Over the past few years, there has been a meaningful addition in the types of families seeking abacus and mental arithmetic classes. Alongside parents looking to give their children an academic edge, there is a growing number of parents whose children are diagnosed with dyslexia. These children are bright and curious kids who are struggling not because they lack intelligence, but because their brains are wired differently. Their parents are searching, often desperately, for t

What is Dyscalculia, and Why Does it Matter? Dyscalculia is a specific learning difficulty that affects a child's ability to understand, process and work with numbers. Often described as the numerical equivalent of dyslexia, it affects an estimated 3 to 7% of school-age children, yet it receives a fraction of the awareness and resources that dyslexia does. Children with dyscalculia may struggle to grasp basic number relationships, remember arithmetic facts, understand place v

Over the past few years, a steady shift has been noticed in the type of students who are seen entering the classroom. In addition to more parents wanting their children to be quicker at calculations, there is also a group of parents whose children have been diagnosed with ADHD, and they are looking for any structured and engaging activity that can help to sharpen their attention. Many parents regularly ask this question: “ Can abacus and mental arithmetic training actually he

For over a century, each new generation scored higher on IQ and cognitive tests than the one before it. This is a reliable, reassuring climb known as the Flynn Effect , named after researcher James Flynn, who documented steady gains of roughly three IQ points per decade across the developed world. This trend has now stalled, and in many countries, reversed. Recent analyses from multiple countries indicate that this long-standing upward trend in IQ scores has plateaued and, in