Neuralign Most Frequently Asked Questions Answered.
Q: What is Neuralign and how is it different?
A: Neuralign is a series of computer games specially designed with the help of neuroscience and years of field testing to develop the essential brain mechanisms for fluent reading and improved learning.
We know that children struggling with reading, such as dyslexic children, do not lack intelligence. They simply need help to form the neural pathways required for skilled reading. Here's why Neuralign stands out:
Neuroscience-powered and game-based: Neuralign’s program, grounded in the latest neuroscience research, builds children's neural reading pathways while providing an enjoyable experience.
Guaranteed Results: We are so confident in Neuralign's effectiveness that if your child qualifies and follows our program, we offer a satisfaction guarantee. Our results speak for themselves: 99% of students improve their reading by 2+ grade levels after just 40 hours of Neuralign.1
Efficiency: Neuralign is ten times faster2 than other interventions, providing rapid progress and saving your child from hours of additional, potentially painful work.
Q: What are the results you can expect from Neuralign?
A: Neuralign quickly and efficiently builds the foundational neural network required for reading. Ninety-nine percent of students improve their reading by two or more grade levels after using Neuralign. It also works to enhance some key cognitive processes, which can help your child succeed academically. Often, results are even seen in areas that were not initially identified for change, such as spelling and handwriting. Last but not least, Neuralign helps your child gain self-confidence and reduce the anxiety that is often linked to reading difficulties. As a parent, nothing is more rewarding than seeing your child regain their self-esteem and be happier at school.
Q: Has Neuralign been tested with many children?
A: Neuralign has undergone extensive testing with children over the past decade. It has been used by numerous professional therapists, consistently yielding strong results among a large number of students. This success has led us to make our professional-grade Neuralign program available for parents to use at home.
Additionally, academic research has been conducted to quantitatively evaluate the effectiveness of Neuralign, as exemplified by a university research study involving 116 users
Q: How long does it take to see results?
A: Many parents notice significant improvements within the first few sessions, and , if your child qualifies, our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you see results after the program’s 40 hours or you’ll get your money back. (To check if you qualify please take our short free assessment).
Q: What is the difference between Neuralign and reading instruction methods such as one-on-one tutoring, special instruction in school or the Orton-Gillingham Method?
A: Neuralign is not a reading instruction method; instead, it harnesses neuroscience to develop the brain's neural pathways essential for reading. Consequently, Neuralign enhances the outcomes of all reading instruction methods, including the Orton-Gillingham method, tutoring, or school teaching. It is centered around engaging games and features a point reward system meticulously crafted to motivate children and mitigate resistance to reading.
Q: What sets Neuralign apart from other reading games or exercise programs?
A: Neuralign is a professional-grade program rooted in years of research. Unlike most programs, Neuralign simultaneously targets the auditory, visual and processing pathways essential for efficient reading. It excels at seamlessly connecting auditory and visual pathways, enabling split-second word decoding.
Q: Do I need any special equipment?
A: All you need is a computer with internet access for your child to participate in Neuralign sessions.
Q: What is the price of the Neuralign program?
A: Unlock your child's reading and school success with the comprehensive Neuralign package priced at $1495. This cost encompasses the extensive research that has gone into developing Neuralign, and it covers our immersive 40-hour, 13-week program for your child, along with additional training for parents. . At just $37 per hour, this is a smart investment for everlasting progress (and it is efficient too, as results are 10 times faster than other interventions)2
Q: How does Neuralign work?
A: Neuralign leverages years of fieldwork and neuroscience research to unlock your child’s reading success in a fun way. The program was designed for people with reading difficulties such as dyslexia. It fosters student engagement and motivation by integrating reading and cognitive training with dynamic computer games.
The 40-hour Neuralign program consists in three overlapping parts: Cognitive Therapy, Reading Exercises and Speed Reading, all aimed at enhancing cognitive abilities. The program is designed to also target attention, working memory, and learning.
What sets Neuralign computer game-based program apart is its holistic approach: our games simultaneously train the auditory system, the visual system and the motor system together. Because that’s what the brain needs for skilled and automatic reading.
Auditory system: During the Cognitive Therapy part, we address the auditory processing speed through acoustically modified sounds rewiring the brain to accurately distinguish the different sounds (phonemes) within words.
Visual system: We enhance visual processing skills, ocular-motor skills development and visual contrast sensitivity with translucent and opaque moving graphics.
Motor system: Neuralign also addresses eye-hand coordination and motor skills.
Our approach is multisensory because fluent reading requires multiple systems working together with split second timing.
The Reading Exercises segment reinforces the improvements made during Cognitive Therapy and enhance timing, spelling, fluency and comprehension skills.
Throughout the program we give rewards to motivate students to persist on their journey to success.
Results speak for themselves, with 99% of students achieving a minimum 2-grade level improvement in reading within just 40 hours.
Q: What is the protocol for completing the Neuralign program, and how can I ensure the best results?
A: The Neuralign program spans 40 hours and is typically completed over a 13-week period. It consists of three main categories:
1. Cognitive Training: 15 one-hour sessions, to be completed within 3 to 5 weeks.(Options include either three sessions a week for five weeks or five sessions a week for three weeks.)
2. Additional Reading Exercises: These exercises take approximately 20 to 30 minutes each and are to be done five days a week for a total of 10 weeks.
3. Speed Reading: This segment involves one-minute exercises, also done five days a week for a duration of 10 weeks.
The Neuralign program adjusts to the student’s needs with 5 difficulty levels catering to all abilities. These levels will be determined through an assessment included in the program.
Just as with physical exercise, consistency is key in achieving the best results. It’s recommended to maintain a session frequency with no more than a 3-day gap between sessions.
Parents or caregivers are encouraged to support the child during the program. This includes helping the child get started, ensuring that the instructions are understood, checking on active participation in the games or simply being close to answer any questions.
Q: Who created Neuralign? Is it a company?
A: Neuralign is a non-profit organization driven by a mission to provide high-quality cognitive training programs to a wide audience. Our goal is to offer technologically advanced, research-based learning interventions that are both logistically and financially accessible, particularly for individuals with learning disabilities or difficulties.
Ingrid Poupart, the co-founder of Neuralign, embarked on this journey when her youngest child was diagnosed with dyslexia. This experience prompted her to delve into the field, discovering that proficient readers employed efficient brain pathways, while struggling readers used less efficient ones for the same task. Over the course of 25 years and numerous certifications, the Neuralign program was born.
Neuralign has been meticulously developed by a cross-functional team, uniting therapists, neuroscientists, and computer developers. The program has undergone extensive testing with children and continues to evolve and improve continually.
Neuralign is exclusively distributed in the United States by CanAdvance, an organization that oversees a clinic which has assisted over 1,000 children in achieving success in academic, behavioral, and emotional areas. Following their successful utilization of Neuralign in their practice, CanAdvance was motivated to extend access to the program for American parents.
Q: How does the Neuralign guarantee work?
A: We are so confident in our program that we will offer you a full refund if you are not satisfied with your child's results. The refund will be issued after completing the full 40-hour program according to the timeframe protocol set out by Neuralign. If you have a question or have completed the Neuralign program and are not seeing the results you anticipated, please let us know by dropping us a note at: neuralign@canadvance.com.