The Alcott Center for Cognitive Enhancement

Individualized, research-based learning programs.

PACE is a twelve-week, intensive program for children ages six through eighteen who demonstrate difficulty with reading, spelling, attention, comprehension and math.  PACE strengthens or develops the underlying thinking processes that support academic skills.  Unlike other learning disabilities programs that focus on specific academic skills, PACE targets the brain's processing speed abilities.  The purpose of the intense PACE program is to establish new neurological pathways, produce significant changes quickly, and to ensure permanent cognitive changes.  Through fast-paced, fun activities, cognitive skills are developed in areas of auditory and visual processing, working memory, processing speed, attention, logic and reasoning, and phonemic awareness.  Skills are highly integrated throughout the program, as successful academic learning requires integration of the skills.

For more detailed information on the PACE program, click: http://alcott.processingskills.com

For sample pre- and post-program test results, click: http://www.thinkalcott.com/pacesamples.htm

Key Benefits

• Trains the entire learning system, not just surface skills.
• Improved processing skills can break down the barriers to the desire to learn, as well as increase the ability to be successful.
• Organization skills are improved, and frustration is reduced.

Did You Know?

Success in learning is more than just "smarts."  Consider the following:

Success and Acceptance

Young children want to succeed in school, to be liked and accepted.  When learning is difficult, they feel something is wrong with them, and this can be devastating.

Struggling and Avoidance

Children with poor processing skills tend to avoid schoolwork, making the cycle hard to break without intervention.

Skill Building, Not Studying

PACE is a training program, not a tutoring program.  It helps a child's brain function more effectively, and targets the specific areas of skill - not just portions of knowledge - where a child demonstrates weakness.

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