- Dr. Ken Gibson, founder of PACE
The PACE® Program
The Learning Advantage Difference
Learning Advantage provides 12-24 weeks of intensive one-on-one customized training based on years of clinical and scientific research. The nationally recognized PACE intervention program is designed to target and strengthen the weak skills that cause learning difficulties. PACE cognitive skills training results in easier and more efficient learning for life.
The Certified PACE Trainers at Learning Advantage tailor each training session to the student's specific needs, using non-academic procedures, to challenge the student at an appropriate level. We do not use computer programs, workbooks, or tapes in our training sessions, and do not offer tutoring services.
Our Philosophy
At Learning Advantage, we believe it makes more sense to get to the root of the problem and correct it, rather than teaching students to compensate for their learning differences. The purpose of PACE training is to effectively improve weak skills to help the student move toward independence and achieve success in elementary, middle, and high school; in college; and in the career of their choice in the future. Our goal is to prevent the need for modifications or accommodations in school or on the job. We feel good about creating more opportunities for the future of our students.
Cognitive Skills
The basic mental abilities we use for thinking and learning are visual processing, auditory processing, memory, logic and reasoning, selective attention, and processing speed. Strong cognitive skills help a person learn quickly and efficiently. Someone with a weakness in even one of these skills has a diminished capacity to learn. Processing and Cognitive Enhancement (PACE®) is the leading cognitive training program in the United States. It has been proven that PACE training can effectively increase learning ability by strengthening weak cognitive skills.
Reading & Spelling
Master the Code® (MTC) is the revolutionary reading & spelling program designed to build upon PACE. After PACE training has begun to strengthen cognitive skills, MTC is added to every training session to rebuild the student's reading system and put an end to poor reading habits.
PACE training procedures are intensive, fast-paced, non-academic exercises that strengthen mental function and effectively improve the following skills:
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attention
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memory
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comprehension
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auditory processing
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visual processing
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logic & reasoning
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processing speed
PACE uses exercises organized from simple to progressively more complex. The training makes demands on the student's processing ability, and requires attention and reasoning throughout. Once the student has mastered a task, he is presented with a higher level challenge that targets the same cognitive functions. The trainer increases the demands either by increasing the speed of the task, by adding a second mental function simultaneously, or by adding distractions which the student must ignore while focusing on the primary task at hand.
The most important aspect of PACE training is immediate feedback. This is why the training is never done with more than one student at a time. The brain responds to positive reinforcement, which is provided by the trainer (either verbally, with high-fives, or small rewards) when a new skill is done correctly. When an error is made, immediate correction is imperative so that the student is not allowed to practice a skill incorrectly.
A valuable investment
A decision to enroll in the Learning Advantage training program is among the most important decisions you will make as a parent. It is an investment in your child’s future that begins to pay off within the first two months of training. Your investment of time, effort, and money will really start to show as you and your child notice improvements outside of the PACE training sessions. But most importantly, the decision you make now will affect your child’s quality of life forever in the future. Your gift of strengthened learning and reading skills will create more career opportunities, and thus a higher earning potential as an adult.
Students average a 3.6 year gain in deficient
cognitive skills after only 12 weeks of PACE training.
Contact Jena Costello, Owner
337-354-5163
PACEtrainer@bellsouth.net