Gemm Learning Announces Scholarship Opportunities for 2016

Westport learning center makes scholarships available for students with APD, Dyslexia, Inattentive ADD and other learning difficulties.

Westport, CT, February 10, 2016 – Gemm Learning, a Westport-based learning center, has announced its 2016 lineup of scholarships—including six new opportunities—for students with learning difficulties.

Since 2013, Gemm Learning has awarded two semi-annual “Dyslexia” scholarships to college-bound students who have struggled with dyslexia throughout their childhood. These scholarships have been renewed for 2016 and the application process is now underway for the Fall ’16 semester.

Beginning this year, Gemm Learning is offering six new “Fast ForWord®” scholarships for students in grades K through 12 who reside in Fairfield County. This scholarship is available to younger children who have been diagnosed with a learning difficulty such as auditory processing disorder (also known as CAPD or APD for short), dyslexia, inattentive ADD (ADHD-PI) and autism. Applicants with other challenges including traumatic brain injury (TBI) will also be considered.

Recipients of the “Fast ForWord“ scholarship will gain access to Gemm Learning’s innovative, at-home learning curriculum, which leverages the world-renowned and highly effective Fast ForWord software. The 4-month program will include professional, remote oversight by Gemm Learning’s educational professionals as well as weekly progress reports. Students will be expected to work on exercises at home four days per week and in-center (Westport, CT) one day per week. When in-center, students will work one-on-one with Gemm Learning’s expert program managers and participate in a variety of group learning activities.

Gemm Learning programs, which adapt to the individual student, use neuroscience principles to treat the source of learning difficulties once and for all. The exercises—disguised as computer games—target language processing, phonemic awareness and other cognitive skill gaps that cause almost 90% of reading and learning problems. Students that adhere to the individualized program plan set forth by their Gemm Learning program managers average a 2-year reading gain in just 4 months.

For more information about Gemm Learning and its 2016 scholarship opportunities, please visit www.gemmlearning.com or call 1.877.914.4366

About Gemm Learning

Established in 2006, Gemm Learning provides powerful learning software, at home, with professional oversight. The company helps students overcome struggles associated with auditory processing disorder, dyslexia, inattentive ADD, and other impediments to reading automaticity and confidence.

Gemm Learning is a trusted provider of Fast ForWord® software in the U.S. and Canada. Fast ForWord incorporates cognitive research, neuroscience, linguistics and natural learning science to address the underlying causes of most reading and learning difficulties. The software was developed over the course of 30 years by 4 highly regarded neuroscientists, with input from several world-renowned universities. The software is research-validated, backed by more than 240 studies, 55 patents and used by more than 2 million students in 40 countries.

For more, visit www.gemmlearning.com or call 1.877.914.4366.