Archive | January, 2010

Pendulum Ball & Perceptual Motor Skills with Balance Board

How to adjust the distance between the Belgau Balance Board and the arc of the pendulum ball is a common question for those starting to use the program. The following answer to an email question from a new client should be helpful.
“The pendulum ball should swing out and back to ABOUT the belly button height [...]

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Two Reseach Articles of Interest

Just read two articles of some interest. This first article (from the site www.scienceblog.com) describes new research observations on children with Attention Deficit indicating
a disconnection between the center of the brain that allocates attention and the visual processing regions…
One of the core strengths and objectives of Learning Breakthrough is exactly the type of efficient brain [...]

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LBP Testimonial Page Updated - Finally!

Thrilled to say that after a few module choices, we finally put some updated and compelling testimonials (in several sections) onto the site here: Dyslexia, Autism and Attention Deficit Testimonials.
The range of learning challenges that LBP has helped with over the years is fairly, if not completely, represented with this batch of testimonials. We also [...]

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Video of Demonstration of Program

2 minutes and 28 seconds of program details including video samples of each of the program’s equipment types, balance board and user friendly video and instruction manual.

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Belgau book excerpt: body movement defined by brain processes and vice versa

From the upcoming release of A Life In Balance: Discovery of a Learning Breakthrough

The Still-Missing Core

“One of the basic principles of a two-engine airplane is the synchronicity between the two engine systems that are fixed on either side of the plane. If one engine puts out more thrust than the other, it causes problems in [...]

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Learning Breakthrough General Description

Learning Breakthrough was developed to address foundational brain processing and strengthen the weak cognitive skills of students who are not meeting the demands of classroom work or adults that have struggled with learning challenges (or are involved in TBI or stroke rehabilitation) as well as those working to reduce the natural cognitive declines experienced as [...]

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Facebook for kids - teachable moments in the age of social media parenting.

This article on Business Week’s parenting site (working parents-and Facebook for preteens) resonated with us on several levels as the description of the challenges facing the parents of pre-teens were an exact list of the concerns and thoughts that some of our LBP staff have been struggling with!
Its a brave new world and teaching our [...]

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