Kyra has helped facilitate my daughter's love for music via the violin in a formal yet gentle and…read morefun manner. I first met Kyra through mutual friends and was immediately struck by her graceful presence and her strong-but-still spirit. When my daughter turned 5, she began to study violin with Kyra using the Suzuki method. Within 6 weeks of her first lesson, my daughter had her first recital and performed a short but inspiring piece of music to a full house. Her first recital was a huge success and she has fallen in love with the violin thanks to Kyra's teaching and guidance. I witnessed the special relationship that Kyra shares with each and every student during the recital. Her students ranged from young beginners to grown adults. The level of passion and enjoyment was evident in each student's performance, and each student left a positive impression on my critical ears that afternoon. Kyra has a genuine gift for teaching and inspiring her students. She has also been incredibly helpful with advice about violin rental, shared ways to save some money on violin accessories (i.e. using a $3 foam instead of a $35 chin rest), and demonstrated flexibility when the rare conflict in our lesson schedule arises. I look forward to my daughter continuing to study with Kyra for years to come.

Kyra has been an amazing, patient violin instructor for my teenaged daughter. She is responsive and…read morehelpful as well! Thoroughly positive experience!

Dr. Corinne Irwin is a phenomenal tutor! She was able to help my son not only pass Calc 2 but do so…read morewith a high B (just barely missed the A!). When he needed additional help understanding concepts or before big tests, she made herself available for additional tutoring, even on weekends. She is truly invested in students to help them achieve success! If you or your son/daughter are struggling with your required math classes, I highly recommend you engage Corinne for tutoring!

If there were 10 stars...she would get them all! Corrine is by far the best math tutor I have had…read more She teaches you in a way that you can understand and she is willing to do whatever it takes. If you give yourself time to work with her, I promise you will be happy and your grades will go up and you will make that A!!! She is a sweat lady who loves her students and gives her full attention to you. I recommend Corinne to whom ever is having trouble in any area of math! The environment that she creates is a calming and easy place to study and learn! GIVE HER A CALL....IT IS SO WORTH IT!!! I am thankful for her everyday because she has helped me get where i want to be

As we head into 2022, I can't recommend ALC enough. Over the last year, my kids have really…read morestruggled staying on level and learning remotely during the pandemic. When grades and self esteem were at an all time low, we joined the ALC community and are so thankful that we did. They have individualized our kids' curriculum/instruction in multiple subjects and have provided individual tutoring for them both. They are always professional, communicate clearly, and take the time to listen to my worries and concerns. They are currently back on level and thriving.

We have had an excellent experience at Austin Learning Center. We have used them for my 5th grader…read moreand 7th grader. ALC is well organized, welcoming, and the sessions have helped my kids in reading and math. It is the best tutoring experience we have had in Austin. For my daughter, we set up weekly sessions in math since that is the subject she strugles the most with. For my son, we have done drop-in sessions for math and Spanish on an as-needed basis. We have used them about 10 times and will continue to as it has helped both my kids tremendously.

After 3 private lessons with Christian, my daughter's ACT English and Reading scores went up 8…read morepoints! She is now eligible to get into almost every school in the State of Texas and eligible for scholarships. She is retaking the SAT and ACT again on August 25 and September 8 and hopefully she will get higher scores again. I would love to for you to experience the same benefit for your student. If you sign up for classes or private lessons with Love the SAT, your student will receive a private lesson free, worth $150, and so will my daughter. Please call them and tell them Donna Nielsen referred you.

My daughter took an ACT class with Christian and then took three 1:1 sessions with him in the two…read moreweeks prior to the exam. Her ACT score increased from a 29 to a 34. Can't beat that! We are both delighted. The office is easy to find off Spicewood Springs. It is definitely not a beautiful space, but it's functional and well worth the investment. Parents, if you have to drive your kids, there are lots of other places very close by where you can wait or get in a quick grocery run to Randalls.

Ann is amazing! My son was struggling in math from what the teachers were telling me, but after Ann…read morewas able to evaluate my son she and I both realized that he had an issue with reading comprehension and rushing through the math problems! My son not only excelled in math but achieved "masters" in his reading STAAR test!!! She is patient and kind! & very knowledgeable!! She had STAAR test practice materials for my son:)))

Ann Connally is a Godsend to our family. I will spare you all the details of our 3 year learning…read moredifferences saga ,but in short, Ann was the third professional to evaluate our daughter in a 3 year period. I will also add she is the only professional who actually gave us accurate and helpful information.Ann has the amazing ability to pinpoint the exact learning "breakdown" in your child. Once she identifies the areas that need work,she will design an individualized therapy program for your child's specific needs. There is a reason it's called Austin Learning Solutions, she offers brilliant solutions!!! As parents isn't that what we all want??My child's confidence has soared,and she has truly been transformed under Ann's guidance. Book your evaluation today!!

My husband and I cannot say enough positive things about Ann. Our son struggled with learning to…read moreread in Kindergarten. Learning sight words was particularly problematic for him as was identifying rhyming words and following multi-step directions. I am a former teacher, and my bag of tricks was not helping him. Ann evaluated our son in March of his Kinder year and quickly identified fundamental areas that we needed to address. We also began a Listening program using sound therapy to target sensory motor issues. Ann is the ultimate professional, but she is also a great motivator and coach. Although my son had started to shut down at school and with us at home, he was willing to work for Ann. She is just the right combination of no-nonsense and positive encouragement. She knows her stuff. I immediately felt that my son was safe in her hands and that our money was well spent. As a parent, I learned so much from watching Ann work with my son, and she gave me the confidence to implement what she was doing with my son at home. My son worked with Ann throughout the summer after his Kinder year on reading (in addition to doing a sound therapy program). The progress he has made with reading is truly remarkable, and I cry when I think about the difference in my boy in less than a year. We were already beginning to hear him make comments that he wasn't smart and that reading was too hard for him. Under Ann's guidance and instruction, our son's confidence has soared. Not only is he reading, but he views himself as a capable learner and reader -- HUGE!!

I've hired a few other tutors before hiring Planting Seeds with Chris. My son has always been…read morechallenging in wanting to study and complete his homework. His English grades have mostly been close to failing. However, Chris has found a way to motivate him and got him on track to put some effort in. Chris is the most organized, encouraging, and well rounded tutor I've hired for my son. Because of this, my son's study habits and grades have significantly improved. Currently he is making an A in English and I'm grateful to have hired Chris to help.

Prior to Planting Seeds Tutoring & Test Prep, my younger brother struggled with reading. Despite…read moretrying out several methods, nothing seemed to work for him as his teacher informed me that he would only answer 2 out of 38 questions correctly during his mock STAAR reading tests. During that time, he would take up the whole day whereas everyone else completed their assessments within 4 hours. Fortunately, my mother and I found Planting Seeds Tutoring & Test Prep on Thumbstack. Chris was very quick at responding back to my emails. Within a few days, he introduced us to India. She served as my younger brother's tutor for a month up until the day before the actual STAAR reading test. Within the first meeting, she assessed my brother and determined how many hours per week he required to gain maximum help. During the tutoring sessions, she tried her very best to make it fun and interactive for my brother to learn new reading and writing skills. She also communicated with the teacher in order to accommodate her lessons with his reading performance in school. Within the third week, he successfully answered 27 out of 38 questions correctly during another mock STAAR reading test. While going over his exam, I noticed all the analytical notes my brother took alongside each reading passage. He then proceeded to tell me how they greatly helped him answer the more difficult questions. Overall, there were several aspects that I greatly liked about Planting Seeds Tutoring & Test Prep: 1. Chris informed my mother and I about the financial matters behind their services prior to the first session with India 2. India always informed me whenever she was running late and always made up by staying in a few minutes extra 3. Compared to the more expensive tutoring services in Houston, their prices made it easier for my mother to afford additional tutoring sessions with India 4. My mother and I found it very convenient that they offer at-home tutoring sessions. India provided consistent tutoring sessions that worked well around our schedules 5. India usually supplied additional homework that further helped my brother gain reading tactics necessary to pass the STAAR test 6. Everyone from Planting Seeds Tutoring & Test Prep are very professional and courteous. Even though we are not currently utilizing their services, they are more than willing to help out my brother during the remainder of the school year and beyond! We are currently anticipating my brother's actual STAAR reading results from TEA. We're truly hoping their services aided my brother in attaining a passing grade!

For my first session, the tutor was 20 minutes late to the online session. She did not introduce…read moreherself or provide clear explanations or expectations. She was distracted and disengaged. She seemed to be looking at something online that was unrelated to the tutoring session. I ended the session early because it was unproductive. I do not trust this organization to hire tutors of quality after this experience. They refused to provide me with a refund, even though this experience was terrible.

I would give them zero stars, if possible…read more Great service in creating the account and putting my student in front of a tutor. The tutor turn out to be a retired Chemistry professor who spent 15 minutes complaining about the fact that VT assign to him too many students and he didn't have time to take care of anyone. We changed tutor. My student has a question, the same answer was given three times. Finally it came out that my student had not clearly understood what an isotope is. The tutor replied "you should know what an isotope is". We finally gave up and requested to cancel the subscription. They told me to consider it a done thing. One month later, mid-December, I was charged 324$ on the credit card. I called them to ask a refund and to finally cancel the subscription for good. The reply was that the contract does not allow for refunds, only for credit. When I promised to write this review, they told me "ok, we will put you in contact with the special requests team"... Our experience has been that of incompetent tutors and a scam-like approach to billing. At the time of writing I am not sure yet if they plan to bill me again in one month. Don't give your credit card number to this people.

Zero stars It's the second time I schedule my tests and…read morenobody showed up To administer it Horrible business ethic!

After 13 weekly visits of taking my AWS Certifications here, this place almost seems like my 2nd…read moreoffice. Both Antisha and Iggy have made it so nice as they skip the non-sense and get right to it. While the test center is dated and could use some more TLC with a refresh, the 5-stars is how Antisha and Iggy take care of us, the test takers and do what they can to make it the best experience as possible. Location parking: 3.5 Location center size: 2.5 Location equipment: 2.5 Location decor: 2.5 Antisha: 5 Iggy: 5 Total Avg: 3.5

Liz is amazing! I am…read moreworking with Liz Pack and it has been such an amazing experience. Even though I haven't started the college application process quite yet, Liz has helped me feel prepared and grow as a student. She always has the best advice and I can't wait to work with her through my junior and senior year!

Our son Lucas is a senior at LASA and just accepted one of several admission offers he received…read more Liz Pack supported us during the last 18 months or so. From test prep to college selection to the application process, it was soup to nuts. It really helped us because Lucas was our first child to hit college-age and everything is so different these days. A service like that can feel like a luxury right now. Things will pass and hiring a counselor really helped us (and Lucas!) a ton. Liz has been an all-around awesome person and resource for our family. Thanks for reading this review. Gunnar