Academic and social success depends upon a solid foundation of cognitive learning skills. If you think about these skills like a tree or a continuum, academics and school subjects are at the very top. Many other skills must be in place for the three to flourish at the roots . When the underlying skills, or skills lower on the continuum are weak, they may keep children and adults from learning and functioning as well and as independently as they should.
Brain research on neuroplasticity has proven that through targeted and intensive training, the brain can literally change and grow. New and permanent neuropathways or connections can be made that will allow individuals to learn new skills and process information more effectively.