Can I just say Cynthia is AMAZING? My son was still not reading or able to be successful in school by the 3rd grade. His teacher suggested we have him tested for a learning disability. I found Could it be Dyslexia on line and Cynthia accommodated us immediately. After comprehensive testing we had a confirmed severe dyslexia case and engaged Cynthia to provide our son with specialized, dyslexia focused tutoring twice per week. My boy started putting words together immediately. He remained with Cynthia for five years. In that time,he went from a non-reading 8 year old who repeated kindergarten to a successful 8th grader, getting solid Bs, loving to read, and feeling good about himself. Price of five years of tutoring: a lot Price of seeing your child enjoy reading a good book and talking about College: PRICELESS read more

Cynthia changed my daughter's life, both academically and emotionally. She helped her self esteem SO much. Cynthia is the most caring, empathetic, and encouraging teacher I have ever come across. She goes above and beyond for her kids. Her teaching method with barton is like nothing else. My daughter tutored with her for a few years and went from not reading at all to almost completely up to grade level. It's hard to put into words just how appreciative I am and how much we love her. She also included a letter for her IEP meetings and teachers explaining dyslexia, how to help, and ways to accommodate. As I said, she goes above and beyond. You will be so grateful you hired her for your child. read more

My granddaughter has been receiving dyslexia tutoring since last April. I can't even begin to say how pleased I am with the dramatic progress she has made. The difference is beyond incredible. I know we have a long way to go but it is so worth it. She loves her tutor Brandon and the games they play at the end of each session. I just wish I knew about this wonderful program sooner. read more

Our son was diagnosed with moderate to severe dyslexia in the second grade. We didn't know how to help our son and through our research we were blessed in finding Cynthia at Could it Be Dyslexia. Words cannot describe how grateful we are and how she was able to help our son. She is patient, adaptable, motivating and was able to connect with him. I can go on and on but I want to tell who ever is reading this how amazing she is. Now that he's completed the program we still keep in touch and I'll send her pictures and text messages on his academic accomplishments. Thank you Cynthia for all that you do for your students!!! read more

After almost two years of trying to figure out how to help my son, I finally found Cynthia. She was so extremely helpful to me. She helped us with a proper diagnosis for our son's learning difficulties. Through her, we were able to start one on one tutoring with Heather, who is amazing! She is so patient and a miracle worker for a very distracted and easily frustrated six year old. Our son has only been working with Heather for a little over a month and has already moved up two reading levels at school. If you are a parent with an extremely smart child that seems to mysteriously be unable to read or write then contact Cynthia. She and her team are truly there to help the kids. read more

I can attest that EVERYTHING the other reviewers have stated regarding Cynthia is the ABSOLUTE TRUTH! Cynthia is an amazing teacher. My 12 year old has been working with her for the last year and a half. He struggled in school from kindergarten, ended up diagnosed with 3 different LDs and both auditory and visual processing disorders and started working with Cynthia in the summer of 2016 at the end of 4th grade. He's had treatment for both processing disorders but what has helped him to succeed in reading is working the Barton program with Cynthia. Not only have we seen improvement in academics, but improved self esteem and confidence, better oral expression, better insight and most importantly, self acceptance that his brain is wired differently and that, that's ok and it can even be wonderful! My son never complains about the time it takes out of his day to attend his sessions with Cynthia. The two have developed a close friendship. She is nurturing, understanding and patient beyond belief. She has helped my child to feel comfortable and smart and accepted. She challenges him and jokes with him and if she knows he can do better gently encourages him to try again. Sitting in on a session and listening and watching the interaction between the two of them warms my heart. My son is getting so much more than a tutor helping him to remediate his dyslexia! I couldn't imagine a better bargain for our time and money! Do not hesitate to call and talk to Cynthia about an assessment if you think even for a minute that your child has dyslexia. Go online and do the self tests on dyslexia sites. The sooner your child gets started the better! read more

Cynthia is fantastic. My niece has been going to Cynthia and loves her. My son started going to Cynthia recently when we started homeschooling due to his dyslexia. He loves Cynthia and looks forward to going! She is a joy to work with and my son can't say enough great things about her and I believe whole heartedly that this is going to help him achieve more in his school work and spelling. read more

My son struggled so much in school and when I asked the school to help everything was attributed to adhd. I was told to spend more time on homework, read with him more, have him practice writing more - yet we were spending hours on 1st & 2nd grade work with tears, frustration and me finally realizing he wasn't seeing what I was seeing while reading - he reversed letters or the order of letters. FELT would be spelled as LEFT. He went through years of testing through the district with me not realizing they do not test for dyslexia even when I was questioning if that might be the cause. In 3rd grade he hit a wall and started to have a great deal of anxiety, and ultimately wanted to stop trying. In k-2nd you learn to read and in 3rd on you read to learn, without being able to build that foundation a child can go through very difficult school experience. It was taking a toll on him, and hours of working with him in the way I knew how - "how I learn best" wasn't helping. I found Could it be Dyslexia through the parent support group Decoding Dyslexia. Cynthia assessed him quickly and knew exactly what to look for in previous school assessments. And things started to change when he started tutoring with her. His confidence was the first thing I noticed - Cynthia is not only able to teach students with dyslexia the mechanics of the language and spelling - but she was able to give my son the kind of nurturing he so badly needed when he had lost all confidence in his abilities. He has gone to tutoring for 3 years now and it has helped him tremendously. My youngest son was in 1st grade at the time his older brother started tutoring and I was noticing he was having same difficulties - there was a pattern. The school attributed it to boys learn slower than girls, but I knew better - if you have one child with dyslexia there is a 50% change a sibling will have it as well. He was tested and able to be identified at a much younger age than his brother and the tutoring has helped avoid some of the hard times his brother endured. While reading you almost can't tell he has dyslexia because he got the appropriate program so much earlier. The Bright Solutions program created by Susan Barton is a god sent for kids with dyslexia, and she has a great deal of info on her website. If you are trying to get the school to offer services, please become thorough with what she has available at her website. Contact Decoding Dyslexia for support or other parents who have gone through the IEP process. The laws have changed, the CDE has created the Guidelines in Dyslexia - but many districts are still ignoring the issue. It's easier for them to not identify it and tell you not to worry. The only help we got that actually has showed results was through Could it be Dyslexia and feel very fortunate to have found them. We had our expenses reimbursed by district, but it was a very long and hard fight with countless IEPs. Dyslexia falls into a gap where it is not treated medically since it's a learning disability - and is left to be addressed in education, but in our experience it has been ignored, denied and damaged relations with teachers who are not trained to identify it much less know the appropriate way to teach a child with dyslexia. My sincere hope is that our district is changing - but that will take time, and if your child is struggling like mine did the best thing you can do for them is get them into an appropriate program like the one Could it be Dyslexia offers. It's a huge commitment of time and money, but I have no regrets that we chose that road for our boys. The results have been worth it. read more

We feel very fortunate at Uncommon Good to have found Cynthia Dapello. We are a nonprofit that serves low-income children who dream of going to college. It is a difficult path for our students which becomes significantly more difficult when a student has a learning difference. Cynthia is a generous and dedicated professional who didn't hesitate to jump in and help when we saw one of our 5th grade students failing nearly all his classes. He was reading at the 2nd grade level despite hours and hours and hours of extra tutoring and homework. Cynthia immediately came to our rescue and screened this student, helped his family understand dyslexia, and got this student started on the path to becoming a reader. Cynthia has donated many hours of her time to help us figure out how to best assist low-income children with learning differences. She is a skilled professional with a huge heart. read more

We have been so blessed with Could it Be Dyslexia and Melissa our son's tutor. She is absolutely 100% the only reason he logs on two times a week for tutoring. He has struggled for years with school and once we found Could It Be Dyslexia his outlook on life and learning changed for the better. Melissa is like part of our family now, she treats him with respect and love, helps him on bad days and laughs with him on good days. She lifts him up in all things in life not just tutoring and makes Tuesday & Thursday tutoring sessions fun. He sometimes doesn't want to tutor, but once he in online face to face with her his attitude changes and he is happy. She has helped him excel in things he was behind in and has taught him to do his best with a smile, she has helped raise his confidence tremendously and we love her, we are truly blessed with Melissa. Cynthia the owner of CIBD is amazing as well, she has opened doors for us and our son that were closed for a long time and has made all things dyslexia easier to attack. Our lives changed as a family once we found CIBD, we couldn't be more grateful. Thank you ALL! read more

My adult daughter has struggled with an auditory processing deficit since she was a small child. She had difficulty reading and often misspelled words. She struggled with writing as well. She was tested in 4th grade and again in 7th grade for dyslexia. Each time we were informed that she was not eligible for an IEP. We did at various times send her for private general tutoring. This did not address the specific problem. Fast forward several years to college. While all of her compensatory strategies worked well enough for high school, she found many classes more difficult now that more was expected for a degree. At this point we began researching private tutoring methods and options for dyslexics. We met with Cynthia at Could It Be Dyslexia and were impressed with her comprehensive understanding of our daughter's problem. She not only shared with us her personal experience with dyslexia, but helped us to understand the anatomical differences and mental processes that dyslexics deals with. Our daughter began working with Brittney through the Barton method last February. Since that time we have seen mass improvement in every area of her language. She can picture letters and words in her mind for the first time in her life. She can now hear subtle differences in common words that she used to mispronounce. She reads much more fluently and her spelling has improved greatly. Without Brittney and the Barton program I don't think she would be nearly as successful in college. Our family is grateful for Could It Be Dyslexia and Cynthia and Brittney. It has made a huge difference in our daughter's life and her future, moving forward! read more