“Jake was released from all special education services.”
It has been a while since I wrote in here, there are so many exciting things going on I can hardly keep up!
Jake completed his LearningRx training a few weeks ago. The improvements I’ve seen have been so many and so amazing! I had to write this one down though…
This morning I was called in for a meeting with Sandy, at Jake’s school, to talk about his IEP and other services. I thought we were going to talk about next year’s goals, but when I got there, a whole group of folks met me – all of them people who have been working with Jake ever since he was in kindergarten. People who have gone through everything with us.
They sat me down and told me that none of them could believe what was happening to Jake. Each individual therapist showed me their goal and evaluation reports, Jake’s amazing new scores, and how they have never seen such a drastic change in an individual. He had completely exceeded their goals and expectations!
At the end of the meeting, Jake was released from all special education services. Sandy said she would check in on a regular basis to make sure he wouldn’t fall behind.
We certainly received our miracle!
The above is based on a true story of a LearningRx family. For more about the story behind these journal entries, click here.
#1 by MLucas on March 11, 2010 - 7:04 am
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Jake’s miracle is the very same dream I have for my sweet daughter.
Every parent wants their child to have a soft landing.
#2 by Kori on March 12, 2010 - 11:03 am
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Congratulations! I am very happy for your son and your family. I especially applaud you for the major effort it took for this to happen, emotionally, financially, and in every other way! My son is also a graduate of LRX. He participated most of his second grade year. My only regret is we did not do it sooner! He is now a third grader, reading at grade level, performing proficiently or close to advance in both reading and math and on all areas of standardized tests without extra time or accommodations. I think we will continue to have to work hard with spelling, but homework and day to day success in school is so much easier than it was prior to training. His tutor and all the employees at LRX were fabulous, too! He never once complained about going or working with them! I am glad we have one so close to our home.
#3 by JTaylor on March 15, 2010 - 5:55 am
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As an educator, sometimes we “label” kids and our labels stick with a child for the rest of his or her educational career. In Jake’s case, he was able to overcome that by getting help from learning professionals in the community. Wouldn’t it be great if others kids who were slipping through the cracks of the public school system could get the same type of one-on-one help that Jake received so that they too could be happy and excited about going to school. Jake’s story would certainly make an interesting case study in years to come. Correcting his learning deficiency early might mean the difference between possibly “dropping out of school” or graduating from a 2year/four year college. Kudos to Learning Rx for working with Jake and caring enough to make a difference!
#4 by Jeffrey on March 18, 2010 - 11:40 am
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As a LearningRx Trainer it is so rewarding to see the transformation take place in each of my students. It really gives hope not only to the student but also to the family. So many parents say its worth the investment. Once their child gradutes, they have the “LearningRx Advantage”.
#5 by tmitchell on March 25, 2010 - 8:14 am
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I love this story…makes everything we do so worthwhile!
#6 by LearningRx on April 1, 2010 - 9:59 am
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Thanks everyone for your comments! It’s great to hear about the experience of trainers and people on the outside.
#7 by JVK on April 2, 2010 - 8:36 am
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Reading these blogs is encouraging – even though I’m unable to afford this right now for my son. But, he is struggling the same way as I read in the article A Mom’s Journal.
Q: What is PDD?
Q: Can LearingRX help individuals with Aspergers?
#8 by LearningRx on April 2, 2010 - 9:13 am
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JVK, thanks for your comment. I’m glad that we can encourage you. LearningRx has turned out to be such a wonderful investment for so many parents, and I hope you’ll be able to enroll your son at some point. To answer your questions, PDD is short for “Pervasive Developmental Disorder” and includes PDD-NOS, autism, Asperger’s syndrome. Rett Syndrome and Childhood Disintigrative Disorder. The first three are the most common forms of us. PDD-NOS means “Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified” and I think this is what Jake had. It is characterized by severe communication problems and difficulty connecting with other people, strange body language or facial expressions, unusual play, and learning difficulties. PDD children may also have a hard time with change, and often display repetitive body movements or behavior patterns – hand flapping, hair twirling, foot tapping, etc. LearningRx can help individuals with Asperger’s syndrome. Disorders on the PDD spectrum are more complex than ADHD or Dyslexia, but our programs have proven to help. Take a look at this video. one of the children depicted in the video had Asperger’s, and his whole life changed after LRx. Very cool!! Let me know if you have any more questions.