Huntington Learning Center Testimonials
Lee's Success Story
Lee came to Huntington in Carle Place, NY in the third grade as a struggling student. Just getting Lee comfortable with coming through our doors was a challenge. He was unsure of the environment and the teachers, and definitely unsure of the program. The first step in the process was getting Lee to trust us. We did this carefully, and Lee quickly became comfortable. He became familiar with every book in his program. He loved explaining to each teacher exactly how the program was to be properly ...
Lara's Success Story
Lara came to Huntington in Morristown, NJ as a fifth-grader who was struggling to keep up in most of her classes. She had extremely low confidence and wasn't sure how to ask her teachers for the help she desperately needed. She did, however, ask her mom to find her help. Lara's mom brought Lara in for testing. We found Lara to be an extremely happy, well-adjusted 10-year-old girl, but when it came to reading and doing math, her cheerful disposition disappeared. In the initial conference, Lara's...
Kyle's Success Story
Kyle is in the fifth grade. He has attended the Yorktown, NY Huntington for the past several months and has made huge improvements in reading comprehension and math. Before Huntington, Kyle was not unlike many fifth-grade boys. He would rather spend time with his friends than work on reports. He procrastinated and avoided studying and often put in the minimum effort to get work done. Since coming to Huntington, Kyle has made great improvements, particularly in his time management abilities. Rec...
Joseph's Success Story
Joseph first came to the Verona, NJ Huntington in May 2011. Joseph was classified with dyslexia in first grade. When his parents first contacted Huntington, their main goal for Joseph was to improve his grades from Cs and Ds to As and Bs, and improve his confidence in his academic abilities. On the academic evaluation, Joseph scored well below three grade levels on the majority of administered exams. At first Joseph disliked attending Huntington. He did not see how working with us would help wi...
Jonathan's Success Story
Jonathan was in second grade when he came to Huntington in Livingston, NJ. He was seven years old and had moved to the United States from Brazil just two years prior. When Jonathan's mom called, she said that Jonathan's basic skills were poor and he was below grade level. He had been working with a reading specialist at school for the past year, but nothing was working. What his mom really wanted was for Jonathan to perform on grade level and increase his confidence. When Jonathan first started...
John's Success Story
Shortly after John was born, he was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. For the next few years, John made multiple hospital visits, many of which kept him out of school for weeks. Because of this, John quickly fell behind in math and reading and frequent school absences made it difficult for John to catch up. Despite his efforts to work with teachers, John struggled to understand basic concepts being taught at school. John's parents signed him up for after-school tutoring programs and go...
Jeff's Success Story
Jeff was 27 years old and had just finished his first semester of veterinarian school in Grenada. From the very first week at school, he struggled. He was barely able to memorize anything, and had difficulty understanding the material. He ended up having to drop Histology and Embryology. When Jeff walked into the Huntington in East Northport, NY he confided in us his that his first year of veterinarian school hadn't gone well. He knew that his basic skills were weak and that he had problems wit...
Izabelle's Success Story
Izabelle's parents came to Huntington Learning in Massapequa, NY in March 2011 when Izabelle was in kindergarten. They were very upset after her teacher told them that she was having extreme difficulty keeping up with her classmates. She was unable to sound out basic words, could not decode words when reading and did not recognize sight words. The teacher told them that she would most likely have to repeat kindergarten. Izabelle started her program doing eight hours a week, focusing on building...
