LearningRx traces its beginning to the work of Dr. Ken Gibson, a specialist in visual processing. Dr. Gibson’s practice was one of the nation’s first to concentrate on children exclusively. His efforts serving children led him to commit to discovering what was necessary to help them consistently become better learners. Clinical data and experience was gathered through his own practice, preschools, learning centers, and private schools he founded. In 1985, he and his brother, Keith Gibson, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, hosted a symposium on learning in Appleton, Wisconsin. Gleanings from the many educators, doctors, and professionals that participated in the symposium created the impetus that led directly to the development of the LearningRx cognitive training system. This system effectively uncovers underlying learning weaknesses and cognitive deficiencies. The weaknesses are strengthened through intense, one-on-one training.

Early Development

The data gathered for more than 15 years prior to the symposium began to make sense. The Gibsons observed that patients seemed to attend and stay on task better, recall facts more easily, and process information faster when they were given short but intense periods of cognitive training. In response to this discovery, they developed a series of specialized exercises. These cognitive training exercises were tested and refined through 16 years of clinical application, review, and version enhancement. Other educational, psychological, and medical specialists were involved in the development, modification and refinement of the exercises that ultimately became the foundation of the LearningRx cognitive training system. The results are the products known as ThinkRx and ReadRx, offered exclusively through LearningRx Learning Centers.