Equipping students with the tools they need to become independent learners
Educational therapy is one on one individual therapy that addresses the underlying causes of learning disabilities by addressing the cognitive, perceptive, and emotional components of a student so that the framework for academics can be strengthened for success and independence in the classroom. We believe that all students can learn as the brain is modified.
Our Services
National Institute for Learning Development is a researched based program that differs from institutional tutoring in that it addresses each student’s cognitive and perceptual weaknesses with individualized and intensive mediated learning that is language based, similar to speech therapy or occupational therapy.
Our Students
We service students throughout the Birmingham, Alabama area, ages 4 through twelfth grade, that struggle in the classroom with dyslexia, reading, math, focus, ADHD, organization, staying on task, and cognitive/executive function deficits.
Learning Disability
A learning disability is a deficit in the brain that hinders a student’s ability to learn. Even with average to superior intelligence, a neurological dysfunction can cause a student to have difficulty retrieving information, correctly processing information, or accurately responding to information. If your child fails to learn at a normal rate while employing normal teaching techniques, then it may be time to ask these questions. Is your child having difficulty …
Our Educators
Located in Birmingham, Alabama, our highly trained educators have been commended by the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) for its therapeutic, research-based, individualized approach, grounded in test and observational data, addressing all components of reading within a cognitive developmental framework.
Intelligence is not a static structure, but an open dynamic system that can continue to develop throughout life.
— Reuven Feuerstein