Ep. 12 - Is Brain Training the Breakthrough Your Kid Needs? // Sandy Zamalis

The Christy-Faith Show

Join us for an insightful episode of the Christy-Faith Show as we explore the fascinating world of cognitive training with our special guest, Sandy Zamalis. Sandy brings her expertise from LearningRx to the forefront as we discuss the transformative effects of cognitive enhancement on academic success and personal development.

In this engaging conversation, Sandy shares her wealth of knowledge on the science behind cognitive training and its impact on improving memory, attention, processing speed, and reasoning skills. We delve into practical strategies and brain-based techniques that can empower individuals of all ages to unlock their cognitive potential and achieve their goals.

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SHOW NOTES

Addressing and strengthening cognitive skills is crucial for overcoming learning challenges in children and adults, and homeschooling provides flexibility in addressing skill deficits to prepare children for more complex tasks as they get older.

• 00:00 Sandy Zamalis, a cognitive specialist, is passionate about helping kids and adults overcome learning challenges, addressing the lack of individualized attention in traditional teaching methods and the importance of cognitive training for children.

• 07:38 Weak skills can be strengthened and overcome, homeschooling allows for flexibility in addressing skill deficits, but it's important to still address them to prepare children for more complex tasks as they get older, and understanding cognitive skills is important for impacting kids' learning.

• 13:37 Individuals with weak working memory may struggle with cognitive overload, while processing speed, automaticity, and long-term memory are crucial for handling complex tasks, test-taking, and information retention, and weak auditory processing can lead to reading difficulties.

• 20:39 Sandy addresses damaging advice in homeschooling, and understand the connection between auditory processing weaknesses and attention issues.

• 26:08 Visual processing is crucial for understanding math, cognitive testing can identify brain skills, and formal diagnosis is not always necessary for homeschool intervention.

• 31:45 Homeschooling requires perseverance, independence, and strategic learning skills, with remote training being just as effective as in-person, and it's important to find qualified tutors and address specific cognitive weaknesses for effective learning.

• 44:21 Students facing emotional trauma need structured tools and expert guidance to build skills and resiliency, with a focus on early intervention for reading difficulties and intense, repetitive interventions up to three times a week.

• 51:53 Sandy Zamalis shares resources on TikTok, runs a learning center, co-hosts a podcast, and discusses cognitive training and parenting.

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