When Learning Clicks... Everything Else Does, too

Jessie Forston
Nov 30, 2025
2 min read

I want to tell you a story I’ve been carrying in my heart this year. It’s about a little girl I’ll call Maya.

When Maya first came to me, her parents were worried about reading.“She works so hard,” her mom said, “but it just doesn’t stick.”They had tried tutoring, extra practice, new programs — all the usual routes.

Maya was bright.

Motivated.

Trying her absolute best.

But something wasn’t connecting.

As soon as I began her NeuroDevelopmental Movement® assessment, I noticed things her parents had never been told.

Her eyes didn’t converge well and she struggled to visually track smoothly across a line of print.

Her laterality was mixed, making it harder for her brain to coordinate both sides of her body for academic tasks.

Her stamina was low and she fatigued quickly, especially with seated work.

And she had a difficult time managing sensory input — sounds, movement, and visual information overwhelmed her more easily than other kids her age.

None of this was her fault. And none of it was “academic.”

It was the foundation her learning was sitting on.

So, we began working through a personalized NDM® program — simple, targeted movements that help the brain and body coordinate and communicate more effectively.

And then something beautiful happened.

Her reading started to feel smoother.

She could stay with a task longer.

She didn’t fatigue as quickly.

Her confidence grew.

Her teacher even said, “I don’t know what you’re doing, but keep doing it.”

But the moment that surprised us all came months later.

Her mom pulled me aside after our session and said, “You won’t believe this… Maya looks like a completely different kid on the soccer field.”

She stood taller.

She ran with more coordination.

She changed direction more easily.

She looked confident — in her body and in her learning.

They came to me for reading support.

They walked away with something much bigger:

a stronger neurological foundation that showed up everywhere in her life.

This is the power of strengthening what’s happening underneath a child’s learning — gently, steadily, through movement.

And this is exactly why I created✨ Moving Learners Forward ✨my 24-week NeuroDevelopmental Movement® program for children who are bright, capable, and trying hard… but still struggling in school.

Enrollment opens today!

The 2026 winter cohort will begin in early January — the perfect time to reset, rebuild, and start fresh.

If your child: