Released on = April 21, 2007, 5:42 pm

Press Release Author = Ken Gibson

Industry = Education

Press Release Summary = LearningRx is seeking to improve The Nation\'s Report Card by
educating the public on weak cognitive skills and how they are the underlying cause
of most learning disabilities.

Press Release Body = Colorado Springs, Colorado - LearningRx is seeking to improve
The Nation\'s Report Card by educating the public on weak cognitive skills and how
they are the underlying cause of most learning disabilities. The National Assessment
of Educational Progress puts out this study called The Nation\'s Report Card on a
regular basis. It is known as the only representative and continuing assessment of
what America\'s students know and can do in various subject areas like reading, math,
and writing.

A recent study showed that 76 percent of all high school seniors graduate below the
standards for writing. In math only 29 percent of eighth graders are adequate, and
in reading more than
two-thirds of America\'s fourth graders are reading below grade level. \"The reading
and learning situation in schools in every state across the United States is in
crisis,\" says Dr. Ken Gibson, CEO and Founder of LearningRx and author of Unlocking
The Einstein Inside. \"Evidence for this crisis comes in many forms including the
functional illiteracy of half of all unemployed individuals, the fact that two out
of five school-aged children are poor readers, and that 60% of the unemployed lack
the basic skills the majority of vacant high tech jobs require.\"

With over 20 years of research LearningRx, www.learningrx.com, has identified the
main cause of learning issues within our country. \"All results continue to point to
weak cognitive skills as being a big reason for the educational struggle in
America\", says Gibson. He indicated that cognitive skills are not to be confused
with academic skills. Cognitive skills are the mental capabilities that one needs to
successfully learn academic subjects. These skills often go unnoticed by most
people, but underlying weak cognitive skills are the cause of learning disabilities
most of the time. Studies prove that 80% of all learning and reading problems are
there as a result of weak underlying cognitive skills. \"The skills are what we use
to retain information; process, analyze, and store facts and feelings; and create
mental pictures, read words, and understand concepts,\" added Gibson.

LearningRx has developed unique and proven training programs that help identify and
strengthen weak cognitive learning skills. For more information on these programs
and to locate a LearningRx learning center near you visit www.learningrx.com.
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Web Site = http://www.learningrx.com

Contact Details = Dr. Ken Gibson, CEO
5085 List Dr. Suite 200
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
Phone: 719-264-8808
learningrx@countonuspr.com