Who We Are
To use advances and insights from brain research to provide appropriate testing, accurate diagnosis, and effective intervention of learning disabilities; thereby removing the barriers that prevent children and adults from reaching and maintaining their created potential.
Learn about our:
Philosophy:-
We believe that all professions, other than those that cross legal or moral boundaries, are honorable. All such professions are needed by society, and all are important to society’s well-being.
-
We believe that individuals can experience great joy in working in professions that appeal uniquely to them. No person should be limited by learning disabilities to professions that are less fulfilling to them than other professions they might desire to pursue.
-
We believe that human beings are created with processing systems that are designed to work together for optimum efficiency. Because of our unique make-ups we may naturally tend to prefer one learning style over another, but relying almost solely upon one learning style is inefficient, and likely reflects difficulties with the other processing systems.
-
We believe that neuroscience research (the study of the brain’s function) shows clearly that the brain is remarkably “plastic”—that is, the brain’s neural networks can be strengthened, changed, and improved when properly stimulated. The brain can be “rewired” for more efficient functioning.
-
We believe that insights from neuroscience research have given birth to many effective programs for correcting learning difficulties, or have validated many existing programs.
-
We believe that teaching individuals to adapt to or compensate for disabilities is less effective than eliminating the disability. All efforts should be made to avoid adaptations, other than for short-term management of learning difficulties, if means for correcting the disabilities are available.
-
We believe that most future advances in education will occur at the intersection of neuroscience and education.
Restored Hope Remedial Services grew from the efforts of its founder to find answers for the debilitating disabilities suffered by the students in his elementary-school classrooms. He could see that standard methods of treating reading and learning disabilities were ineffective for many students, and began to search for effective alternatives. From its beginnings in the early 1980’s, Restored Hope has grown to be one of the premier remedial learning centers in the Midwest.
Founder:Ken Schmidt, a learning disabilities specialist from the Kansas City area, first spent thirty years teaching in public and private schools. He worked also in school administration for eight years. Ten years ago, Ken founded Restored Hope Remedial Services, a learning center for children with learning disabilities. He has been working with children with disabilities, researching and applying state of the art techniques and therapies to remedy the types of problems he had encountered in his daily classroom teaching. Ken currently offers extensive testing to children and adults at unusually low costs. This allows families to determine exactly what the areas of weakness are.
Upcoming Services:
Restored Hope Remedial Services constantly watches for new programs with proven track records or with high potential. These programs are purchased as resources become available. Programs are often very expensive, so donations for expansion of our services are very much appreciated. Programs currently being considered are Smart Brain for attentional deficits, Lexia for visual processing issues, and The Listening Program for auditory processing difficulties, and expanding the Interactive Metronome pogram for in-home use.
Tax Exempt Status:
Restored Hope Remedial Services is part of a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, as is its sister organization, the Restored Hope Foundation. The organizations are tax-exempt, and donations are tax-deductible.