We sought out Learning Convergence with Therese when my son was struggling with reading in 1st grade, and I'm so grateful we did. She came highly recommended by a family member, and although we were on a waitlist for a while, it was absolutely worth it. Over the course of about 9 months, Therese worked with my son and made an incredible difference. She was patient, knowledgeable, and truly understood how to support him in a way that built both his skills and his confidence. By the end of our time with her, he had not only improved tremendously but was reading at his grade level. I can't thank Therese enough for the impact she's had on my son's learning journey. Highly recommend Learning Convergence to any family needing reading support! read more

** FROM STRUGGLE TO HONOR ROLL THANKS TO THERESE ** We turned to Therese FitzRandolph after our son finished sixth grade. At the time, it was clear he was struggling with reading comprehension and test-taking. Therese met with us in person and completed a detailed assessment. For the first time, we had a clear picture of what he needed and how he learned. They met twice a week for 50-minute sessions throughout the next school year. Therese used storytelling, repetition, and verbal cues within a structured approach that gave him tools to follow a narrative, retain detail, and speak with clarity. Their final project was the recitation of a five-paragraph story. She read it aloud once. He took notes, reconstructed it in writing, and repeated the full story back to her word for word. This was not a monologue he had practiced for weeks. It was a cold read, a memory exercise, and a comprehension challenge all at once. He accomplished it through steady work and patient, consistent guidance. As the year unfolded, his confidence grew. His reading improved, and his understanding deepened across subjects. His test scores now place him above grade level. Our son earns honor roll grades, thinks through material carefully, asks questions, and speaks with insight. While many students focus on test prep and recall, he learned to engage in real analysis and deeper comprehension of the material. Therese helped our son step into his own mind. Her approach met him where he was and made space for his strengths to emerge. He enters high school with a stronger foundation, a clearer voice, and the belief that he can succeed. We are deeply grateful. read more

Therese is a gem. I had concerns about my son's reading level starting in kinder. She has a very long waiting list but she was able to get us in fairly quickly for an assessment. It was very eye opening and confirmed my thoughts. We went on her waiting list and also pursued OT and vision therapy. We have been with her for about a year and my son has had vast improvements. She understands his struggles and has been able to meet him where he was and bring him forward. I cannot recommend her any more highly. And if you have any concerns about your child's ability to read Therese is the person to guide you. She also really has a special relationship with my son and it has really helped him love his reading sessions. read more

As an Academic Coach, I highly recommend this facility. I send people often and have never once received a complaint. Students receive compassionate and precisely targeted support for a variety of learning challenges. They provide personal and professional service and are always mindful of your time and busy schedule. I receive thank you messages often from overjoyed parents who have seen their children transform and succeed! read more

As I would like to write good things about the center, it did not suited on my child. It's probably geared more to younger kids. I was hoping there was also more time spent, but I feel the tutorial was in a haste. I understand, she may have another kid to tutor, since she start on time and finish on the dot, exactly 50 mins. I am sorry to say it was an expensive waste of time and money. read more

Therese is beyond amazing!!! I took my son to her after he fell behind in reading due to Covid and schools being closed for in person learning, so we were doing school via zoom, which was very hard for him to learn how to read over zoom. We began seeing Therese the middle of his 1st grade year. She was amazing and used techniques that he could easily follow, he learned how to break apart words, different letter sounds and vowel combinations, all the different phonics rules, etc. My son has since completed his time with Therese and is doing so well in school. His spelling and reading scores at school are great. I owe it all to Therese and her wonderful way of teaching, I think of her every time he comes home with an A on his spelling test and every night when we read a book for homework. Besides being a wonderful teacher, she finds a way to connect with kids, and is patient! Thank you, Therese!!! We miss you!! ;) read more

Therese tutored our 3rd grader in reading and writing for 9 months. Our daughter improved dramatically and is now finding confidence and joy in reading. She can't put her books down! Therese was also very kind and informative. Would definitely recommend her expertise! read more

Ms Therese is the best! She is exactly what my son needed. He started with her while in Kindergarten. He was struggling so much with learning how to read. By 1st grade he was reading from a 3rd grade text book. In my opinion, she works miracles! She helped so much with his confidence and we love her for that. 5 stars for sure! read more

Our granddaughter was struggling with her reading in elementary school. Her mom and dad both had diagnosed learning disabilities. They attended school in the same school district as their daughter and wanted more for her. After we were talking with a number of friends and other teachers and getting suggestions, we started our granddaughter with Ms. Tereses' reading service at the Learning Convergence.We, and her parents, exhausted numerous but unsuccessful resources in her school district. Ms.Therese tested our granddaughter and confirmed her dyslexia. She was quick to build rapport and connect with her. Therese openly communicated with all of us and was transparent about her reading abilities, the goals she would be working on, and areas of strengths and weaknesses. We scheduled her for weekly classes and Ms. Terese gave us regular updates about her progress. We put her in these classes for over a year. She looked forward to her classes because  of how her teacher connected with her and she could see her own progress. Ms.Therese's reading service was one of the best investments we made to help our granddaughter master the appropriate skills she needed and help her become a better reader and gain more confidence. Thank you so much for helping our granddaughter. Your kindness and patience and skills are so evident to us and our granddaughter. read more

I highly recommend The Learning Convergence. My daughter always struggled with reading. We could never find a consistent tutor that could figure out why she was struggling and how to help. She was the kind of kid who could get by and slipped through all the cracks. It wasn't until her sophomore year of high school when she couldn't fake it anymore. Then we found Therese. I wish we had found her YEARS earlier. Therese is an expert at what she does. She literally took my daughter back to the remedial basics up to her high school equivalency. She was always honest with her progress. It was hard work but so worth it. Therese is patient and kind, you can tell she loves what she does. I don't know what we would have done had we not found her. read more

Therese changed my daughter's life. We knew early on there was something causing my daughter to not "get it". She could read easily but not retain any if the words. Nor could she answer basic questions about what she just read. This lack of comprehension was seen in other areas too. She didn't understand jokes, fell behind with making friendships (due to lack of understanding), etc. We found Therese when my daughter was in 4th grade and started immediately. Now my daughter is in 6th grade and actual reads for fun. She has blossomed into a funny, kind girl who has way more self confidence and now "gets it". My only regret is not finding Therese sooner. read more

Our child would not be excelling with out you Therese! You really go the extra mile in not just tutoring a pupil but also connecting with them at their level in order to engage them and keep them focused. You without a doubt, change lives. You have been very understanding and flexible with our schedule which is very much needed these days. A true professional. We are glad to have met you. read more

In my elementary years, my issues with retention and visualization lead to a disinterest in reading. I never pushed myself to read for pleasure and therefore I didn't improve my comprehension skills. In my sophomore year of high school, I was incredibly frustrated and embarrassed with my elementary reading level. THAT is when I attended The Learning Convergence. I am proof that The Learning Convergence is not just for students in developmental years! Therese gave me tools to understand text and to retain what I read and she gave me CONFIDENCE to push through what I thought were fatal weaknesses. I am now a junior in college and thriving in my studies (and I even read for pleasure... Which NEVER happened pre-Therese!). The Learning Convergence was a portal to the world of novels and deeper learning. I am forever grateful. read more

There aren't enough words to express our gratitude for Therese and The Learning Convergence. My very bright and extremely articulate first grader was struggling in reading, and when I say struggling I mean he was practically illiterate. We had multiple meetings with the school, and all they had to offer us was holding him back! In my gut I knew this was not the right answer, so we went to our pediatrician who recommended The Learning Convergence. Not only was Therese amazing to work with, my son actually enjoyed going! My son is now in the second grade, and is reading at grade level if not above grade level! Thank you!!!! read more

I'm so grateful for Ms. Therese. My son was in first grade and struggling with reading. His teacher suggested holding him back in first grade but we knew with a little help he can overcome his fear of reading. We started seeing Ms. Therese March 2019 and after 7 months, he was able to read 2nd grade level books. Now he enjoy reading and can read chapter books on his own. Ms. Therese made him feel comfortable and he enjoyed going to see her every week. Now he is a confident boy. Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts. read more

My daughter was unable to read most likely due to dyslexia. Schools do not have the training to handle situations like this so they referred us to Therese. She did an amazing job. Kate is now a very confident 2nd grade reader. I don't what we would have done without Therese! read more

My daughter started reading service at the Learning Convergence in the spring between 1st and 2nd Grade after having exhausted numerous but unsuccessful resources. Therese was quick to build rapport and connect with my daughter who was an unmotivated reader at the time. Therese openly communicated with us and was transparent about our reader's abilities, the goals she would be working on, areas of strengths and weaknesses, and did regular check-ins with us about her progress. We saw her for 7-8 months. Therese's reading service was one of the best investments we made to help our daughter master the appropriate skills she needed and help her become more confident academically. I highly recommend! read more

My son started working with Therese when he was in 4th grade and struggling with math. Even though math is not Therese's specialty, she worked wonders with him. He went from not being able to understand the simplest of math concepts to a kid who was getting As and Bs in the subject. In the summer after 6th grade, she started working with him on reading comprehension/retention. Again she worked wonders. Over the course of a year, meeting with him twice weekly, she brought him from working and understanding at a 5th grade level to an early 9th grade level - and he hadn't even started 8th grade! Perhaps most wonderful of all is the relationship she develops with her students. My son looked forward to his meetings with Therese. She made him laugh while he was learning - a huge plus! read more

I started to notice in late 2016 that my son was struggling with sight words and reading in general. I felt something was wrong and he possibly had a learning disability. I was referred to Ms Therese by my sons school and we had an initial assessment done on him. The areas that my son struggled with was something that could be addressed here and we decided to sign up. We worked with Ms Therese for approximately 15 months, originally 3x a week down to 2x and then just once a week the last month or two. I didn't just see improvement, my son could actually read, where he could not before. Ms Therese was patient, kind, creative and would redirect my son when he wanted to get off track. My son grew fond of his weekly sessions and actually cried when told him we were finished with the reading program. We are so grateful for the compassion and dedication you showed our Jack and will forever remember the sweet lady that taught him how to read! read more

Therese is an amazing Reading and Writing Instructor/tutor. Three years ago our son was transitioning into High School and we knew we needed him to be ready for college. Our son has an IEP (Individualized Education Program) and he needed more assistance with his reading and writing skills. We found Therese online and signed him up for her tutoring sessions after our initial meeting with her. She was very accurate in assessing his needs and in piecing together a curriculum specific to his needs. As a result, our son has made great improvements on all fronts academically. He is now at the top of his classes, a confident straight A student and has become a self-starter when it comes to completing his class projects at home and at school. We are truly grateful for all Therese has done for our family and highly recommend her to any family that may need their student improve in their studies. read more

My daughter has been struggling in school for years. We were nervous about her starting middle school having such low confidence with her reading and phonics. She is dyslexic. Our doctor recommended The Learning Convergence. Therese takes her time getting to know her students and what is going to work best for them. My daughter and Therese hit it off immediately. Knowing we were going to need to come 3 days a week was a commitment but well worth it. My daughter did not complain once. She knew that Therese's lessons were helping her get her confidence back. We were extremely satisfied with the results of the program. read more

Thank you Therese!!! Therese worked wonders with our son and helped him tremendously with reading.we have tried many of the usual chain tutoring centers and after school programs, and although he would improve a little, or was never getting to the heart of the problem. Theresa is very knowledgeable and thorough in explaining how her program would get to the real reason he was struggling. She was kind and patient with us and our challenging schedule, and most importantly, our son loved her! He didn't complain about going and he could even see his skills improving, which transferred over into school success! I highly recommend Therese to any parents whose child is struggling in school. read more

Thank you, Thank you! Deciding to taking our daughter to The Learning Convergence was one of the best decision we could have made for her. The tools she was given will undoubtedly help her to succeed and thrive. We are forever grateful to Ms.Therese for her love, patience, guidance and knowledge. The skillsets taught gave my daughter the academic confidence she needed. I would recommend this program to anyone struggling in the specific areas that Ms. Therese specializes in. read more

Therese is so knowledgable, warm and professional. She has brought so much positivity to my son's life. My son learned to read because of the hardwork they did together. If your child is not reading well do them a favor and take them to Therese at The Learning Convergence. She has so much experience! I felt like we hit the Jackpot after about 2 months of tutoring 3 days a week. We were recommended by my son's teacher (private school). My son is dyslexic (not formally diagnosed) but found by the (public) school district to have a SLD in reading, writing and math. We found this out while waiting for the assessments from SDUSD and after beginning sessions with Therese. Never the less, she provides an assessment to determine where the child is in their learning skills and builds a strong foundation from that. If we still lived in San Diego there is no doubt my son would still see her... probably less frequently but still would considering dyslexic students do not get there needs met in public education at this time. read more

We took my daughter (13 yr) to Therese last year. She was having some comprehension/retention issues in school. Therese was able to evaluate and recommend a program to help her. Initially my daughter was not excited to go to tutoring, but she liked Therese immediately and her grades improved dramatically. Therese is clearly doing what she loves and is meant to do - helping children. read more