Learning Support
The Brain Workshop helps children, teenagers and adults understand the cognitive skills that can influence learning, attention, memory and academic performance. We assess first, then recommend support based on the individual.
Individual assessment • One-to-one support • Personalised programs
Where to start
A child may struggle with reading because processing sounds is difficult. Another may understand the material but struggle to hold information in mind. Someone else may know what to do but take much longer to process instructions.
That is why we measure cognitive skills before recommending a program.
The skills behind learning
Learning relies on a range of cognitive skills working together. Understanding an individual’s profile can help identify where additional support may be useful.
Sustained, selective and divided attention: staying on task, filtering distractions and holding information while doing two things at once.
Analysing, blending and segmenting sounds — closely involved in early reading and spelling.
Creating and working with mental images, and interpreting information presented visually.
Holding information in mind while it is being used to complete a task.
Storing information learned previously and retrieving it when it is needed.
Reasoning, forming ideas, solving problems and applying learning to new situations.
Taking in, processing and responding to information quickly and accurately.
Adapting thinking and approaches when a task or situation changes.
Not sure which skills are involved? An assessment gives you a clear profile.
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You may notice
Every learner is different, but families may notice patterns such as:
These signs do not by themselves identify a learning disability. An assessment can help provide a clearer picture of the cognitive skills involved.
Who is this for?
Suitability is always determined individually, following the assessment.
Support designed around developing cognitive and learning skills, at a pace that suits the child.
Support for learning demands, attention, memory and increasing independence in school and at home.
Individualised support for learning, work and everyday cognitive demands.
Common questions
A learning disability is a recognised, formally diagnosed condition that affects how a person takes in, processes or expresses information. Diagnosis is carried out by qualified clinical or educational professionals.
Learning difficulty is a broader, everyday term for finding some aspects of learning harder than expected. A learning disability is a specific diagnosed condition. Both can affect confidence and academic progress.
No. We do not diagnose learning disabilities. Our Cognitive Skills Assessment looks only at cognitive skills such as attention, memory, processing and reasoning, and is not a diagnostic assessment.
It is a structured set of tasks completed at our Dubai centre, usually in a single visit. We then talk you through the results and what they may mean for learning.
Attention, auditory processing, visual processing, working memory, long-term memory, logic and reasoning, and processing speed, among others.
Cognitive skills such as attention, memory and processing are involved in reading and maths. Understanding an individual profile can help identify where extra support may be useful.
No. Tutoring focuses on subject content and curriculum. Cognitive skills training focuses on the underlying skills used while learning. The two can complement each other.
Yes. Adults come to us for study, work and everyday cognitive demands. Programs are one-to-one and shaped around assessment findings and personal goals.
Yes. A diagnosis is not required to complete a Cognitive Skills Assessment or to begin a program with us.
You do not need to decide in advance. We discuss the assessment findings with you first, then explain what we would recommend and why.
A Cognitive Skills Assessment can provide a clearer picture of individual strengths and areas that may benefit from targeted support.
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