These are testimonials from people who have used our system. Many of them life changing. If you have used the the system and would like to leave your own testimonial please use our Add testimonial form. We really appreciate hearing about all of the great successes.
This system is excellent! My daughter had reading problems which caused her to repeat fourth grade. We tried Sylvan Learning Center, vision therapy, and school intervention programs, but they didn’t get the results that we got with this program. Molly began the program and within five months she was on the Honor Roll. She is now maintaining a B average in reading. This system really worked, especially after we had tried so many other things that didn’t.
This program is heaven sent! The transformation in our daughter, Amber, has amazed us. Amber’s math skills have improved greatly, along with her test scores. Talking with her teacher proves that this program has worked. He told us that Amber’s confidence in math has improved so much that she now feels comfortable answering math questions in front of the class. This didn’t occur before we used this program. Amber now has a positive outlook toward math as well as being on the Honor Roll for the first time! We owe it all to this program!
My daughters were both struggling with reading. My husband and I had tried several different reading programs, but the girls would lose interest and say they were bored. We tried this program and had the girls work all through the summer. They loved doing the activities with me. Now our girls are in the fifth and sixth grades. They are both reading at grade level. We practice reading and do the program occasionally just to keep it up. Thank you for giving my husband and me one less thing to worry about and for giving our girls reading confidence.
The program we used on our daughter, Clara was life altering. She is reading at grade level now. Before this program she was in a special reading class at school. We didn’t know what to do to help her. Sow she is right on track, and we are all so happy.
My daughter had been retained in the fourth grade. We worked on the exercises in this program after school along with her homework. When she started the fourth grade for the second time, she was reading at a first grade level. She didn’t have any confidence and her comprehension was terrible. After several months of doing the activities, we noticed that Pam was doing better in school. By the end of the year she was on the Honor Roll. She is now reading at a fifth grade level. We owe her success to this program!
My son Eric has been a student of Special Education his whole life. He has received Specialized Education and Speech/Language Therapy since the age of 3. However, by the 2nd grade Eric still could not read. He has always had a love of books and they are an important part of his life. He would make up stories as he paged through the pictures. We always thought this was cute, until one day; I was reading a bedtime story to Eric and when I was done he looked at me and said "Mom, how do you know what to say when you read my book?". I told Eric that I read the words and they told a story. Eric then asked "Are those marks in the book the words?". I knew then that there was a something missing in Eric's education. We knew he did not know his alphabet completely, we knew he did not know more than 2-3 sight-words, we knew he could not read-yet. What we did not know was that he did not understand the connection between letters, words and stories.
A week later I saw a postcard for Harp Learning Institute at a local business. I had Eric assessed and we started Eric at Harp Learning Institute at the end of October 2008. The first ah-ha moment was realizing that even though Eric worked hard as a student and received a-lot of academics he was not "connected" and therefore he was not able to process what he was being taught. Harp Learning Institute identified the need to create and deepen the connection from Eric's eyes-to his brain-to his body.
Harp Learning Institute opened up a whole new world for Eric. He learned his alphabet by writing with his finger in sand. He put letters together to make words by playing with letter tiles and a white board. He learned how to connect his eyes-to his brain-to his body through the daily exercises he is taught at the Institute. Most importantly Eric learned he was "Smart". He just needed to learn in a nontraditional setting.
Everything started to come together for Eric. He not only progressed in academics, he improved in his self-esteem and his peer relations. Eric became very comfortable with himself. On March 31, 2009 Eric read a book by himself for the first time. Eric had such a feeling of joy, confidence and yes even some arrogance. For the first time in 8years my son knew he was "smart-just like the other kids".
Our story is not unique. There are a-lot of children just like my son out in the world struggling to learn. They are beaten down and dejected wondering why they can not learn like everyone else. They think they are dumb-even if nobody has ever called them dumb-they know something is different. What I tell my son is he is a unique individual with many special talents, the fact that he learns in a different manner does not make him less intelligent than any other child. He is an intelligent, gifted child in his own right. Through Harp Learning Institute Eric has learned this. It is embedded in his very being. He will carry this ability to strive above the crowd his entire life. Without the intervention from Harp Learning Institute we would continue to sit in the same repetitive cycle with Eric and wonder what we are doing wrong, why isn't anything working.
Harp Learning Institute gave Eric a priceless gift. The gift of learning, the love of knowledge and the many magnificent things he can do with it.
Eric is now a "reader" and I am still "just the mom".
Kathleen Lewis
I love the brain training system, and let me tell you why. My daughter, Amanda, had a difficult time from the start.
She was born seven weeks early and weighed only 4 pounds, 5 ounces. By the time she started kindergarten, she was still behind and had to repeat kindergarten because she wasn’t focusing or staying in her chair. She made it to first grade but still couldn’t read, focus or sit still, and we tried everything to help her. I didn’t want to medicate my daughter, but I didn’t know what else to do.
Then we found out about this system. Now, after only six months, AMANDA CAN READ! I finally feel like my daughter has a chance of making it to the second grade.
Hi Lisa,
Joseph has passed another unit test in Social Studies. Thats 6 chapters! Since starting Harp in July Joseph has made tremendous improvement in his grades. When he completed the 5th grade last school year, he had 3 D's, several C's, and 1 B. This was disheartening as a parent to see. When I had him tested this summer, it was such a relief to finally know why he is getting those grades. Having dyslexia, dysgraphia, and auditory processing problems is the reason for his struggles and not because he didn't want to do well.
In the last 5 months not only is his self-esteem turned around but his grades too! On his first report card that came out in November, He had only 1 D, 2 C's, and the rest were B's and A's!!! Even his teachers complimented him on how much he has improved since his last report card at the end of the school year. He was excited and happy. We don't expect miracles over night, but I also did not think we would see this kind of improvement this quick. I see for myself and know that this program works.
I always say, "everything happens for a reason." When the school district made a major mistake on his IEP which would have put him in special education, he wouldv'e had to change schools. Know he can stay in private school and is doing better than some of the kids in his class that do not have a learning disability. It is no longer a learning disability but a learning ability that Joseph has!
Thank you Harp Learning Institute for giving Joseph back the confidence and love of school back to him.
Sincerely,
Yvonne Soto
I am Diana Borgedalen, Brodie's mom, he is in your learning center in Valley, Springs, Ca. Brodie has struggled thru his school years & I thought it was something I was not doing right in helping him learn. I became part of my children's school working first volunteering & then an employee. Well your ad appeared in a local newspaper in Valley Springs, where my parents live. We had Brodie tested & learned he most likely has dyslexia which I had asked every teacher Brodie has had.
Well they thought I was making an excuse for my child.
I just want to thank you so much. I work out of town so my parents pick him up from school and get him to his appointment every week. He enjoys going & learning. I have noticed such a positive attitude from my son which I haven't seen in years (he is 11). Last Tuesday I finally was able to take a day off work & I went there with my son. WOW, I was so impressed I think Louise is wonderful, it sadden me to thank Teachers that teach in a school think this is not necessary (My daughters teacher 4th grade, thinks this), well I let their school know they are wrong in their thinking. I also work with behavioral health counselors which work in Valley Springs, gave them your Boucher & told them how wonderful your ways of teaching are. They are going to pass the word in their field & with parents of the children they help. I say a special prayer each day Thanking God for your Learing Institute & how in a few short weeks how you have brought my little boy back. He loves learning now & is eager to read & draw which it had been awhile since I saw this in him because he was teased at school, teachers were on him for goofing off (which he wasn't). I Thank You so very much. God Bless and thanks for being their for my son. Oh by the way my daughter is a little jealous of not having a learning disability she sees how much fun learning can be.
Diana Borgedalen
A Very Proud Mom
My daughter Francesca was diagnosed in 2nd grade with an auditory processing issue. She presented herself well verbally, but when it came to reading and writing mechanics, she struggled tremendously. To remedy the problem, we were advised to get her some tutoring, which we did.
But soon after we began the tutoring, I met Andrea, a friend of a friend, at a party and learned about the Harp Learning Institute. Her son had similar issues which she referred to it as dyslexia. Until then I was told by doctors and teachers that Francesca did not have dyslexia, and to never use that word. Yet in talking with Andrea I could tell that many of the issues were the same as with her son, and that regardless the training would work to strengthen all aspects of learning—brain connections, sight, hearing—so where ever there was a weakness, the program would address it. She also told me that with processing issues, tutoring which goes over the information presented in class in the same manner, does not help the child learn, because if the information didn't make sense the first time it was presented, it's not going to the second, third or hundredth time if it's always the same approach.
It took me a couple months to get past the term dyslexia to determine whether the work would apply to my daughter. In addition, we weren't noticing much improvement with the tutoring which made me think whether the tutoring was in fact ineffective. So I decided to have Francesca diagnosed by Lisa and see what she said. Needless to say, we started the program and 18 months later, she is an avid reader—above grade level in her reading abilities, she happy and confident and loves school and learning. Her spelling is still rather creative, but it too is improving. The change is dramatic and wonderful!
