Shaquan-Sylvan's Spotlight Student

My son, Shaquan was struggling his second grade year. He missed some school the beginning of the year and he had trouble keeping focus in class. With one month left to finish the year, he was diagnosed with ADHD. My son’s pediatrician prescribed him a medicine for this condition, and I let the teacher know what was going on. After a conference, the principal had decided she was going to retain him.
My family and I were extremely unhappy with the outcome because we knew his ADHD and time missed was what affected his ability to learn to his full potential and pass his grade. We checked out the Sylvan website and gave them a call.

Shaquan started coming for math and reading in June of 2009. He is currently finishing up his program with a few months more to go. He began the program in the second grade level with several elements lacking, and he is now finishing up the third grade level going into fourth. In only a few months he has made stellar progress thanks to the excellent material, confidence, and teaching efforts at the Sylvan Learning Center. My family and I are forever grateful as this has been a pleasant experience for us all. My son has obtained quite a healthy education at Sylvan that he can keep and use the rest of his life.
--From the Ayala family to the Sylvan family in Lillington, a GREAT BIG THANK YOU!!

Thomas

We became part of Sylvan in Feb 2009. My son, Thomas, had always struggled with school. From the beginning of Kindergarten, he was labeled with a behavior problem. He seemed to always be behind. After many different doctors and testing, we discovered he had symptoms of ADHD and ADD. His behavior was keeping him from learning. I maintained contact with his teachers and tried working with him at home. He seemed to be doing better, but once he stepped into second grade, he seemed to be regressing. He started having bad attitudes all the time and would say that he was ‘dumb.’
Thomas is receiving extra help at school, but I did not feel that he was academically where he should be. I finally decided to give Sylvan a try. I noticed that his attitude started improving from the very start. He had more confidence and for a child who hated to read, he was actually wanting to read. Within several months of attending Sylvan, we all noticed a big change in Thomas. We still have a ways to go, but we will stick with it. He enjoys going to Sylvan and he does not give us a hard time going. He is now on the right track, and with continued support from Sylvan, his family and school, he will be achieving his academic goals.
I am so proud of Thomas. If it were not for Tracy and Brandi from the Lillington office, we would not be where we are today. Everyone in that office is always full of smiles and ready to listen. They are willing to communicate with the teachers, which is great. I cannot thank them enough for what they have done. Sylvan is a great program, and I am so glad we found them. Thank you for all your help and guidance!

- Lisa

Justin

Words cannot express how proud we are with Justin's faithfulness and perseverance because of the Sylvan staff.
Justin first became a part of Sylvan in the spring of last year. He enrolled in SAT Prep. It was soon discovered that we was 2 years behind in Algebra. All through school, Justin has struggled with math and reading. We would get tutors and he would do a little better, however, he always felt like he was the lowest person in his class.
Ms. Brandi began teaching him at Sylvan and tapping into his learning style. With her patience and determination, his grades in math and reading have gone up dramatically. More importantly, we saw a dramatic change in his self-confidence in the classroom and out. As a parent, this is priceless. Justin made the honor-roll for the first time in 6 years!
One year later, Justin is a self-confident, young man, and he is looking forward to going to college in the fall!
We know we made the right decision with Sylvan. Nothing is more important than investing in your child's education. A parent only has one chance to educate his or her child-they grow up so quickly. The only regret we have is that I wish we had found Sylvan sooner!

- Curtis and Beverly

Spotlight Student: Matthew

We are honored to be a part of the Sylvan Learning Center Family!

We became part of the Sylvan family in April 2009. Our son Matthew struggled with reading throughout the first grade, resulting in below grade levels. After a full day of class; he would bring home unfinished class work and his homework assignment, causing him to spend 3 or 4 hours after school finishing work, while other children played outside. My wife and I kept in contact with his teacher, and attended numerous conferences, but we got the same response each time; Matthew’s not focusing in class, and she didn’t have the time to spend with him, due to class size. We understood!

My wife went out and purchased first grade books and software, designed to improve first grade reading, but nothing changed. By the time he received his third semester progress report, the school recommended he repeat the first grade. This didn’t sit well with our family, so we decided to find Matthew help he needed. So we contacted Sylvan Learning Center in Lillington NC, explained Matthew’s situation; and it was the best help and support we could have gotten for our son! The Sylvan put together a reading program; structured to instill the necessary tools to improve his reading and confidence level.

Since joining Sylvan, our son has made tremendous improvement. He passed the first grade, worked over the summer; and is doing better than we could imagine in the second grade. Not only did his reading improve, all his grades elevated to grade level, and in some areas above grade level. We’re extremely proud of his accomplishments!

Today, Matthew enjoys reading. He’s not afraid to read out-loud, and we owe it all to the dedicated and caring staff at the Sylvan Learning Center, Lillington, NC. We’d like to give a special thanks to Brandi and Tracy, for orchestrating and overseeing the program; and for continuously communicating with us and our son’s teacher! He truly loves his Sylvan experience, more so, he loves the results!

- Matthew's Parents

My 14-year-old daughter has ADD and when she completed middle school, I realized she did not know how to study. I knew I needed to get her help and a friend suggested Sylvan.

From the initial phone call, to the last day my daughter attended, everyone at the center was very nice, professional, and always helpful.

My daughter’s grades went up soon after she started and she is more organized than before. She just completed her exams and she was well prepared and confident going into each test. We can’t wait to get her scores!

I highly recommend any parent that has a child struggling in school to seek help at Sylvan. The help my daughter has gotten, the confidence she has gained, means the difference between her being a OK student, to her being an accomplished student. And the skills she learned she will use through life.

- Debra Yaczko