Here are a few of the many testimonials from parents...
of tutoring. After a few short weeks at the Lab, our child not only grew in reading skills, her self- esteem also improved tremendously. She now volunteers to read aloud in class - something that she never would do before. Her phonological skills changed from 2% to 95%, and her reading scores went from significantly below age level to above age level expectations on nationally normed tests. We highly recommend The Reading Lab to any parent wanting to give his or her child the best advantage in learning to read effectively and with confidence." - Marc & Cheryl Schneide r "I decided to not let the school retain my son last year, even though he was significantly below expected reading performance and diagnosed ADHD. Instead, I enrolled him in The Reading Lab this fall. Although I was dreading to receive his first report card, I am thrilled to report that he received all A's and B's !" - Leah Sikes "Our child is staying on task and getting things done. He is doing well in school and staying focused with less effort.... Since beginning T he L istening P rogram at The Reading Lab his Occupational Therapist has expressed increased praise about his abilities there ... Her true belief that his vast improvement over a short period of time is due in large part to TLP training." - Jason & Natalie Thiverge
on Jade's achievements. She is promoted to 7th grade and got an award for getting A's and B's for grades, and she did great on her TAKS. For reading, she almost reached the commended line (missed by 5 points) and in math she missed by only 8 points. She has really improved a lot this year. I cannot thank you enough for your help in Jade's achievements. I really believe that The Reading Lab has helped her a lot. She is more confident now, independent in doing her homework, and she actually applied for the higher level orchestra for 7th grade. She is so proud of herself and wants to thank you and let you know that you have been a great instrument to her success. Thanks again and we'll keep in touch." - Monina Tubat (one year after completing training) "Justin enjoyed the program so much that it was difficult to get him to leave at the end of class. He loved coming here!" - Traci Lewis After four years of preschool, a year and a half of elementary school, and a full year of different tutoring programs, our daughter was still unable to associate sounds with letters, much less put them together to sound out words or read a full sentence. Now, thanks to The Reading Lab, she gets it! She s finally able to read basic books and has a good foundation to build upon. We are grateful to The Reading Lab for making this possible when nothing else worked. If only wed found The Reading Lab a year and several thousand dollars earlier! - Heidi Clark "This program helps my daughter with her listening comprehension and reading skills. She has improved 100%!" - Lan Dang, parent of a high schooler. "My daughter was struggling in school with keeping up to speed during regular class time and we were frustrated at home trying to take the extra time she needed in order to go through or over the lessons of the day for her to be successful on her tests and be able to complete homework assignments independently. It truly was a nightmare as we watched progress report after progress report her grades drop. We also as parents were at our wits end and her attitude towards school became disengaged. We reached out to Ms. Macaluso to evaluate and test our child's reading comprehension and she noted several areas of weaknesses. We were able to get the necessary supplemental computer work set up at home, the lessons were individualized to her weak areas with scoring reviewed weekly on progress and they only took an extra 40 minutes a night added to complete. My daughter enjoyed them and especially like going over her progress as she got better and better with each assignment. I was also grateful for Ms. Macaluso who was willing and able with her knowledge and connections within this field, taking the time to put us in touch with the education department at University of Houston Clear Lake for further testing on areas she could not help with. In the end, we were able to understand better our child's needs as a student and get her the necessary help at home and school to be successful. She is currently loving school and succeeding in AP classes." - Amanda Brown "My family sponsored a young man from the Caribbean. When we enrolled him in school as a 7th grader, we discovered he was reading on a 3rd grade level. The only help at school we received for Marvin was ESL classes. The school recommended a few reading programs in the area. We met with Mrs. Macaluso and her Reading Lab program made so much sense, especially all the research of proven successes with student learning. What a blessing! Marvin was tested extensively and was deficient in so many areas of reading, especially comprehension, due to his lack of understanding English words. In ONE school year,Marvin was reading on 6th grade level, making A's and B's in all classes. The curriculum Mrs. Macaluso uses with all students, not only Marvin, excelerates the cognitive areas of the brain. Mrs. Macaluso was always on top of all of Marvin's lessons, tutoring, and constantly checking his process. We also enrolled Marvin for the Summer Sessions, because we did not want him to fall behind. Marvin is on grade level now and we get glowing reports from his teachers and coaches at school. Marvin always tells people, "Miss Lila believed I could do it and I did it"!! Thank you, Miss Lila." - Norma Galkowski and famil y |
Results are More Than Outstanding Test Scores
While studies show that new neural pathways are always created by brain
training, how this rewiring translates into academic gain will vary how
much change, and how quickly depending on IQ, personality traits, and
other variables unique to your child. Our students on average see 1.5 to 2.75
years of reading gain during their 4-6 months with us, based on Gray Oral
Reading Test (GORT-4) and Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIATT-II)
Reading Subtests.
Even more compelling, post-testing suggests an equivalent additional gain a
year after completion, as previously held back higher level skills kick in. This
effectively doubles the total gain from our program.
training, how this rewiring translates into academic gain will vary how
much change, and how quickly depending on IQ, personality traits, and
other variables unique to your child. Our students on average see 1.5 to 2.75
years of reading gain during their 4-6 months with us, based on Gray Oral
Reading Test (GORT-4) and Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIATT-II)
Reading Subtests.
Even more compelling, post-testing suggests an equivalent additional gain a
year after completion, as previously held back higher level skills kick in. This
effectively doubles the total gain from our program.
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" I know it's my birthday, but one more minute, Mom, I really
need to beat my score - I'm really on a roll!" "This is WAY fun!" "Look, Mrs. Mac, I can do it!" "My teacher says she loves my reading now, thanks, Mrs. M" "I made the A-B Honor Roll in the regular class." "I've been accepted into the gifted program at school for next year." "This is hard work, but it's fun." "I love summer camp because the games are fun and we get to listen to classical music between exercises. Mrs. Mac gives us 'Smarties' and extra points for doing good work. Everyone should come to this camp!" |
Does it work?
What kids have to say...
The Reading Lab
A Division of Walston Speech Language & Reading Clinic, Inc.
A Division of Walston Speech Language & Reading Clinic, Inc.
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"This was a God send! Our son was not doing well at all in
school and Lila's advanced methods helped our son to keep up
with his classmates. After the Reading Lab program, we saw
such an improvement overall in both his reading skills,
interpretation and overall performance! Thank you, Lila!"
- Ellie Hethcox
"Just 8 weeks into the program I began to notice subtle
differences in our son. He was finally beginning to understand
abstract concepts and remember things. His resource teacher
reported that he moved up one level above the other children
in his reading group. And his homeroom teacher began to give
my child the same spelling words as the rest of his classmates
because her expectations of his abilities have finally
increased. The end of the 10th week of training brought
about the best change we have seen as of yet. My child came
home from school, very confidently tossed his backpack to the
side, and said to me with the cutest smirk on his face, 'I had
the greatest reading day ever. I read to my teacher so good
that it made her smile all day!' He absolutely loves the
program and can't wait to begin his summer sessions. We are
equally as anxious and excited to see what the next step in
this amazing program will bring into our lives. The greatest
gift in the world is for your child to read to you. When my
child could not read, his abilities in every other realm of his
life suffered. He lost self-confidence, became self-conscious
and his other school work suffered. His personality is slowly
changing and he is gaining that self confidence he needs. We
are very grateful that we have found a program that works,
because believe me, we have tried them all !!! "
- Tiphanie Justice
school and Lila's advanced methods helped our son to keep up
with his classmates. After the Reading Lab program, we saw
such an improvement overall in both his reading skills,
interpretation and overall performance! Thank you, Lila!"
- Ellie Hethcox
"Just 8 weeks into the program I began to notice subtle
differences in our son. He was finally beginning to understand
abstract concepts and remember things. His resource teacher
reported that he moved up one level above the other children
in his reading group. And his homeroom teacher began to give
my child the same spelling words as the rest of his classmates
because her expectations of his abilities have finally
increased. The end of the 10th week of training brought
about the best change we have seen as of yet. My child came
home from school, very confidently tossed his backpack to the
side, and said to me with the cutest smirk on his face, 'I had
the greatest reading day ever. I read to my teacher so good
that it made her smile all day!' He absolutely loves the
program and can't wait to begin his summer sessions. We are
equally as anxious and excited to see what the next step in
this amazing program will bring into our lives. The greatest
gift in the world is for your child to read to you. When my
child could not read, his abilities in every other realm of his
life suffered. He lost self-confidence, became self-conscious
and his other school work suffered. His personality is slowly
changing and he is gaining that self confidence he needs. We
are very grateful that we have found a program that works,
because believe me, we have tried them all !!! "
- Tiphanie Justice
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Parent Satisfaction Survey:
"Her reading comprehension and short term memory has improved significantly which in turn has narrowed the gap she had prior to coming with her skills and performance in school as compared to others in her grade level. She is happy to attend school again and rises to meet the new expectations and challenges rather than have fear or anxiety about what her performance will be." "Seems to enjoy reading more." "Somehow the program programs the brain to work more efficiently. My daughter says it changed her life. Ms. Mac is amazing, loving and encouraging to the kids and they love her. I would highly recommend her services to both slow kids and gifted kids." "She is more confident in herself. " "She made tremendous growth in her reading skills. She was a couple of years behind her grade level when she started in the summer of 5th grade. My daughter currently is taking AP English and she will be going into the 9th grade, she is a straight A and B student. This would have not been possible if we haven't enrolled my daughter in this program!!" "Increased confidence in reading" "My daughter went from barely reading to becoming an avid reader. Her math skills and short-term memory problems also improved. It took awhile but it was so worth it. Ms. Mac is awesome!!!!" "My child scored in the average range in the pre-assessment and in the post-training scored in the high average to superior range. We were referred to The Reading Lab for a diagnosis of APD. I noticed that there's been a decrease in confusing similar sounding words and an improvement in following directions. My child still has some difficulties related to APD, but most of the issues have decreased quite a bit. Our household is more peaceful now." |
Preston's mom credits The
Reading Lab for helping her son
reach academic success. He is
now a senior with good grades and
just finished the book The Maze
Runner for his Literary Genres
class. "I believe the programs he
used with you were a tremendous
success."
Preston graduated in May from
SummerCreek high school. He
plays xylophone in the band and as
of 18 months ago no longer takes
any meds for his autism / ADHD
symptoms.
Reading Lab for helping her son
reach academic success. He is
now a senior with good grades and
just finished the book The Maze
Runner for his Literary Genres
class. "I believe the programs he
used with you were a tremendous
success."
Preston graduated in May from
SummerCreek high school. He
plays xylophone in the band and as
of 18 months ago no longer takes
any meds for his autism / ADHD
symptoms.