What is VITAAL-K Therapy? VITAAL-K Therapy is Movement-Based Literacy for Neurodiverse Learners. TAG VITAAL-K™ Therapy is a clinically recognized, strand-based literacy intervention designed for children with ADHD, dyslexia, and enrichment needs. Rooted in neuroscience and delivered through rhythmic, multisensory routines, TAG VITAAL-K™ empowers clinicians to transform literacy instruction into a dynamic, whole-body experience. This is not a curriculum. It’s a therapeutic...

This student with ADHD went from failing all his classes to passing them all because he used movement-based literacy at T.A.G. The Academic Gym.

Homework is fun because we turn dull, boring assignments into homework-outs  at TAG The Academic Gym.

Soon, he was able to recall each long vowel spelling without looking at any written prompts. This combination of rhythmic athletic movements and orthographic chanting had already embedded the sounds and spellings in his head. As soon as he began to sing and move, he accessed that memory groove. Rhythm helps kids remember.

So, if we want our children to succeed, we must teach them to read intentionally, intensively, and proactively, because the brain begins building the foundations for reading from birth. Literacy begins in the cradle, not kindergarten.

At T.A.G. The Academic Gym, we used movement-based learning to help kids with ADHD. Notice how this student is always moving. Now his constant need for movement might be considered a distraction in a standard classroom, but at T.A.G. we use his need to move to his advantage.

If your child has ADHD, they don’t need to “try harder”—they need a system that works with their brain, not against it. The Academic Gym®’s VITAL-K™ Reading Coaching Program does just that. It transforms reading from a struggle into a strength—one jump, clap, and syllable at a time.

What if the key to unlocking focus, confidence, and academic success in kids with ADHD isn’t found only in a pill—but in a punch, a chant, and a jump? That’s the promise of VITAL Kinesthetic Therapy™ (VITAL-K Therapy™), a groundbreaking approach developed by educator Brian Vieira, founder of The Academic Gym®️.