--- title: The Learning Success Blog | Fast ForWord (2) description: Fast ForWord | The Learning Success Blog (2) --- - [Blog](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog) - [Newsletter](https://www.learningbrainnews.com) - [Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/6bLMNOdd8r3x9Onx9gSubb) - [Free Resources](https://www.learnfasthq.com/free-learning-resources) - [Shop](https://learnfast-products.myshopify.com/) [![LearnFast](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/LearnFast_logo.png?width=150&height=77&name=LearnFast_logo.png "LearnFast")](https://www.learnfasthq.com) - [Programs](https://www.learnfasthq.com/programs) - Results - [The Science](https://www.learnfasthq.com/science) - [The Research](https://www.learnfasthq.com/research) - [Success Stories](https://www.learnfasthq.com/success-stories) - Who we help - [Teacher](https://www.learnfasthq.com/teacher) - [Parent](https://www.learnfasthq.com/parent) - [Business](https://www.learnfasthq.com/business) - [How we help](https://www.learnfasthq.com/how-we-help) - [Connect](https://www.learnfasthq.com/connect) - [Blog](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog) - [Newsletter](https://www.learningbrainnews.com) - [Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/6bLMNOdd8r3x9Onx9gSubb) - [Free Resources](https://www.learnfasthq.com/free-learning-resources) - [Shop](https://learnfast-products.myshopify.com/) # The learning success blog Filter by tag All Fast ForWord Learning Capacity Podcasts Brain Science Learning Capacity Success Stories Auditory Processing Disorder Learning Difficulties Reading Dyslexia For Principals Educational Neuroscience Attention Maths School Autism Spelling Memory Confidence & Resilience English Language Learners Literacy Writing Artificial Intelligence Behaviour Comprehension Adult Brain Fitness Social & Emotional Learning Teaching Posts about # Fast ForWord (2) [![](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/spelling%20their%20iStock_54938596_MEDIUM.jpeg?height=200&name=spelling%20their%20iStock_54938596_MEDIUM.jpeg)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/speling-spieling-spelling-spealing) [Fast ForWord](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword), [Spelling](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/spelling) ### [Speling?  Spieling?  Spelling? Spealing?](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/speling-spieling-spelling-spealing) [Moya Gibb-Smith](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/moya-gibb-smith) For some folk, these words: Speling, Spieling, Spelling, Spealing,  look so similar that it’s very confusing. Which one is the correct one?  Good [spelling](https://www.learnfasthq.com/why-some-kids-cant-spell-is-there-a-better-way-to-teach-spelling) is vital because it allows the writer to focus on what they want to say. It frees up brain space for their ideas to flourish. As children learn to spell, their knowledge of words improves, and this makes reading easier. [Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/speling-spieling-spelling-spealing) [![](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/iStock-641755428school%20classroom%20teacher.jpg?height=200&name=iStock-641755428school%20classroom%20teacher.jpg)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/teacher-saw-student-miracles-with-fast-forword) [School](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/school), [Fast ForWord](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword), [Learning Capacity Success Stories](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-capacity-success-stories) ### [Teacher Saw Student Miracles with Fast ForWord](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/teacher-saw-student-miracles-with-fast-forword) [Moya Gibb-Smith](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/moya-gibb-smith) As an educator who specialised in teaching children to read, I tried lots of different methods. Some worked with some children and some worked with others but there wasn’t one that I could say was super effective. For 3 years I ran a reading group before school which we called Early Birds for the children who needed more help with literacy. We staffed the program with parents and volunteers and every morning before school we would see up to 15 or 16 children for a twenty-minute lesson, one on one. And when we did that, we started to see the children make progress in their reading.  [Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/teacher-saw-student-miracles-with-fast-forword) [![](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Results%20Concept.%20Word%20on%20Folder%20Register%20of%20Card%20Index.%20Selective%20Focus..jpeg?height=200&name=Results%20Concept.%20Word%20on%20Folder%20Register%20of%20Card%20Index.%20Selective%20Focus..jpeg)](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) ![Picture of http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/363641/file-691639901-jpg/Peter_Barnes.106.101.jpg](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hub/363641/file-691639901.jpg?width=30&name=file-691639901.jpg) [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) [![](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/brain-13380341-2.png?height=200&name=brain-13380341-2.png)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/how-to-get-7-months-reading-gains-in-7-weeks) [Fast ForWord](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword), [Learning Capacity Success Stories](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-capacity-success-stories) ### [How to Get 7 Months Reading Gains in 7 Weeks](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/how-to-get-7-months-reading-gains-in-7-weeks) ![Picture of http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/363641/file-691639901-jpg/Peter_Barnes.106.101.jpg](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hub/363641/file-691639901.jpg?width=30&name=file-691639901.jpg) [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes) One of the largest school systems in the USA state of Alabama achieved average reading level gains of seven months in only 35 days. Students in 17 primary schools used a systemic, research-proven approach to reading intervention that developed cognitive skills essential to reading and learning. “We felt that helping students with skills like memory, attention, and processing would be beneficial to their learning in any subject and have a greater impact on achievement. Our data so far has supported that belief, ” says Tim Solley, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction and Academic Accountability. [Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/how-to-get-7-months-reading-gains-in-7-weeks) [![](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/circuit-board-g1d885e11e_1920.jpeg?height=200&name=circuit-board-g1d885e11e_1920.jpeg)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/what-is-fast-forword123) [Fast ForWord](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword), [Learning Capacity](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-capacity) ### [What is Fast ForWord123?](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/what-is-fast-forword123) ![Picture of http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/363641/file-691639901-jpg/Peter_Barnes.106.101.jpg](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hub/363641/file-691639901.jpg?width=30&name=file-691639901.jpg) [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes) Fast ForWord123 (**FFW123**) is a unique 3 step, evidence-based method for increasing students’ capacity to learn. It is a powerfully effective and scientifically validated method for improving learning outcomes where English is the language of instruction. This method blends the best of education technology with empathetic support of human factors and motivation from the “reward economy”. It builds cognitive skills essential for learning, and simultaneously improves the four components for learning-in-the-English-language: listening, reading, writing and speaking. **Scientists built & evolved FFW123 on 45 years of research** [Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/what-is-fast-forword123) [![](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/brain-78440_1280.jpeg?height=200&name=brain-78440_1280.jpeg)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/sarah-2.0-recovering-from-chronic-brain-inflammation) [Brain Science](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/brain-science), [Fast ForWord](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword), [Podcasts](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/podcasts), [Adult Brain Fitness](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/adult-brain-fitness) ### [Sarah 2.0: Recovering from Chronic Brain Inflammation](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/sarah-2.0-recovering-from-chronic-brain-inflammation) ![Picture of http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/363641/file-691639901-jpg/Peter_Barnes.106.101.jpg](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hub/363641/file-691639901.jpg?width=30&name=file-691639901.jpg) [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes) What happens if you suffer chronic brain inflammation?  How does it affect you, physically, emotionally and cognitively? And what can you do to help you recover? Sarah Rasborsek, a young, healthy, successful woman enjoying her life, was stricken by brain inflammation.  Her world was turned upside down. I met her via a Learning Success Podcast interview in February 2019, where she explained what had happened and how difficult her life had become. Now  a little over a year later, Sarah spoke to me again on another episode of the Podcast. She has made significant progress in her rehabilitation. But she explains she will be unlikely to return to how she was before the inflammation. She describes herself as a new Sarah - Sarah 2.0. [Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/sarah-2.0-recovering-from-chronic-brain-inflammation) [![](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Brain_changes_itself_reader_3-png.jpeg?height=200&name=Brain_changes_itself_reader_3-png.jpeg)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/the-brain-that-changes-itself-by-dr-norman-doidge-book-review) [Brain Science](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/brain-science), [Fast ForWord](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword) ### [The Brain That Changes Itself by Dr Norman Doidge: Book Review](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/the-brain-that-changes-itself-by-dr-norman-doidge-book-review) ![Picture of http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/363641/file-691639901-jpg/Peter_Barnes.106.101.jpg](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hub/363641/file-691639901.jpg?width=30&name=file-691639901.jpg) [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes) Dr Norman Doidge's best selling book, “The Brain That Changes Itself” did more than any other to change our view of the brain’s ability to “rewire”. While Dr Doidge published it over a decade ago, it remains an easily readable, fascinating account of how we came to know that brains are “plastic”. Scientists, educators, and parents had believed brains are “hard-wired” - our abilities are limited by the structures in our brains. In “The Brain That Changes Itself” Dr Doidge explains how that old belief has been replaced by the knowledge of “brain plasticity" – our abilities can be changed and improved by various forms of mental exercises. [Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/the-brain-that-changes-itself-by-dr-norman-doidge-book-review) [![](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/sad%20young%20boy%20in%20library%20IMG_0300-523%20Graphic-2.jpeg?height=200&name=sad%20young%20boy%20in%20library%20IMG_0300-523%20Graphic-2.jpeg)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/primary-teacher-success-for-her-struggling-students-with-fast-forword) [Learning Difficulties](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-difficulties), [Reading](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/reading), [Fast ForWord](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword), [Learning Capacity Success Stories](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-capacity-success-stories) ### [Primary Teacher: Success for Her Struggling Students with Fast ForWord](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/primary-teacher-success-for-her-struggling-students-with-fast-forword) ![Picture of http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/363641/file-691639901-jpg/Peter_Barnes.106.101.jpg](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hub/363641/file-691639901.jpg?width=30&name=file-691639901.jpg) [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes)  "Our results with the Fast ForWord program show overwhelming success," says Tina Morse, Grade Two Teacher. As a teacher and a parent, Tina knows first hand the many challenges struggling learners and readers face. After trying the Fast ForWord123 language and reading program with her son to address [auditory processing](https://www.learnfasthq.com/how-auditory-processing-disorder-and-dyslexia-are-related) and [language impairment](https://www.learnfasthq.com/adhd-auditory-processing-disorder-or-specific-language-impairment) issues, she saw his reading skill level improve eight months in only three months’ time. It was then she realized how much this neuroscience-based program could help students at her school. Read below for a quick summary - there is a link at the end of this summary to the full case study about ***helping students with dyslexia and other reading challenges make rapid gains.*** **One-on-one tutoring plus Fast ForWord123 for struggling readers** The school uses a one-on-one tutoring system based on the Orton–Gillingham multisensory approach to reading instruction. And they also give the struggling students individualised instruction via the [**Fast ForWord123**  ](https://www.learnfasthq.com/what-is-fast-forword123)program for 30 minutes a day. [Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/primary-teacher-success-for-her-struggling-students-with-fast-forword) [![](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/library-g89eb07ea9_1920-1.jpeg?height=200&name=library-g89eb07ea9_1920-1.jpeg)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/anne-donnell-gallipoli-nurses-story-on-new-guided-reading-technology) [Fast ForWord](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword), [Podcasts](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/podcasts) ### [Anne Donnell: Gallipoli Nurse’s Story on New Guided-Reading Technology](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/anne-donnell-gallipoli-nurses-story-on-new-guided-reading-technology) ![Picture of http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/363641/file-691639901-jpg/Peter_Barnes.106.101.jpg](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hub/363641/file-691639901.jpg?width=30&name=file-691639901.jpg) [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes) A 100 year old set of diaries written by a World War 1 Australian nurse, Anne Donnell has become the basis of 19 lessons using e-Book technology designed to help young readers improve their reading fluency and comprehension. First, Anne's diaries became a children's book, ***Anne Threw a Streamer***, written by Jan Leader and Mitch Mitchell. Then the book was specially adapted to the e-Book format on [Clear Fluency](https://www.learnfasthq.com/school-programs-readingassistant), which features voice recognition technology that can provide a class of students with non-judgemental real-time corrective feedback as they read aloud.  Authors, Jan and Mitch spoke to The Learning Capacity Podcast about their family connection to Anne Donnell and how their book includes themes of Australian and World history, feminism, racism and compassion and sacrifice amid terrible suffering. It was fascinating to hear that on her return from the War, Anne became a single mum adopting and raising an aboriginal half-caste girl. [Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/anne-donnell-gallipoli-nurses-story-on-new-guided-reading-technology) [![learning difficulties](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/learning_difficulties.jpg?height=200&name=learning_difficulties.jpg)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/learning-difficulties-terms-explained-16-definitions-for-parents-and-teachers) [Learning Difficulties](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-difficulties), [Reading](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/reading), [Fast ForWord](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword), [Podcasts](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/podcasts) ### [Learning Difficulties: 16 Terms Explained for Parents & Teachers](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/learning-difficulties-terms-explained-16-definitions-for-parents-and-teachers) ![Picture of http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/363641/file-691639901-jpg/Peter_Barnes.106.101.jpg](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hub/363641/file-691639901.jpg?width=30&name=file-691639901.jpg) [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes) If you have a child with language challenges, [reading problems](https://www.learnfasthq.com/how-we-help) or learning difficulties, and you have sought help from their teacher, speech pathologist or other learning professional, you may have heard some unfamiliar terms. Words like phonemic awareness, [auditory processing](http://blog.learnfasthome.com.au/blog/poor-listening-skills-could-it-be-auditory-processing-disorder), listening comprehension and working memory. Listen to Episode 96 of The Learning Capacity Podcast for explanations of 16 common terms used in discussions about learning difficulties. Once you understand these, you should be able to have more productive discussions with your child's teacher or therapists.    [Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/learning-difficulties-terms-explained-16-definitions-for-parents-and-teachers) [Prev](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog) [1](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog) [2](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword/page/2) [3](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword/page/3) [4](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword/page/4) [5](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword/page/5) [Next](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword/page/3) [![LearnFast](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/LearnFast_logo.png?width=150&height=77&name=LearnFast_logo.png "LearnFast")](https://www.learnfasthq.com/) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/LearnFastGroup/) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://au.linkedin.com/company/learnfastgroup) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.youtube.com/user/learnfasteducation) Connect with Us: **Phone:** 02 8467 4888 Email: info@learnfastgroup.com.au --- Copyright © 2026, LearnFast A & NZ [Privacy Policy](https://www.learnfasthq.com/privacy-policy) ![](https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=399243313606159&ev=PageView&noscript=1)