Huntington Learning Center Testimonials
Cheyenne's Success Story
Cheyenne first came to the Staten Island Huntington in spring 2011 as a fourth-grade student. She was doing very poorly in all of her subjects, and had very low self-esteem because of this. We began building her basic skills in reading and mathematics. Because she had struggled for so long in school, she had truly come to believe that she wasn't capable of doing well in school. Cheyenne's mother, however, never gave up on her, and neither did the teachers and staff at Huntington. Week after wee...
Charles' Success Story
Charles is a pre-kindergarten student that attended Huntington in Verona, NJ during the summer of 2011. While in New Jersey visiting his grandmother, Charles attended Huntington. When his grandmother first contacted Huntington, she was concerned about his phonics, handwriting and his basic skills. Charles had difficulty recognizing and writing letters and numbers, following directions and writing his name. Additionally, Charles had little focus and became easily frustrated when learning new conc...
Caroline's Success Story
When Caroline came into our Morristown Huntington for her academic evaluation, she was hiding behind her mother clutching to a toy she had brought with her. When we first asked Caroline questions, she would not speak to us and would only write her answers. The testing was difficult because she did not want to read out loud or answer any questions verbally. In the initial conference, Caroline's mom told us that she was easily frustrated and was completely shut down when it came to doing school w...
Brianna's Success Story
Brianna started at Huntington in Massapequa, NY in February 2009 as a sixth-grader. Her mom was concerned because Brianna was unable to comprehend what she was reading and her writing was weak and unorganized. Brianna's mom's biggest concern was that her confidence and motivation were dwindling with each poor grade. Even though she was only in sixth grade, Brianna and her mother had a goal for Brianna to attend St. John the Baptist High School, a private school near their home. Her mom knew that...
Benjamin's Success Story
Benjamin's mom entered a Huntington drawing at a High School Holiday Fair. To her surprise, her son Benjy's name was chosen, so he came in to the Bay Shore, LI Huntington for a free academic evaluation. Benjy's mom shared with us that Benjy has several disabilities and she was not sure if Huntington could even help him. In school, Benjy struggled tremendously, more because he was absent so much in kindergarten (and now first grade), and the class was moving too fast for him to keep up. Benjy w...
Ayesha's Success Story
Having moved from Egypt to the United States in third grade, Ayesha was struggling, feeling lost and alone at school. School curricula and grade requirements were entirely different in Egypt, and Ayesha was unsure of what was expected of her at her new school. For two years, Ayesha devoted all of her free time to studying, yet to no avail. She was even assigned individual aides in all of her classes, but it didn't help. By the middle of the fifth grade, Ayesha was failing, and she had completely...
Austin's Success Story
My name is Rebecca G. My son, Austin, is six years old and has been attending the Huntington Center in Englewood, New Jersey, since July 2011. I am so pleased to have this opportunity to write about my family's experience at this facility. Austin began Kindergarten at five years old. The school year started out well even though he did not begin kindergarten reading. He seemed to make progress and was reading well, or so I believed, by December. The teacher seemed happy with his progress and we ...
Arin's Success Story
About two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to experience the difference that Huntington make in lives of students. I asked seventh grader Arin how she had felt that Huntington in East Brunswick, NJ had helped her, or if she felt if it had helped her at all. Her response? "I'm not afraid to read anymore." Arin explained that prior to beginning her sessions at Huntington she dreaded when teachers called on her to read, and would often simply refuse to answer. Today, Arin proudly says that she is n...
