fast ForWord is backed by 30+ years of multilevel research. In fact, Fast ForWord is one of the only reading interventions with neuroscience research that has been and continues to be published in peer-reviewed journals with positive outcomes. Fast ForWord is a series of computer-delivered brain fitness exercises designed to produce dramatic language and reading improvements in a variety of student populations by improving memory, attention and processing skills.

The Fast ForWord products support existing curriculum—they don’t replace it. The results throughout the country are dramatic; students can achieve a one- to two-year gain in reading skills in 8-12 weeks!

What kinds of changes might you see after your child starts working on Fast ForWord products?

• Increased self-esteem
• A new excitement towards learning
• Better listening and communication skills
• Improved ability to follow directions
• Improved reading abilities
• Better academic performance

Most parents tell us that their child is extremely bright, but something seems to be holding them back. They’re looking for some way to unlock their child’s true learning potential in the classroom setting.

After a few weeks, 96% of parents report their child is reading better, understanding more, is more focused, completing homework more easily, or has improved in several of these areas simultaneously.

As national Platinum Providers of Fast ForWord, we will be able to determine appropriate interventions and provide support for overcoming any hurdles. Most children will struggle at some point with the Fast ForWord program, so it is essential to have a reading specialist monitor progress. We communicate progress weekly and keep you and your child motivated to get quick, amazing results. We are here to mentor your child and will share in their language and reading struggles and celebrate their successes with you!

The efficacy of the program is entirely dependent on the following guidelines:

• Correct implementation and adherence to the research-based protocols; Thirty minutes aday, five days a week.
• Intervention support when red flags occur to ensure success.
• Completion of the program in a timely manner. Success with Fast ForWord requires consistent effort.

Reading Assistant Plus

Once a student has mastered the foundational skills necessary for independent reading they are ready for Reading Assistant Plus. Reading Assistant Plus is designed to improve vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Oral reading is critical and Reading Assistant Plus is an Innovative online guided reading tool that provides intensive reading practices. Learners use this invaluable tool to read independent texts both silently and aloud, therefore, increasing reading proficiency. Oral reading is critical and Reading Assistant Plus™️ is an innovative online guided reading tool that provides intensive reading practice.

Most children will struggle at some point with the Fast ForWord program, so it is essential to have a reading specialist monitor progress. We will be able to determine appropriate interventions and provide support for overcoming any hurdles. We communicate progress weekly and keep you and your child motivated to get quick, amazing results. We are here to mentor your child and will share in their language and reading struggles and celebrate their successes with you!

Enhancing Functional Vision for a Better Quality of Life

Studies show that the visual system is far more intricate and complex than many realize; it is a harmonized network of mechanisms spread across the brain coordinating basic skills like eye focusing, movement, perception and information processing to create successful visual processing. Your quality of life can be significantly impacted by your vision. The delicate balance between eye muscles and the brain forms your functional vision, so even a slight misalignment could have an unexpected effect on learning.

Despite the fact that 1 in 4 children experience a vision disorder, 50% go undiagnosed and untreated. However, many of these functional issues are correctable with a comprehensive eye exam and doing simple exercises – emphasizing how integral proper eye care is to overall well-being!

Achieving clear vision requires more than just good visual acuity. Despite conventional wisdom, having 20/20 eyesight does not necessarily guarantee healthy vision. The entire brain is responsible for successful visual processing. Without coordination between eye focusing, movements and perception functioning properly, individuals may be unaware of any underlying issues with their eyesight or overall visual performance.

RightEye’s EyeQ test has been cleared by the FDA and uncovers issues with your: Eye Alignment, Depth Perception, Object Tracking, Eye-Hand Coordination, Dynamic VisualFocusing, Visual Perception, Eye Movement, and Visual Integration.

Many students struggle with tracking, focusing, and processing visual information, leading to difficulties in reading, writing, and math. Mind Discovery has found a solution to help these students and the addition of RightEye EyeQ Trainer is an integral part of their process. Mind Discovery’s Method (EYES, EARS. BODY) has a profound impact on child development and the integration of ALL sensory systems crucial for strong brain development. This approach is especially beneficial for students with neurological disorders like ADHD, dyslexia, and visual processing disorder. We are so grateful to be using RightEye in conjunction with our program to make an impact in the lives of their students.

An Unbalanced Neurological System

Recent emerging studies demonstrate that Primitive reflexes are essential to the development of higher-level skills in humans. They are usually present at birth and decline during the early period of infancy, resulting in a variety of states of body and mind. Although invisible to the untrained eye, these reflexes form the basis for development of functions such as learning, thinking, planning, and movement. In other words, primitive reflexes provide the necessary foundation that is required for complex voluntary movements and advanced functions like cognition. Therefore, by understanding how primitive reflexes impact these behaviors, it is possible to identify causes behind deficits as well as facilitate development toward gains in competency.

During the first year of life, each involuntary primitive reflex response gives way to a more voluntary movement (postural reflex), located in the right hemisphere of the brain. This reflex integration is part of the maturing of the central nervous system (CNS).

Primitive reflexes are automatic movements directed from the brainstem and require no cortical involvement (thought). They are needed for survival and development in the womb and in the early months of life. From very early on in utero, primitive reflex movements literally help develop the brain. The movements lay down patterns of neural networks and assist in myelination (connection) of pathways that allow the connection of various areas of the brain. These connections are so important later on for learning, behavior, communication, relationships and emotional well-being.

These primitive reflexes surface in utero and in infancy and become inhibited as the movements do their job and become more practiced and controlled. When a baby has been given the opportunity to develop freely and naturally, the primitive reflexes will integrate and no longer be active. When the primitive reflexes remain active, then many difficulties can emerge.

If the Primitive Reflexes are retained past the first year of life, they can interfere with social, academic, and motor learning. Children with learning disorders, ADHD, autism spectrum, and various other neurodevelopmental disorders are known to have retained primitive reflexes contributing to their symptoms and level of dysfunction.

Retention of primitive reflexes can be caused by a variety of factors. The birth process is a key factor in the integration of these reflexes; therefore, a traumatic birth experience or birth by C-section may lead to retained reflexes. Additional causes can include: falls, traumas, lack of tummy time, delayed or skipped milestones, chronic ear infections, chronic illness or head trauma.

The importance of reaching developmental milestones should not be underestimated. Each child progresses at their own rate, but achieving these milestones on time is vital. Failing to do so can be an early sign of potential challenges. Each milestone plays a crucial role in a child’s growth and establishes the groundwork for early brain development.

Primitive Reflexes are housed in our brain stem. When they are integrated they create the foundation of our nervous system. Integrated reflexes allow our brains to connect to our BODY, therefore we gain emotional control. Individuals with retained primitive reflexes are often in fight-or-flight, anxious, and emotionally reactive.

These are the most common symptoms we see in kids with retained reflexes. Any delay in milestones, can result in delays in development of motor skills, which drives integration of the senses and higher cognitive learning. If a student has trouble learning in school they often have an underdeveloped brain stem. The brain stem develops first through reflex integration, and lays the foundation for the prefrontal cortex, where we think, solve math problems, organize, and memorize.

The Integrated Practice Protocol Physical Program enhances students’ performance in various areas by effectively addressing the root causes of learning difficulties. This scientific program proves to be successful in improving physical, academic, social, and athletic performance.
The Integrated Practice Protocol (IPP) is a scientific approach to learning therapy that directly addresses the root causes of learning problems. IPP specifically examines the connection between a person’s physical abilities and the functioning of their left and right brain hemispheres, which directly impact the learning process. Recognizing the significance of physical abilities in facilitating effective learning, IPP emphasizes the importance of a solid physical foundation to support optimal intellectual development.

The IPP program identifies and trains the root causes of learning difficulties by targeting and enhancing various skills essential to the learning process. These skills include attention span, memory, comparison and contrast thinking, eye-hand coordination, and systems reasoning. By improving these skills, students are able to excel not only cognitively, but also academically,socially and in sports.
When a student is referred to the IPP program, they undergo a comprehensive assessment to determine the reasons behind their learning difficulties. This assessment covers cognitive abilities, sensorimotor functions, and focusing skills. Once the assessment is complete, the results are entered into a program that creates a personalized training plan for the student.
The training plan targets all areas that need improvement and includes a series of exercises focusing on vision and sensory integration. These exercises, such as balancing, crossing the midline, and vision training, are tailored to the individual’s specific deficits. This ensures that the time spent doing IPP exercises is highly effective.

Integrated Practice Protocol exercises are designed to help the physical system build a strong foundation for learning. It is important to note that optimal brain functioning begins with the body. Each student’s IPP training plan is individually created to target any areas of weakness identified in the initial assessment. Through a series of exercises, we aim to enhance sensorimotor skills, visual functions, and auditory processing abilities. As you progress through the IPP training program, you can expect to see improvements in various aspects such as behavior, body awareness, vision skills, and self-confidence, among others.

Some of the exercises included in the program are balance exercises, vision training, auditory processing training, eye tracking activities, posture and gait training, as well as motor skill activities. The primary focus of IPP training exercises is to improve the coordination between the left and right brain hemispheres, ensuring integration and efficient functioning of all cognitive processes.

Mind Discovery’s mission is to make learning easier and more accessible for everyone. By utilizing our SOI program, we are able to improve low learning abilities and enhance strong ones. Our comprehensive range of tests and training materials covers grades pre-k to adult, allowing us to identify and address the root causes of learning difficulties.

The Structure Of Intellect (SOI) theory is a scientific approach to understanding human intelligence. It explores how individuals acquire, assimilate, and process information, which forms the foundation of human learning. Dr. Mary Meeker recognized the valuable application of this theory in diagnosing learning difficulties. Through her research, she discovered that specific intellectual abilities are closely connected to fundamental learning processes. Additionally, she found that these intellectual abilities can be developed and enhanced through education and training.

The close connection between assessment and training sets SOI apart. These assessments measure intellectual abilities, while the training materials strengthen weak abilities and boost strong ones, making SOI unique. SOI Systems is built on the belief that empowering individuals with the skills to learn confidently, accurately, and persistently is the key to success.

To address weaknesses and strengthen skills, the next crucial step involves engaging in remedial exercises. SOI provides a comprehensive range of modules for completion. Each module effectively transforms areas of low ability into areas of higher ability. In order to acquire a particular skill, multiple modules are typically required, often three. Some modules can be completed within the span of an hour, while others may demand several hours of dedicated work.

Individuals possess unique learning styles, and it is essential to cater to these preferences. The SOI method focuses on enhancing various cognitive abilities, including cognition, memory, evaluation, convergent production, and creativity, tailored to the individual’s dominant learning style. Through this approach, individuals will grasp the concepts effectively and efficiently.

Figural intelligence focuses on tangible information that can be directly perceived through sight, hearing, and touch. This type of intelligence primarily involves visual and spatial understanding, but can also encompass auditory and kinesthetic elements. Notably, young children often possess figural learning abilities.

Symbolic intelligence focuses on processing notational information. Unlike figural information that is tangible, symbolic information is abstract.

Semantic content refers to the understanding of concepts and ideas. It plays a crucial role in education, particularly in schools. Students who excel at processing and comprehending the conceptual content of language have a distinct advantage when it comes to learning. On the other hand, students who struggle with grasping these concepts are at a clear disadvantage.

The Structure of Intellect assessment offers a one-of-a-kind approach to identifying and addressing various challenges. This comprehensive tool not only determines the root problem but also provides tailored solutions for improvement. From general academic difficulties to memory skills, reading comprehension, anxiety, following instructions, focus, and behavioral issues, thismethod covers it all. With its ability to target multiple areas, it ensures comprehensive and effective improvement.