Testimonials

“We are eternally grateful for all that you have done for Matt. The gift of reading is the key to education, which in turn is the key to a good life. We never doubted Matt’s intelligence but you have created a window through which the world may now see it.

Most important of all, Matt, himself, now sees it. He is just blossoming! He is confident and happy. He even enjoys school now. His teachers have witnessed remarkable progress. His second grade teacher, whom has 26 years of experience, has never seen a child improve so much in such a short amount of time.

We, as parents, are ecstatic! The early and successful intervention of Lexercise has saved Matt, and consequently us, so much worry, pain, and frustration. Words simply can not fully express our gratitude.

Though we, including Matt, are excitedly anticipating our graduation from Lexercise, we are saddened that our weekly interactions are coming to an end. We have all grown so fond and attached to you. We are not going to say good-bye in a permanent sense. We will keep you updated with Matt’s life journey. Perhaps someday we will send you a picture of Matt in cap and gown at his college graduation.

Maybe, just maybe, he will experience academic success like other fellow dyslexics that struggled early in life. Like Albert Einstein, mathematics and physics might suit his fancy. Like his dyslexic cousin that attends Yale, he might someday immerse himself inTolstoy and Dostoyevsky or create phenomenal art. Regardless, you have removed crippling obstacles for Matt. He can reach for the stars now!

Thank you again from the bottom of our hearts for all of the help, guidance, and caring that you have given to Matt. You have made an everlasting mark on his life, changing its
very course.”

“I am the mother of six children. My youngest is a 10 year old daughter who has struggled for years to read. During her first few years of school I didn’t realize the extent of her disability. All of my older children learned at different speeds and I felt that she was just a little slower when it came to reading, but that it would soon click in. By the end of second grade I knew she needed help. We tried the public school reading program. When that didn’t work I hired a tutor and started her in a “brain balance” type program. Nothing was working. By the fourth grade she was really falling behind the other children and her self esteem was suffering. One day as we finished a very long and tear filled reading session, she asked me “Mom, why and I so dumb? Everyone gets this but me!” I knew that we had to try something different. I took her and had a learning assessment done and found she had dyslexia. I was able to find a wonderful clinician named Lindsey Blackburn. She is trained in the Orton Gillingham approach. My daughter has been working with Lindsey for about 10 months now and I can’t believe how much she has improved. I truly owe this all to Lindsey. She is very patient and positive. She understands my daughter and has been able to customize a learning plan just for her. My daughter’s reading skills and self esteem have improved significantly as she has mastered each individualized lesson. She is now gaining all the tools she needs to become an excellent reader.”

“My daughter had been struggling since pre-school. I kept asking her teachers if her backwards letters, lack of knowing her numbers and little to no progress in reading, writing and spelling was normal. Her Pre-school, kindergarten, 1st grade and even 2nd grade teachers kept saying “she’ll catch up”. I knew something wasn’t right. My daughter hated school and trying to read with her was torture. At the beginning of 2nd grade Katie didn’t know how to write her lowercase letters, only her uppercase and they were all backwards. How can a teacher say that’s normal? I knew she was smart, very smart, I just didn’t know how to help her. When Lindsey screened her for Dyslexia, ALL of my questions were answered. Lindsey told me how hard Katie had been working to memorize all she could to try and understand everything going on in the classroom. From then on, it was like Christmas taking Katie to Lindsey every week. Katie began to understand the English language. She even began to teach me a few rules. I am so impressed with Katie’s progress. Lindsey was the first person in my daughter’s life to “get” her, to understand how she needed to be taught, how she needed to learn. Lindsey helped coach me through using the correct terms to convince the school to test Katie for additional support. She even attended my daughter’s first IEP meeting. I felt like Lindsey was teaching the council, she was able to convey to the room what Katie needed most. Katie’s progress has been incredible since working with Lindsey.”