Who Can Benefit from His Programs?
Students with Learning Disability – to enhance learning strategies, logic and reasoning and problem-solving behaviours.
Persons with Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD) and High Functioning Autism (Asperger-syndrome).
Pre-Schoolers and First Graders.
Children with Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disorders or Cognitive and Language Delays.
“Our brain is much more malleable than our muscles!”
– Reuven Feuerstein
„The key is to discover the barriers to a child’s learning so that they can be bypassed.”
Reuven Feuerstein
The Feuerstein Programs
These training programs are the best to teach learning strategies, learning techniques and train higher mental functions! The world-renowned cognitive psychologist, Professor Reuven Feuerstein has personally mentored our Gem Learning Center in the last ten years of his life.
The cognitive acceleration programs mainly develop:
- verbal-conceptual skills
- logic and reasoning abilities
- self-reflective thinking strategies
- self-regulated learning
- metacognitive learning strategies.
Improvements will be seen in:
- language functions
- cognitive functions
- intrinsic motivation
- effective and independent learning
- problem-solving abilities.
With their improved language skills and analysing attitude, our clients will stay strong learners who love acquiring new knowledge!
Professor Reuven Feuerstein has developed a remarkable learning theory (Mediated Learning Experience) and applied systems (Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment) in the field of psychology and pedagogy. His main concept is Structural Cognitive Modifiability – the possibility of brain plasticity opposed to fixed intelligence and non-changing brain structures. With his groundbreaking ideas in the early 60’s, he has anticipated neural plasticity. His ideas were scientifically proven several decades later when modern non-invasive diagnostic tools like the MRI have widely spread around the world. Professor Reuven Feuerstein was one of the forefathers of the cognitive movement and modern neurology.
We recommend the Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment Programs in 30-40 hour program packages after the completion of a full BrainRx program. Whyle the BrainRx Brain Training program strengthens the core cognitive skills, these strengthened skills are then refined in a social environment by the Feuerstein program. In small groups (maximum of 2-3 student learning groups) the students listen to and learn from each other and further develop their own skills.
PROGRAM PACKAGES
Our base program packages are developed for children between the age of 4 and 7 years of mental age. The goal is to crystallize the pre-requisites of learning, the so called basic cognitive skills. With higher programs we target higher mental functions of students between 8-14 years of mental age (FIE 1 and 2).
FIE – Individual Package:
An individually tailored program package precisely fit to the cognitive and emotional needs of the young learner.
FIE – Learning Modul:
FIE – Attention and Perceptual Modul, Problem Solving Modul, Basic Lanuage and Conceptual Modul.
FIE – Thinking Skills Modul:
FIE – Attention and Perceptual Modul, FIE – Problem Solving Modul.
FIE – Social Competencies Modul:
FIE – Basic Lanuage and Conceptual Modul and FIE – Social Competencies Modul.
FIE – Behaviour Modification Modul:
FIE – Problem Solving Modul and FIE – Social Competencies Modul.
FIE – Clinical Modul:
In the GEM Cognitive Clinic we have a clinical modul for children with intellectual disability and other developmental disorders.
