The Cog1st/CogRead Approach

A Cognitive First approach is not about how much children know (the information that has been crammed into their heads), but how effectively they can process the information they have received. Cognitive skills are the processors of this incoming information.

Cognitive skills are the reading and learning skills to:

1. Attend to and retain information
2. Process, analyze, and store facts and feelings
3. Create mental pictures, read words, and understand concepts

You can identify underlying weaknesses and build the foundational auditory processing and other core cognitive skills necessary to unlock each child’s full reading and learning potential.
With some monitoring children age five and above can do the CogRead Sound Analysis exercise. Click here to start with the demo. Mastery of the phonemic awareness skills (auditory processing) is necessary in order to complete phonics successfully and become a proficient reader. For a limited time Cog1st is making the PASS Assessment and Sound Analysis exercise available at no cost.

Children in second grade and above can take a complete cognitive skills evaluation. The results are available immediately. The cost is $89.95 in a clinic. The online cost is only $29.95 and Cog1st provides a matching evaluation for an under-resourced, at-risk child in a partner organization at no charge.

A Cognitive First approach is a balanced approach that builds capacity, skills and abilities. You can register a child or school and get started today!

A background understanding of Cognitive First and CogRead Literacy topics can be helpful. To learn more click here or go to the Knowledgebase in the menu above.