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What is VITAAL-K™️ Therapy? (Part 2)
TAG VITAAL-K™ Therapy is a clinically recognized, strand-based literacy intervention designed for children with ADHD, dyslexia, and enrichment needs.
Brian Vieira
Dec 151 min read


What is VITAAL-K Therapy? (Part one)
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...
Brian Vieira
Dec 151 min read


Homework-outs at TAG The Academic Gym
Homework is fun because we turn dull, boring assignments into homework-outs at TAG The Academic Gym.
Brian Vieira
Dec 111 min read


Rhythm helps kids remember
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.
Brian Vieira
Dec 101 min read


How to use movement-based learning to help kids with ADHD
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.
Brian Vieira
Dec 41 min read


Vital-K Therapy™—How exercise can provide support for ADHD
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®️.
Brian Vieira
Sep 112 min read
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