Author, educator and public speaker John Corcoran known specifically for his work to prevent and eradicate illiteracy in America, teamed up with Scientici Learning, makers of the Fast ForWord® and Reading Assistant™ family of products, to make a presentation in Nashville, Tenn. Discussing the fight against literacy with education leaders from the Southeast. The Brain Summit, held from Feb. 22 through Feb. 24, focused on how brain fitness addresses literacy challenges facing most American school districts today.

John Corcoran, who serves as the current president of the nonprofit John stCorcoran Foundation, is a critically acclaimed author of “The Teacher Who Couldn’t Read” and “The Bridge to Literacy”. Corcoran was a functional illiterate for almost 50 years, successfully building a career and even graduating at a university level with a bachelor’s degree in education and business administration. Now a proponent of literacy in students, Corcoran helped explain how utilizing scientifically proven methods of instructions will help prevent another generation of failure. He intends to prevent students from slipping through the crack as he did. John believes that increasing resources for programs for older students, dropouts and adult learners will eradicate an epidemic that threatens America’s economic and social well-being.

Scientific Learning also gave a follow-up presentation about the importance of brain fitness in education. Sherrelle Walker, chief education officer of Scientific Learning, demonstrated how schools can increase student achievement by combining good teaching, good content and brain fitness exercises designed to stimulate the brain and expand learning capacity. These methods have definitely helped turn around the performance of struggling readers and school districts all over the United States.