Four scientists came together to co-found Scientific Learning Corporation
Two of the scientists were working at Rutgers University on behavioral studies, investigating individual differences in the ways children learn to talk and read. The other two scientists were working at the University of California at San Francisco on neuroplasticity, the study of how the brain changes with learning.
Computer-based learning programs developed
The scientists developed learning programs to exercise many of the fundamental perceptual and cognitive skills essential for language and reading. The learning programs included exercises that would individually adapt to each child’s learning level and rate of progress, giving immediate feedback and rewarding correct responses.
Remarkable results from controlled studies at Rutgers University
After only a month of daily training these children’s standardized test language scores improved, on average, by one to three years. These results were published in Science, one of the leading scientific journals in the world. As a result, the University received thousands of phone calls from parents, grandparents, teachers and therapists as well as scientists asking us how they could get access to this computerized training program.
Overwhelming consumer and industry response
The overwhelming consumer and industry response motivated these four scientists to co-found Scientific Learning Corporation, a company dedicated to researching and developing scientifically valid training programs to improve the learning results of children and customized, based on each child’s individual learning needs.