The following testimonials have been provided by parents of current and former students. 

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"I know my son tends to shut down and get really quiet during reading instruction and that can be a challenge. But you handled his shyness beautifully! Normally he’s super outgoing and talkative...until he has to face his dyslexia head on. Thank you for being so patient and always trying to draw him out."

— D.C., California

 

"We have been working with Carlene for over a year now. Since that time our daughter who has dyslexia has improved drastically with her reading as well as her confidence. Our daughter would have anxiety reading out loud in class because of her inability to stay on the same line or pronounce the phonetics properly. She would often start reading a word in the middle, become frustrated and just move on to the next word, resulting in her missing the rest of the words in the sentence. 

We can say that now she is reading out loud in her classroom with confidence due to the reading strategy that Carlene has taught and worked on with her. 

Carlene has a way of bonding with her students so that they are comfortable with her, allowing them to learn and grasp what is needed to be successful readers. We would recommend her to anyone who is looking for dedication, honesty, accountability and most of all results!"

— C.W., California 

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"My son Ryan started with Carlene when he was 9 years old. He was diagnosed with dyslexia but the school was limited to what they could provide for him. As a concerned parent, I went to the highest person on the school board to get him help quickly, but that was impossible. I was told he will go through testing with the school for the next year and in two years the school will be qualified to help children with Dyslexia. Ryan was put in small reading groups which took him away from learning Math. The school informed me that Reading was the priority for Ryan and Math he can catch up. I found Carlene and my prayers were answered. She knew exactly what I was going through and eased my fears and concerns. Carlene does not only understand the parent's side of the frustrations and heart aches, but she knew exactly what Ryan was going through emotionally. With time and patience Ryan bonded with Carlene. Carlene has a passion for teaching children and getting these children to trust her. Carlene has provided a learning environment for Ryan to know that it’s okay to be different and its okay to struggle with his reading.  Carlene has taught Ryan to read with pride and confidence. Ryan also suffers from Dyscalculia and this past year Ryan had a grade of 48 in math. He was so far behind and had no understanding the concept of Math. Carlene started the math tutoring in September of 2017 and Ryan’s grade is at a 98% in his class. His teacher has recently informed that Ryan actually loves coming to class everyday now.  Carlene you are a blessing from God! I cannot thank you enough."

— M.M., Arkansas 

 

"When my son was first diagnosed with dyslexia, I began to research support services in my area and found absolutely nothing.  After a moment of panic, I did an online search and found Carlene’s tutoring services and decided to give her a try.  My panic quickly turned to hope, confidence and gratitude after our first interactions with Carlene.   Not only are her multi-sensory focused learning objectives exactly what my son needed to overcome his learning deficiencies due to a later diagnosis of dyslexia, but perhaps even more importantly, Carlene tapped into my son’s interests which allowed her to connect with him in a way that opened his mind for learning.  After only a short time of working with Carlene, I could see clear signs he was finally beginning to move forward and close his learning gap. He truly enjoyed his tutoring sessions with Ms. Carlene, especially being able to do them on his laptop in the comfort of our home and in his pajamas if he wanted to!"

— K.H., Alabama

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When we first started Thomas was in fourth grade, and although I knew how to do the math problems he was working with the way I had been taught, I didn't understand the approaches they were teaching him. Even if I had understood them, though, I think for us, it was better for me to be his mom rather than his math helper. We both had some math anxiety. 

 

I still remember the first thing you said to him on your first videochat with him. I had told you he loved stories -- both listening to them and writing them, and you said, "Today we are going to talk about numbers and the story of numbers...." and he was interested right away. Your calm, reassuring demeanor, your friendliness as you shared little stories from your life and listened to his, and your completely unflappable, encouraging way of interacting helped him relax and accept your help. 

 

As he got older, his math assigned definitely went beyond what I remembered how to do, and I have been so grateful that he has such a kind, patient, fun other adult that he's known since childhood to do his math with! 

 

This last semester he was struggling a bit and had a C that was in danger of slipping into D territory. I was fine with a C grade but Thomas was concerned he might have to go to summer school if his grade fell more. We added some extra sessions with you and he and I discussed how it would work best if he worked through is assignments first, then corrected them with you so he could get feedback, rather than working through them the first time with you. (I had been letting him decide how to use his tutoring time.) With that extra help from you, he pulled his grade up from a low C to a B!  

 

I'm just sorry you only tutor math through high school! If only you could work with him through his general ed math in college! 

 

–J.D., California

 

Carlene is an absolute gem! Thanks to her support, my child has grown immensely since elementary school and found tremendous success in middle school. I highly recommend her to any parent looking for a dedicated and effective tutor.  She is truly one of a kind!  

–L.B., California

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Our boys have been working with Carlene since the pandemic, and we are so grateful to have found her!  It is rare to find a math tutor with her background, education, and experience.  She has not only helped them with their math in a fun, kind, and patient way but has also advocated for the boys during their teacher conferences, helped us develop summer remediation plans to make up for missing skills, and assessed them to narrow down specific areas of focus.  She is specialty trained in this field on evidence-based teaching methods and has the technical knowledge as well as experience in having helped her own children thrive in the academic setting, giving her the understanding of a parent and mother navigating learning difficulties.  She has also connected with our boys through always remembering their birthdays, her love of Disney and Star Wars, and taking an active interest to support their other individual areas of strength, be that sports or special hobbies-she has even developed study guides for them based on their interests.  If your student is struggling and feeling frustrated or not confident in math, we would very, very highly recommend Ms. Carlene!  

–S.M., California

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