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Designed to be completed in just 5 minutes — no lengthy assessments, no overwhelm.
The Palmer Method
Every Child Has a Learning Superpower Waiting to Be Discovered
Discover how your child's brain is naturally wired to learn — and unlock strategies that make learning easier, more effective, and more joyful.
The Palmer Functional Brain Dominance Assessment takes just 5 minutes per child and provides very powerful insight into how each learner processes information.
About the Platform
About the Wired to Learn System
Wired to Learn was created to help parents, educators, and professionals better understand how each learner naturally processes information.
At the heart of the system is the Palmer Functional Brain Dominance Assessment — a simple yet powerful tool that identifies how a child receives, processes, stores, and retrieves information.
Easy to Understand
Results are written in plain language that parents and educators can act on immediately.
Built for Real-World Support
Every insight connects directly to practical strategies you can start using at home or in the classroom.
The assessment itself takes just 5 minutes per child. After the assessment, the Wired to Learn book series provides step-by-step guidance to help identify the learner's challenges, strengths, and the best ways to support their success.
When we understand how a child learns, we can teach in ways that unlock their natural abilities — instead of forcing them into methods that don't fit.
The problem isn't intelligence. It's a mismatch in learning style.
Misunderstanding
Too many bright, capable children struggle in school, not because they lack intelligence, but because their unique learning style hasn't been understood.
Mismatch
When we teach every child the same way, some inevitably fall through the cracks.
Confidence
They lose confidence, fall behind, and begin to believe that they simply aren't smart enough. But the truth is much more hopeful than that.
Every child has a learning superpower waiting to be discovered.
A Simple Assessment, Powerful Insights
Take the 5-Minute Assessment
A quick, guided assessment to identify your child's learning profile.
Discover the Learning Style
Understand how your child receives, processes, and retrieves information.
Use Targeted Strategies
Apply research-backed strategies tailored to your child's unique profile.
Build Confidence & Success
Watch your child thrive as learning becomes natural and joyful.
After the assessment, parents and educators use the Wired to Learn books to identify challenges, understand strengths, and apply strategies designed to support success.
Start the AssessmentWho the Wired to Learn System Helps
Parents
Understand how your child learns and support them with confidence.
Teachers
Modify instruction to better support diverse learning styles.
Homeschool Educators
Create personalized learning experiences that match each learner.
Therapists
Support cognitive and learning development through targeted strategies.
Schools & Learning Centers
Improve learning outcomes through individualized understanding.
The Assessment
The Palmer Functional Brain Dominance Assessment
The Palmer Functional Brain Dominance Assessment is a quick, research-informed tool that reveals how each learner's brain naturally processes information — how they take it in, store it, and retrieve it.
Takes only 5 minutes to complete
Identifies input, processing, and output preferences
Reveals your child's learning superpower
Connects directly to actionable strategies
What You Unlock After the Test
Your assessment results open the door to a complete learning ecosystem designed to support lasting change.
Watch
VIP Video Access
Gain exclusive access to Maureen E. Palmer's signature video series, walking you through each learning profile in depth.
Read
6-Book Learning Style Series
Dive deep with a complete six-book series dedicated to the full spectrum of learning styles identified by the Palmer Method.
Develop
Certification Program
The Wired to Learn Certification Program prepares professionals to identify learning styles and apply strategies that support learner success. Level 4 Certification can also help businesses identify individuals best suited for specific roles and responsibilities.
VIP Video Series
Maureen's signature video series breaks down each learning profile in depth, with practical strategies you can implement immediately.
Learning Profile Introduction
Discover the foundation of the Palmer Method and how to identify your child's unique learning profile.
Input and Processing Styles
Understand how different learners receive and process information most effectively.
Output and Expression
Learn how to support learners in expressing what they know and demonstrating their understanding.
Strategies and Implementation
Get actionable strategies and learn how to implement them in real classrooms and homes.
Access all four videos as part of our VIP package for just $47.
The Wired to Learn Book Series
Comprehensive guides that turn assessment results into real-world strategies for every type of learner.
Volume 1
Understanding Learning Styles
The foundational guide to understanding how children receive, process, and retrieve information.
Learn moreVolume 2
Strategies for Every Learner
Practical, actionable strategies tailored to each learning profile for home and classroom use.
Learn moreVolume 3
Building Lifelong Confidence
Advanced strategies for building self-advocacy, resilience, and long-term academic success.
Learn moreProfessional CertificationInquire About Certification
Become a Certified Palmer Method Practitioner
For educators, therapists, and professionals who want to bring the Palmer Method into their practice. The certification program provides in-depth training on the assessment, learning profiles, and intervention strategies.
Self-paced online training modules
Official Palmer Method certification
Access to practitioner community & resources
Continuing education credits available
Certified Practitioner
Join a growing network of professionals trained in the Palmer Method.
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Testimonials
What Parents and Educators Are Saying
"I had spent years thinking my son just wasn't trying hard enough. After the test, everything made sense. We finally had a roadmap — and he finally felt seen."
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Sarah M.
Homeschool Parent
"I've been teaching for 15 years and this is the most practical, compassionate learning tool I've ever used. I recommend it to every parent I work with."
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David R.
Elementary School Teacher
"The test took five minutes. The impact has lasted years. Understanding my daughter's learning style transformed our homeschool — and our relationship."
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Linda K.
Homeschool Educator
Meet the Creator
Maureen E. Palmer
MS, OTR/L, CIMT, CAPS
With decades of experience in occupational therapy and learning development, Maureen has helped hundreds of families and educators better understand how children learn — and how to support their success.
Her work focuses on identifying how learners process information and providing practical strategies that empower educators and parents to teach in ways that truly connect.
“My goal has always been the same — to give the adults in a child's life the tools to truly see them. When a child feels understood, they flourish.”
A More Hopeful Way to Understand Learning Struggles
This system was not built to label children or reduce them to a diagnosis. It was built on the belief that every child — when understood on their own terms — is capable of extraordinary things.
Compassionate, Not Clinical
We speak the language of possibility, not deficit. Every child is seen with dignity and hope.
Clear, Not Overwhelming
Simple assessment. Straightforward results. Actionable insights you can use immediately.
Practical, Not Theoretical
Every strategy is field-tested and designed to work in real classrooms and real homes.
Discover Your Child's Learning Superpower Today
Understanding how a learner processes information is the first step toward unlocking confidence, success, and joy in learning. Start with the simple 5-minute assessment — and begin the journey toward better learning outcomes.
Get in Touch
We'd Love to Hear From You
Whether you're a parent seeking answers, an educator looking for tools, or a professional interested in certification — we're here to help.
Location
United States