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title: The Learning Success Blog | Peter Barnes (2)
description: "Peter Barnes has diverse background and experience that ranges from adult education & training in a human resources context, through learning & business innovation, to the leadership of large organisations. He has also worked in finance journalism, accountancy, and digital marketing.
\nPeter has been involved with the LearnFast Group since 2003, when he joined his wife, Devon, to help her manage the growth in the numbers of schools and individuals using LearnFast’s educational software programs to address language and literacy challenges for learners of all ages.
\nPeter is a passionate snow skier and has a wide range of interests – from mirror neurons, to American politics (and many others!). Peter has a vision for improving the education of future generations through the innovative and creative use of emerging technologies. (2)"
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# Peter Barnes
#### Peter Barnes has diverse background and experience that ranges from adult education & training in a human resources context, through learning & business innovation, to the leadership of large organisations. He has also worked in finance journalism, accountancy, and digital marketing. Peter has been involved with the LearnFast Group since 2003, when he joined his wife, Devon, to help her manage the growth in the numbers of schools and individuals using LearnFast’s educational software programs to address language and literacy challenges for learners of all ages. Peter is a passionate snow skier and has a wide range of interests – from mirror neurons, to American politics (and many others!). Peter has a vision for improving the education of future generations through the innovative and creative use of emerging technologies.
[](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/fast-forword-endorsed-as-one-of-the-most-powerful-reading-tools-on-the-market)
[Fast ForWord](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword), [Learning Capacity](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-capacity)
### [Fast ForWord Endorsed As One Of The Most Powerful Reading Tools](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/fast-forword-endorsed-as-one-of-the-most-powerful-reading-tools-on-the-market)
 [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes)
The [Fast ForWord](https://www.learnfasthq.com/programs)reading and language program has received an official re-endorsement from the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE). Fast ForWord’s CASE endorsement now enters its 7th year and will extend through December 2024. Read the [Businesswire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220112005833/en/Fast-ForWord-Endorsed-by-Council-of-Administrators-of-Special-Education) announcement here
Developed for struggling readers, Fast ForWord is a unique 3-in-1 program that simultaneously develops reading, cognitive, and social-emotional learning skills to efficiently build reading and learning skills. Included in the Fast ForWord suite of exercises is [Reading Fluency](https://www.learnfasthq.com/programs), an innovative guided reading tool that uses speech verification technology to support and listen to students as they read aloud, acting as a guided reading coach.
[Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/fast-forword-endorsed-as-one-of-the-most-powerful-reading-tools-on-the-market)
[](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/make-educational-neuroscience-work-in-your-school-7-tips)
[Brain Science](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/brain-science), [School](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/school), [Learning Capacity](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-capacity), [For Principals](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/for-principals)
### [7 Tips - Make Educational Neuroscience Work in Your School](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/make-educational-neuroscience-work-in-your-school-7-tips)
 [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes)
Educators and schools around the world are increasingly using the knowledge, techniques, and programs developed from a new understanding of how our brains learn. They are applying neuroscience in their classrooms.
**Why?**
As an educator, you might be asking yourself why would I do this in my school?
Here are some reasons why. Educational neuroscience can:
[Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/make-educational-neuroscience-work-in-your-school-7-tips)
[](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/how-to-improve-your-childs-social-skills)
[Social & Emotional Learning](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/social-emotional-learning)
### [How to Improve Your Child’s Social Skills](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/how-to-improve-your-childs-social-skills)
 [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes)
Are you concerned your child's social skills may not be up to scratch?
Here you will find some strategies, tips and activities to help your children improve their social skills. You will also learn where to look for online programs and professional help. And if you want to dive deeper into the topic, there are some links to resources from around the world.
[Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/how-to-improve-your-childs-social-skills)
[](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/elements-newest-addition-to-the-fast-forword-literacy-program-for-secondary-readers)
[Reading](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/reading), [Fast ForWord](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword), [Artificial Intelligence](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/artificial-intelligence)
### [Elements - Newest Addition to the Fast ForWord Literacy Program for Secondary Readers](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/elements-newest-addition-to-the-fast-forword-literacy-program-for-secondary-readers)
 [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes)
Elements is a new addition to the [Fast ForWord Literacy program](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hubfs/FFW-Secondary-School-Brochure.pdf) for secondary readers. The four exercises in Elements I and the five exercises in Elements II are designed to deliver the rewards, instant feedback, and socially safe learning environment that adolescent learners need to stay motivated and become college and career ready learners and readers.
[Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/elements-newest-addition-to-the-fast-forword-literacy-program-for-secondary-readers)
[](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/brain-wave-research-fast-forword-aids-language-based-learning-problems)
[Auditory Processing Disorder](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/auditory-processing-disorder), [Brain Science](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/brain-science), [Dyslexia](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/dyslexia), [Fast ForWord](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword)
### [Brain Wave Research: Fast ForWord Aids Language-Based Learning Problems](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/brain-wave-research-fast-forword-aids-language-based-learning-problems)
 [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes)
Do you know what this means?:
"*Brain wave oscillation bands appear to be a major mechanism co-ordinating billions of nerves across different brain regions to perform even basic cognitive tasks such as paying attention to someone who is talking and understanding what they are saying."*
It's about brain science, language learning and reading, and it may help your children or students.
[Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/brain-wave-research-fast-forword-aids-language-based-learning-problems)
[](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/accelerate-learning-with-the-new-fast-forword-component-reading-comprehension)
[Fast ForWord](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword)
### [Accelerate Learning: Fast ForWord's New Reading Comprehension Program](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/accelerate-learning-with-the-new-fast-forword-component-reading-comprehension)
 [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes)
If you’d like your child or students to be a better reader then Fast ForWord Reading Comprehension program could help.
The exercises work on the underlying skills of Working Memory, Attention,Processing and Sequencing this helps all learning becomes easier.
What to expect from Reading Comprehension
[Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/accelerate-learning-with-the-new-fast-forword-component-reading-comprehension)
[](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/dyslexia-symptoms-treatment)
[Dyslexia](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/dyslexia)
### [Dyslexia - Symptoms & Treatment](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/dyslexia-symptoms-treatment)
 [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes)
**What is the best treatment for my child’s dyslexia? How can we improve his/her progress [learning to read](http://www.learnfastforschools.com.au/benefits-2/students/benefits/learning-read/)?**
To get answers to this question, LearnFast recorded a video interview with speech language pathologist and dyslexia specialist, [Devon Barnes](http://www.devonbarnes.com/).
Key points from this interview include:
[Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/dyslexia-symptoms-treatment)
[](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/new-insights-about-the-autistic-brain-confirm-fast-forword-helps)
[Autism](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/autism)
### [New Insights About the Autistic Brain Confirm Fast ForWord Helps](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/new-insights-about-the-autistic-brain-confirm-fast-forword-helps)
 [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes)
People with autism may simultaneously have too much connectivity in some parts of their brain and poor connectivity in other parts, according to new research from Carnegie Mellon University, USA, published in [Nature Neuroscience](http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v18/n2/full/nn.3919.html) in January 2015.
The research compared brain scans from a group of people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and brain scans of a control group with normally developing brains. The resting brains of the control group looked very similar to each other whereas the scans of the brains in the autistic group were all different. They showed unique patterns of connectivity, different patterns of excess or poor connectivity in each brain.
[Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/new-insights-about-the-autistic-brain-confirm-fast-forword-helps)
[](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/student-learning-capacity-the-missing-link-in-education)
[Learning Capacity](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-capacity), [For Principals](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/for-principals)
### [Building Student Learning Capacity - The Missing Link in Education](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/student-learning-capacity-the-missing-link-in-education)
 [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes)
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if all the students you teach would pay attention and more easily “get” what you are teaching them?
That’s impossible, you might say. Perhaps it is, but it’s not impossible to improve the attention and ability to learn for every one of your students. Listen to this podcast “Student [Learning Capacity](https://www.learnfasthq.com/teacher) – The Missing Link in Education” to find out how.
**Welcome to the concept of being able to change the learning capacity of students.**
[Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/student-learning-capacity-the-missing-link-in-education)
[](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/8-months-language-literacy-gains-in-2-months-gold-standard-research-study)
[Fast ForWord](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword), [Learning Capacity Success Stories](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-capacity-success-stories)
### [8 months language & literacy gains in 2 months: gold standard research study](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/8-months-language-literacy-gains-in-2-months-gold-standard-research-study)
 [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes)
Can you get your struggling students to achieve 4 times the reading growth you would normally expect from 2 months of teaching?
One group of primary and early high school students did last year.
Read how in the article below, reproduced from [The Science of Learning Blog.](https://www.scilearn.com/new-research-shows-accelerated-reading-growth-in-boone-county-ky/)
[Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/8-months-language-literacy-gains-in-2-months-gold-standard-research-study)
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