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# Attention
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[Auditory Processing Disorder](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/auditory-processing-disorder), [Attention](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/attention), [Fast ForWord](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword)
### [Ruben Struggled to Read & Pay Attention – How Did Fast ForWord Help?](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/ruben-struggled-to-read-pay-attention-how-did-fast-forword-help)
 [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes)
Rubin was in his first year at school (kindergarten in NSW). His teachers told his mum, Lani, that he was not concentrating, he fidgeted a lot, and he could not complete his work.
He was also having great difficulty with his early reading, struggling to sound out simple sentences like "I am Tim. Tim sits."
Because his older brother Kito\* had benefited from the [Fast ForWord brain training](https://www.learnfasthq.com/programs) exercises a few years ago following an audiologist's recommendation for his auditory processing disorder, Lani decided to have Ruben do the exercises as well.
[Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/ruben-struggled-to-read-pay-attention-how-did-fast-forword-help)
[](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/40-years-research-in-5-hours-the-value-of-improving-attention-and-how)
[Attention](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/attention), [Learning Capacity](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-capacity)
### [40 years research in 5 hours: the “value of improving attention”](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/40-years-research-in-5-hours-the-value-of-improving-attention-and-how)
 [David Stanley](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/david-stanley)
Are you time poor and would like to quickly cover 40 years of research into:
- attention,
- neurofeedback,
- neuroscience and
- how this is being used in schools, sport and business?
You can access just the “nuggets of gold” on the above topics in 5 x 1 hour sessions delivered by 5 industry experts, each of whom is passionate about their subject.
[Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/40-years-research-in-5-hours-the-value-of-improving-attention-and-how)
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[Attention](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/attention), [Brain Science](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/brain-science)
### [Attention, Listening Skills & Fast ForWord - Dr Martha Burns Update](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/attention-listening-skills-and-fast-forword-dr-burns-update)
 [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes)
"Neuroscience now is very interested in attention disorders.", says Dr Martha Burns.
**Dr Martha Burns is a neuroscientist, author of over 100 journal articles and multiple books, and a leading expert on how children learn. She explained:**
"So what we were talking earlier about listening skills, that's the term teachers use. Listening skills. Can the child sit in the classroom and pay attention to me?
Listening skills is auditory attention. One of the great things about [Fast ForWord](http://www.learnfasthome.com.au/how-to-get-started/programs/brain-training/)is it builds auditory attention. One of the best studies that's independent, that it has a control group, is on [auditory attention](http://blog.learnfasthome.com.au/blog/how-can-i-tell-if-my-child-has-auditory-processing-disorder).
[Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/attention-listening-skills-and-fast-forword-dr-burns-update)
[](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/adhd-auditory-processing-disorder-or-specific-language-impairment)
[Auditory Processing Disorder](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/auditory-processing-disorder), [Attention](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/attention), [Learning Difficulties](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-difficulties)
### [ADHD, Auditory Processing Disorder or Specific Language Impairment?](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/adhd-auditory-processing-disorder-or-specific-language-impairment)
 [Devon Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/devon-barnes)
Many of the children I have worked with who have [dyslexia](https://www.learnfasthq.com/dyslexia-symptoms-treatment) also have additional difficulties with processing information and sustaining their attention.
They often have some or many of these challenges:
- Difficulty following verbal instructions
- Need instructions to be repeated
- Slow to process information
- Easily overloaded with auditory information
- Difficulty sustaining attention for learning tasks
- A tendency to daydream
- Easily distracted
- Academic difficulties
These symptoms could indicate that they have one or more of the conditions known as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), auditory processing disorder (APD), or specific language impairment (SLI).
[Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/adhd-auditory-processing-disorder-or-specific-language-impairment)
[](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/10-ways-to-develop-your-childs-brain-for-reading-success)
[Attention](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/attention), [Memory](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/memory), [Reading](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/reading), [Learning Capacity](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-capacity)
### [10 Ways to Develop Your Child's Brain for Reading Success](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/10-ways-to-develop-your-childs-brain-for-reading-success)
 [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes)
Many children struggle with reading, but there are ways parents can help prevent reading difficulties.
Reading researcher, Dr Jennifer Buckingham estimates that as many as 1 million children in Australia are at risk of reading failure.
We know from scientific research that the ability to read is one of the most complex skills we can learn.
[Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/10-ways-to-develop-your-childs-brain-for-reading-success)
[](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/pay-attention-its-harder-than-you-think)
[Attention](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/attention)
### [Paying Attention: It's Harder Than You Think](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/pay-attention-its-harder-than-you-think)
 [Tilly Stevens](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/tilly-stevens)
We might think this is a simple case of distraction. But attention is in fact a much more complex function than most people realise. Do you ever forget what you came into a room to get? Or, have you ever been listening to an audio book only to realise that you stopped paying attention several pages back?
The following article by speech language pathologist and neuroscience educator, [Dr Martha Burns](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEuAJwPghlc), explains attention and describes how we can improve it by specific types of training.
In fact, trying to figure out exactly what attention is, and why some children find it easier than others, especially in school, has been the focus of psychologists for years. As adults, we realise that the ability to attend carefully to a task, ignore distractions and stick with it, is something that takes time for children to develop.
[Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/pay-attention-its-harder-than-you-think)
[](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/your-attention-spotlight-how-you-can-improve-it-for-better-learning)
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### [Your Attention Spotlight: How You Can Improve it for Better Learning](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/your-attention-spotlight-how-you-can-improve-it-for-better-learning)
 [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes)
"Can you please pay attention?"
How often have you, as a teacher or parent, said this?
I'm sure you've done it many times, because you know that your message will not get through to the listener unless they pay attention.
Neuroscientist and attention expert, Dr Steve Miller spoke to [The Learning Capacity Podcast](https://player.whooshkaa.com/shows/the-learning-capacity-podcast) about attention and learning, how we need to turn our brain’s attention spotlight on, and how this essential learning skill can be developed.
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
[Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/your-attention-spotlight-how-you-can-improve-it-for-better-learning)
[](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/how-elaine-finally-found-a-solution-to-her-sons-learning-difficulties)
[Auditory Processing Disorder](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/auditory-processing-disorder), [Attention](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/attention), [Learning Difficulties](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-difficulties), [Comprehension](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/comprehension), [Maths](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/maths), [Learning Capacity Success Stories](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-capacity-success-stories), [Podcasts](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/podcasts)
### [How Elaine Finally Found a Solution to Her Son's Learning Difficulties](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/how-elaine-finally-found-a-solution-to-her-sons-learning-difficulties)
 [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes)
Elliot’s mum, Elaine had been concerned about his learning ever since he started school. Elliott is now aged 10 and in Year 5 at school.
He did not seem to be making progress with learning to read in Year 1, and by Year 3 he was having trouble with literacy concepts, particularly with comprehension. He also struggled to understand maths concepts. He found it difficult to make sense of the relationships between mathematical symbols and what he was meant to do with them.
As a primary school teacher, Elaine saw a discrepancy between her very energetic, able, motivated, and clever-in-many-different-areas little boy, and his lack of learning progress at school. He needed a lot of help to grasp simple concepts in reading and maths.
**Listen to Elaine tell the story in her own words:**
[Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/how-elaine-finally-found-a-solution-to-her-sons-learning-difficulties)
[](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/auckland-uni-reviews-15-programs-for-dyslexia-dyscalculia-adhd)
[Attention](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/attention), [Learning Difficulties](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-difficulties), [Dyslexia](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/dyslexia), [Reading](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/reading)
### [Auckland Uni Reviews 15 Programs for Dyslexia, Dyscalculia & ADHD](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/auckland-uni-reviews-15-programs-for-dyslexia-dyscalculia-adhd)
 [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes)
A team of academics from Auckland University’s Centre for Brain Research and School of Psychology has produced an objective overview of 15 computer-based and group or whole class behavioural intervention programs that are designed to remediate learning disorders.
They point out that advances in the scientific understanding of disorders such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have paved the way for the development of programs aimed at helping the estimated one in five students with these disorders.
[Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/auckland-uni-reviews-15-programs-for-dyslexia-dyscalculia-adhd)
[](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/the-11-behaviours-that-can-help-separate-auditory-processing-disorder-from-adhd)
[Auditory Processing Disorder](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/auditory-processing-disorder), [Attention](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/attention)
### [11 behaviours that separate Auditory Processing Disorder from ADHD](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/the-11-behaviours-that-can-help-separate-auditory-processing-disorder-from-adhd)
 [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes)
Do you have a child who has trouble paying attention? Has anyone suggested they might have [Attention Deficit Disorder](https://www.learnfasthq.com/how-we-help) (commonly referred to as ADD or ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder).
You won’t know for sure unless your child has an assessment by a trained professional.
What you should know, however, is that ADD/ADHD is often mistaken for Auditory Processing Disorder (APD).
[Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/the-11-behaviours-that-can-help-separate-auditory-processing-disorder-from-adhd)
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