What Our Parents Are Saying
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"It is truly amazing. What a change in her attitude toward school. We did months of tutoring and never saw a change like we have seen since she started your program…. (A few weeks later) We received a totally different report card…I keep thinking ‘Are they talking about my kid?’ when I heard the teachers telling me how well she is doing in class. She seems so happy and more secure in school.”
"Night and day change, doing homework independently”
"Experience exceeded our expectations. Loved the tokens, the coaches, and the service”
" It’s like the Invasion of the Body Snatchers! He’s a different kid. He came back to school after summer and got a standing ovation from his class when he read out loud.”
Before:"Our (9 year old) son's language is a little hesitant, but our main concern is that he is a choppy, uncomfortable reader who avoids reading as much as possible. We would just like reading to be less of a chore for him.”
After:
“We have seen a major, major change in him since we started at Gemm Learning's NY learning center. Within a few weeks we noticed he was reading menus and signs, and that his spoken vocabulary had expanded. A few days later, he sat down and read an article in a Sports Illustrated Kids, something he never would have done before. A few weeks later he started to find homework less of a chore, his spelling has improved and he is reading far more comfortably. Now, a few more weeks later, his grades have jumped, even in document based tests.”
"He is fitting in so much more comfortably now and he is off his ADD medicine. He can follow the teachers, knows his homework assignments and is just a much happier kid"
"This program has exceeded our wildest expectations. When I asked her what she wanted for Chanukah, among other things, she told me she’d give me a list of books! She is reading voraciously now. It’s a delight.”
“More talkative, reading much better, ready to work on other issues"
“More confidence…grades are better…using more sophisticated speech”
“Spelling much improved, reading much better, much more confident reading aloud”
“Focus at home better…reading more comfortable…developing sense of humor”
"It's been a life-changing decision to do this, for her and for our family."
Before: "Our (14 year-old) son struggles to follow his teachers at school and he is not comfortable in day to day conversation. We worry that he is missing a lot of instruction. He, by the way, thinks he is fine.”
After: “He has made a remarkable transformation in just a few months. First, he noticed he was following instructions at a summer sports camp far more easily. He said that he wished he had done the program years ago. Now at school he is much happier and has more confidence. His school day is so much more productive as now he catches everything the teacher says.”
Before:"Our (6 year-old) son is very bright, but is completely lost when it comes to reading, and when associating sounds to letters. We are worried about him. We want him to be able to learn to the best of his ability. We are looking for Westchester dyslexia help.”
After: “Within a few weeks we noticed a huge change in his attitude to reading. He started wanting to try to read. He was also going to a tutoring center over the summer and according to them he advanced a full grade in reading in less than a month.”
Before:“Our (12 year-old) daughter has struggled with her reading for years, and we are hoping this program will make reading less of a chore for her, so that homework will be less traumatic.”
After: “First we noticed that she seemed to have more confidence, and was able to follow our directions more easily. Since then her confidence has grown substantially and she has re-engaged with the family, and her social life has blossomed. She is now reading at a far higher level than before the program.”
Before: “Our (6 year-old) son has auditory processing issues that made Kindergarten a tough year for him, both in following the teachers and following instructions at home.”
After: “Within a few weeks we noticed we did not
need
to break instructions down into small bite sizes for him anymore.
And he started to use a bunch of long words
we had not heard before! A few weeks
later we noticed a change in his reading.
He is no longer afraid of trying to sound out words, and he has been
rewarded with good success here. This is
something he would not have been able to do before this program.
We are expecting him to have a much more
productive 1st grade year.”
“Huge gains in reading comprehension and loves reading now. He has gone from avoiding books to reading under the blankets at night when he should be sleeping!"
“Reading more fluently and doing well in class. I only wish we had done this sooner”
“Following teacher better, definitely more focused. The coach was a great mentor.”
“Reading much better now and so much more confident”
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