Why Students Need More Than Tutoring — They Need Brain Training

By From The Heart Staff | For District Leaders, Learning Specialists & Intervention Coordinators

Every school district is working hard to improve student outcomes—whether it’s raising test scores, reducing referrals, closing achievement gaps, or increasing student engagement. But what if the key to all of these goals isn’t just better instruction, but better brain function?

Before students can thrive in the classroom, we need to ask a deeper question:

Are we teaching them to succeed… before ensuring their brains are ready to learn?

Cognitive Readiness: The Missing Link in Academic Performance

Students often struggle in school—not because they lack intelligence—but because their brains haven’t fully developed the cognitive skills that make learning efficient and sustainable.

These include:

• Working memory

• Sustained attention

• Processing speed

• Cognitive flexibility

• Emotional self-regulation

Remediation programs, tutoring, and IEPs often focus on what to teach—but rarely address how a student’s brain is functioning in real time.

What If You Could Actually Measure That?

With From The Heart’s Student NRA-S Report, you can.

This quick, non-invasive EEG-based assessment gives educators a real-time view into each student’s cognitive readiness—often in less than 15 minutes. It combines brainwave data with game-based tasks to reveal:

✔ Where attention breaks down

✔ How well a student processes under pressure

✔ What executive functions need strengthening

✔ How the brain handles distractions, frustration, and challenge

This kind of data is invaluable for:

• MTSS Tier 2 & 3 referrals

• IEP development and review

• Enrichment and gifted placement

• Parent communication

• Personalized learning plans

IQity: Training the Brain for Real-World Learning

Once we understand how a student’s brain operates, the next step is building it up.

IQity is From The Heart’s flagship 20-session neurotraining program that strengthens the core brain systems behind learning. It teaches students how to:

• Focus under pressure

• Regulate their emotional responses

• Retain and recall information

• Adapt when things get difficult

• Recover quickly from stress

Each session targets a real challenge—like test anxiety, procrastination, or distractibility—and helps students rewire their neural responses through science-based, interactive training.

This is not tutoring. It’s cognitive development.

Designed for Today’s Schools

From The Heart tools are built to align with the needs of modern districts and diverse student populations. Whether you’re leading in a rural, urban, or suburban district, the benefits are the same:

✔ Tiered assessment options—quick screens or full-scale profiles

✔ Scalable across general ed, special ed, and enrichment programs

✔ Empowers staff with meaningful, actionable data

✔ Engages families with clear insights and growth tracking

✔ Fits into existing SEL, RTI, or advisory time structures

From struggling learners to gifted students with executive function deficits, this system provides the support needed to build academic, emotional, and cognitive resilience.

From Intervention to Transformation

It’s time to go deeper than grades and behaviors.

You don’t need to guess what’s holding a student back—you can measure it.

You don’t need to rely on effort alone—you can train the brain itself.

Whether you’re a district administrator, a learning support coordinator, or a school psychologist looking for more powerful tools, IQity is your next step forward.