Finding State Funding Changes Caleb’s Life
A Mother Takes on the System, Her Son is the Winner Caleb is an eight year old boy who has been diagnosed with executive function disorder, dysgraphia, and attention challenges. Caleb and his brother, Jaden, were born prematurely with significant medical...
How to Avoid Summer School – Antonio’s Story
by Danielle Meaney & Geoffrey Nixon A Good Work Ethic Was Not Enough Antonio was a 2nd grade student struggling to meet expectations in school, even though he is a hard worker. He struggled in class and had a hard time paying attention - including having an ADD...
Rose is Taken Off the “Danger of Retention” List
Rose's Story of Success The only thing that we did that was different was work with Gemm. It changed our lives. Gemm Learning recently interviewed the mother of Rose, an 8-year old girl who struggled with reading problems and learning difficulties from an early age. ...
Improving Auditory Processing Helped Benjamin In and Out of the Classroom
Determining Benjamin's Needs Benjamin really didn’t like spelling. During home school lessons with his mother, he often became frustrated and mixed up vowel sounds. They tried a few different programs, working at a kindergarten level, though he was in second grade....
APD Dyslexia Scholarship Winner 2020
Gemm Learning is proud to announce that the winner of its 2020 Dyslexia Scholarship is Mara Land, an undergraduate at Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. Gemm Learning has been providing a college scholarship for a student who has overcome APD or Dyslexia (or...
Winning Essay – APD Dyslexia Scholarship 2019
Julian L., Going to College Every year, Gemm Learning provides a college scholarship for a student who has had to overcome APD or dyslexia or both on the journey to college. We have been providing these scholarships since 2013, and for the first time, this year the...
Empowering Parents with Information
Knowledge Is Power The abundance of challenges facing learners of all ages can be overwhelming. We know so much today about learning styles, medical, physical, and emotional concerns that can impact success. Family history, birth weight or trauma, repeated ear...
Thankful for 10 Years at Gemm Learning
“We should be grateful 365 days per year. However, this time of year we should also reflect on why we are grateful.” Those were the words spoken by Mrs. H, my fourth grade teacher, in front of the classroom on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving – oh so many years ago....
Persistence Overcomes Academic Challenges: Georgia’s Story
Academic Challenges and Concerns As parents, we all hope our children will be able to avoid too many academic challenges. Georgia’s mom began having concerns when her daughter was around 4 ½ years old. As she worked to help prepare Georgia for school, she noticed her...
From Struggling Reader to “A” Student
Samuel Struggled to Read and Write Samuel is an extremely bright young man, who had always been a struggling reader. He has an excellent memory. If his teacher asked him a question, and he could respond orally, he exceeded expectations. But, if he had to read the...