Jan Bedell, The Brain Coach

One of the “Best Kept Secrets In Education” is what proficient auditory processing can add to improve academics, reduce stress in learning, and even improve behavior.  You may not really know what auditory processing is and how it impacts your child globally where learning is concerned.  Here is the information from Jan Bedell, M.Ed,”The Brain Coach” that can literally change your child’s academic life.  Read, investigate and then bring your child up to grade level in his or her auditory processing:

Auditory processing is the ability to sequentially hold multiple pieces of auditory information together.  It is a person’s capacity to take in auditory information and use it in their short term memory which refers to information coming into the brain and then immediately coming back out.  Each person’s auditory processing ability has a global affect on their lives and functional capabilities.  Auditory processing is vital for picking up on social cues, following a conversation, reading comprehension skills, following directions, attending, ability to read utilizing a phonetic approach, and many other skills needed to be successful in school and life.

 Behavior is also greatly influenced by one’s auditory function.  For example, if you have a 12 year old child that processes information at 4-5 level, he is developmentally more like a 4-5 year old.  He will be socially immature, interacting better with younger children and interrupting conversations so he won’t forget what he wants to say.  He will be unable to follow multi-step directions such as, “Go upstairs, change your clothes, and bring your jacket down with you when you come”. You, the parent, are soon angrily stomping up the stairs to confront an otherwise compliant child who did go upstairs, did change his clothes and then promptly forgot what else he was supposed to do.  He simply couldn’t hold all the auditory instructions together long enough to accomplish the task. 

Another prominent symptom of a child with auditory dysfunction is the inability to accomplish age appropriate responsibilities (i.e. having to be reminded everyday for years to take out the trash, brush his teeth or feed the dog).   Having to be redirected in order to stay on task is also a common symptom of low auditory processing.

 To get yourself better informed, please go to the articles section on our website at and read about Learning Disabilities.  There you will find out more about auditory processing.

 Also, we have FREE Auditory Processing Test Kits, if you’d like to know the processing level at which your child is functioning at this time.  You can make a significant difference in your child’s life by doing some very simple steps :        Click Here To Order