--- title: The Learning Success Blog | Writing description: Writing | 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 # Writing [![](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/writing-g72537a99d_1920.jpeg?height=200&name=writing-g72537a99d_1920.jpeg)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/25-improvement-in-writing-skills-in-11-weeks-using-fast-forword123) [Writing](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/writing), [Fast ForWord](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword) ### [25% improvement in writing skills in 11 weeks using Fast ForWord123](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/25-improvement-in-writing-skills-in-11-weeks-using-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) 25 university students who had Fast ForWord123 training for 11 weeks boosted their writing skills 25%. This compares with a control group of 28 students at the same university who did not receive the training, and who showed no improvement over the same 11 week period. Because **no explicit practice with writing is included in the training program**, the results of this study demonstrate that training in basic cognitive, listening, and reading skills generalise to improved writing ability. [Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/25-improvement-in-writing-skills-in-11-weeks-using-fast-forword123) [![](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The_readers_brain.jpg?height=200&name=The_readers_brain.jpg)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/six-ways-you-can-improve-your-writing-with-neuroscience-insights) [Writing](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/writing) ### [Six Ways You Can Improve Your Writing with Neuroscience Insights](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/six-ways-you-can-improve-your-writing-with-neuroscience-insights) ![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) Never start a sentence with 'and'.     Really? Imagine if you could easily improve your writing, or your students' writing, by ignoring some old rules such as the one above. And by using some writing principles from neuroscience. A new book, *[The Reader’s Brain: How Neuroscience Can Make You a Better Writer](http://www.amazon.com/Readers-Brain-Neuroscience-Better-Writer-ebook/dp/B00Y37ZA6K/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1443497969&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Reader%E2%80%99s+Brain%3A+How+Neuroscience+Can+Make+You+a+Better+Writer)*contains 6 science - based guidelines you can use. It also includes some old rules that don't help at all. The author is a university professor who wanted to give her students a way to improve their writing with insights from [neuroscience](https://www.learnfasthq.com/educational-neuroscience-a-wave-of-change-for-teachers-students)data, such as eye-tracking, EEG brain scans, and fMRI neuroimaging. [Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/six-ways-you-can-improve-your-writing-with-neuroscience-insights) [![](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hub/363641/file-2433378852.jpg?height=200&name=file-2433378852.jpg)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/handwriting-may-boost-learning-by-activating-working-memory-reading) [Writing](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/writing), [Brain Science](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/brain-science), [Memory](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/memory), [Reading](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/reading), [School](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/school), [Learning Capacity](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-capacity), [Podcasts](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/podcasts) ### [Handwriting May Boost Learning by Activating Working Memory & Reading](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/handwriting-may-boost-learning-by-activating-working-memory-reading) ![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) Children today are doing much less handwriting than children did 20, 30 or 40 years ago. Before computers became commonplace, handwriting was much more important for everyone. Back then schools put considerable time and attention on making sure students developed their handwriting.  I recall entering cursive handwriting competitions when I was a young child (I went to primary school in the 1950s), and the sense of pride for the kids who were judged the neatest writers. 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