When Rome came to us in the fall of his kindergarten year, his parents had been told that he was going to be kicked out of school. Rome couldn't read or write and was below grade level in all of his subjects. According to his parents, Rome lacked confidence and fought with his mom every night about doing his homework. Rome's academic evaluation showed that he lacked basic listening skills and concepts necessary to perform in his classroom. He felt "dumb" in his class, and the teacher told his parents he was not capable of learning in that environment. We met with Rome's teacher and she expressed the same to us.

Rome's parents enrolled him at Huntington in Eastchester NY, to come to the center every week. Since enrolling at Huntington, Rome has made incredible improvements. His parents met us at and told us that the teacher is already seeing improvements. They also reported that since Rome has been coming to Huntington, things at home have also gotten much better. Rome now comes into Huntington showing his confidence. He is receiving 100s on his spelling tests, his writing has improved and his self-esteem has skyrocketed. Rome's parents tell us frequently how grateful they are for the improvements they have seen in their son. He is now able to stay at his school and more importantly, Rome no longer dreads going to school. Quite a success story.

FROM: Rome