--- title: The Learning Success Blog | Learning Capacity description: Learning Capacity | The Learning Success Blog --- - [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 # Learning Capacity [![](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/learn-ga9a09e839_1920.jpeg?height=200&name=learn-ga9a09e839_1920.jpeg)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/9-tips-to-improve-how-you-learn-your-learning-capacity) [Brain Science](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/brain-science), [Learning Capacity](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-capacity) ### [9 Tips to Improve How you Learn & Your Learning Capacity](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/9-tips-to-improve-how-you-learn-your-learning-capacity) ![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 ask teachers and parents, and even some older students, for tips on how best to learn, you will get lots of advice. Some based on their personal experience  - what worked for them - some on what they have seen work for students and some derived from research. In his book "[How We Learn – The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why it Happens](http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/221559/how-we-learn-by-benedict-carey/)”, Benedict Carey includes some tips based on scientific research. Of the nine tips below, the first eight come from Carey’s book and I have added a ninth: Increase Your Brain’s Capacity to Learn. Here are the tips: [Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/9-tips-to-improve-how-you-learn-your-learning-capacity) [![](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/banner%20background-g8c9b096c1_1920%20brain-1.jpeg?height=200&name=banner%20background-g8c9b096c1_1920%20brain-1.jpeg)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/5-essentials-for-effective-neuroscience-learning-capacity-programs) [Brain Science](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/brain-science), [Learning Capacity](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-capacity) ### [5 Essentials for Effective Neuroscience Learning Capacity Programs](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/5-essentials-for-effective-neuroscience-learning-capacity-programs) ![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) How do educators sort through the hype surrounding brain-based "neuroscience" learning programs? Parents and educators have been seeing the benefits for students using well designed, research based brain training programs to improve their learning capacity. This has led more and more distributors of educational products to jump on the bandwagon and promote their products as "neuroscience based". So if you have been noticing more advertisments, emails and other promotions using the terms "neuroscience" and "brain-based" as a basis for their products, how do you know what are valid claims and what is simple opportunistic use of these labels? [Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/5-essentials-for-effective-neuroscience-learning-capacity-programs) [![](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/3D%20person%20winning%20a%20trophy%20isolated%20over%20a%20white%20background-1-1.jpeg?height=200&name=3D%20person%20winning%20a%20trophy%20isolated%20over%20a%20white%20background-1-1.jpeg)](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) ![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) 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/hs-fs/hubfs/hands%20up%20classroom%20uniform%20iStock_000059501620-2.jpeg?height=200&name=hands%20up%20classroom%20uniform%20iStock_000059501620-2.jpeg)](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) ![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) 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/hs-fs/hubfs/AI%20Assistant-1.jpeg?height=200&name=AI%20Assistant-1.jpeg)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/artificial-intelligence-a-dummys-guide) [School](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/school), [Learning Capacity](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-capacity), [Artificial Intelligence](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/artificial-intelligence) ### [Artificial Intelligence & Learning (a dummy’s guide)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/artificial-intelligence-a-dummys-guide) [Moya Gibb-Smith](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/moya-gibb-smith) Speaking almost **sixty six years** ago Professor **John McCarthy, one of the founding fathers of AI said** at the Dartmouth University conference 1956 , “Every aspect of learning... can in principle be so precisely described that a machine can be made to simulate it.”  **Stephen Hawking, the famous theoretical physicist,** said “Every aspect of our lives will be transformed by AI” and it could be “the biggest event in the history of our civilisation”. [Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/artificial-intelligence-a-dummys-guide) [![](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EPS%20webinars-1.png?height=200&name=EPS%20webinars-1.png)](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) ![Picture of http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/363641/David\_Stanley.jpg](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/David_Stanley.jpg?width=30&name=David_Stanley.jpg) [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) [![](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hub/363641/file-961366765.jpg?height=200&name=file-961366765.jpg)](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) ![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) 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/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/Brainwave%20HiRes%20(3)-1.jpeg?height=200&name=Brainwave%20HiRes%20(3)-1.jpeg)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/educational-neuroscience-a-wave-of-change-for-teachers-students) [Brain Science](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/brain-science), [Learning Capacity](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-capacity), [Educational Neuroscience](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/educational-neuroscience), [For Principals](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/for-principals) ### [Educational Neuroscience:  A Wave of Change for Teachers & Students](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/educational-neuroscience-a-wave-of-change-for-teachers-students) ![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) Is educational neuroscience a legitimate area of knowledge which can help teachers and students, or is it mostly "neurobabble" as some articles in the [Melbourne Age](http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/children-with-learning-difficulties-need-programs-based-on-science-not-anecdote-and-neurobabble-20150902-gjdhp6.html) and in [The Conversation](http://theconversation.com/so-much-talk-about-the-brain-in-education-is-meaningless-47102?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Weekend+Conversation+-+3375&utm_content=The+Weekend+Conversation+-+3375+CID_4118e008986a67ccfada679e27f0e800&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=So%20much%20talk%20about%20the%20brain%20in%20education%20is%20meaningless) have recently suggested? The authors of both these articles correctly point out that there is an increasing amount of brain-based language in education discussions. And also that much of the 'brain' and 'neuro' language being used has little scientific basis. But that does not mean all discussion of the role of neuroscience in education should be dismissed as useless "neurobabble". In fact educational neuroscience is now a recognised scientific discipline which is being studied in some of the world's leading universities including Stanford, Columbia and Vanderbilt in the USA and Cambridge University in the UK. [Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/educational-neuroscience-a-wave-of-change-for-teachers-students) [![](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/books-g3272fd212_1920.jpeg?height=200&name=books-g3272fd212_1920.jpeg)](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) ![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) 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. 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