Focus Therapy has a
commitment to continuously improve the quality of education and lifelong
productivity of its students. Therefore, we are pleased to announce a special
opportunity from which your child could benefit called the Interactive
Metronome â (IM) Training Program.
IM training uses a computer-based program,
which generates a metronome tone heard through headphones. The student will
attempt to match this beat while performing over 25,000 repetitions of 13
different basic movements.
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Benefits of the
IM training program This program, currently used by over 2000
clinics and schools, is backed by scientific research and has proven
beneficial in effectively improving the following capabilities: ·
Focus/Concentration
(both short-term and long-term; ·
Processing
various types of information more accurately and efficiently; ·
Timing-the
planning and sequencing necessary for coordination and thinking skills. Improvements to these fundamental capacities have shown
direct links to impacting academic and athletic performance as well as
performing arts. Reported academic benefits alone include: ·
Over 1.5
grade level increase in reading fluency ·
Over 1.5
grade level increase in math fluency ·
Over 2.0
grade level increase in processing speed ·
Over 60% of
students in one class experienced an improvement in GPA ·
Improved
scores on standardized tests (i.e. SAT) Child Comments 1.
“I’m A little better in reading and math”. 2.
“I’m a
little better at tests- I don’t know how, I just think I am”. 3.
“I have better
manners when I’m out with my dad”. 4.
“It’s made
me want to try to play the keyboard more”. 5.
After 11th
session: “ I jumped back and forth across a piece of string on the floor 100
times without falling.” 6. After 15th session: “I can
make huge kicks in soccer now.” (Better control with the ball.) |
Please call our office if
you’re interested in or would like more information about Interactive Metronome
â (IM).