Refer

A TCC faculty member or counselor can refer students to the Bridges Learning Center. In addition, any TCC student interested in improving their skills and abilities may choose to enroll in the Bridges SDV 108 College Survival Skills class. All classes will be taught by a Certified Bridges Specialist.Students will be assessed in the following areas:

• Cognitive abilities
• Sensory integration skills and
• Focusing skills

The assessment measures the presence of abilities and skills that are necessary for learning.

In the Bridges Learning Center, 26 cognitive abilities and 11 perceptual skills including attention, memory, verbal comprehension, visual sequencing, and auditory sequencing are assessed.
Each student’s profile of cognitive abilities indicates areas for their improvement, while giving students a specific snapshot of their strengths, challenges, and learning style preferences.

 

 

 

A Certified Bridges Specialist will evaluate the test scores, construct a profile of each student’s skills and abilities, and determine what needs to be improved. A specific program of learning development exercises is then created for each student.

 

 

 

 

During any given semester, each student attends the Bridges Learning Center SDV 108 class at least twice a week. Students are encouraged to visit the lab for additional sessions outside of class as their schedules allow.

Cognitive abilities are developed with carefully structured exercises that build one aptitude at a time. Perceptual skills are strengthened through a series of physical activities that repetitively build the neural bridges necessary to achieve control of mind over body.

 

By assessing the learning abilities that are critical to success and then strengthening any abilities that are weak, Bridges improves students’ academic performance dramatically. Over the course of the semester, students connect with the learning process, and increase their capacity to remember and apply information. Students who complete the Bridges Learning program will be better able to stay focused, make good choices, build self-confidence, get a job and contribute to society.