The Kickstart Track · by NACD
No other brain training product has this. Because no one else has 45 years of working with the children who need it most.
The young brain is the most plastic brain — neuroplasticity is at its peak in early childhood. That’s why Kickstart begins at age 3. Bob Doman’s father, a physician working with brain-injured children, proved you can change brains decades before neuroscience caught up. The Kickstart track applies that understanding to the youngest learners: structured, gentle, parent-guided activities featuring the Brain Guy character, verbal reinforcement, and movement breaks. 2 levels, 6 steps each. Fully available in English and Spanish.
Who Kickstart Is For
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Young Children (3–7)
Children who haven’t yet developed the processing baseline for the full program. Parent-guided, age-appropriate activities. Designed for short attention spans.
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Developmental Delays
Down syndrome, autism, brain injury, other developmental challenges. Meets learners where they are. NACD has 45 years of direct work with individuals at every ability level.
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Bridge Learners
Anyone who needs a gentler starting point. As processing grows, they graduate into Advanced. Same account, same dashboard, new level of challenge. From 3 to 103.
How Kickstart Works
Structured. Gentle. Effective.
Structure: 2 levels with 6 steps each. Activities increase in difficulty progressively.
The Brain Guy: Animated character guides learners through each session with verbal reinforcement and encouragement. Movement breaks between activities reset focus and energy.
Parent-guided: Youngest learners do sessions with a parent at the keyboard. Activities are designed for you to do together. For ages 3–5, parental guidance at the keyboard is expected.
Score improvement: Starting on Step 3, learners can redo completed activities for higher scores — building confidence and reinforcing skills.
Graduation: Complete Kickstart → seamlessly transition into Advanced. Same account, same dashboard, new level of challenge.
Languages: Fully available in English and Spanish — Brain Guy speaks both.
Auditory and visual processing are the cognitive skills that underpin reading and math. Kickstart develops these before your child sits down with a workbook — building the foundation that makes everything else easier.
Every learner deserves a starting point. This is it.
Kickstart is included in every Simply Smarter plan. 14-day free trial. No credit card.