True Stories of Success: Alex, 13 Years Old

Our son Alex has struggled to read quickly and write well since the fourthgrade. Homework became an increasing problem as it required hours andhours of time just to get through it. Having to read 20 pages per nightin Language Arts and then write 5 paragraphs simply became unmanageablefor Alex, since he read so slowly and had difficulty understanding whathe was reading as a result. Alex needed our help nightly with homework.He was diagnosed with ADD in 6th grade. He also had difficulty with processingspeed and his ability to remember short-term memory information. We readabout LearningRx and thought it was perfect for him. We already used atutor and that did nothing to help Alex work on his own. Alex is a verybright and successful student and we thought LearningRx could help retrainhis brain so that schoolwork would be easier to get through and he couldwork more independently. The staff encouraged and motivated him to putforth his best effort even when he did not want to. The sessions werefun and challenging at the same time. To date, Alex’s reading speedand comprehension has improved and he can perform most of his homeworkwithout any of our help now. LearningRx gave Alex the confidence in hisown ability to get the work done on his own.