We feel incredibly lucky to have Ms. Chakraverty as our son's (4th grade teacher). She creates such…read morea warm and welcoming classroom where every child feels seen, understood, and encouraged. What stands out most is how attentive she is to the little details , she truly takes the time to understand each student and bring out their strengths. Since being in her class, my son has improved tremendously, not only academically but also socially and emotionally. His confidence, participation, and love for learning have all grown so much. Ms. Chakraverty has a special ability to motivate her students and get the very best out of them while making learning enjoyable and meaningful. Thank you for your dedication, patience, and care Ms Chakraverty!

My daughter came here for summer school. She really enjoyed school and she adjusted really well to…read moremy surprise. I didn't get photos daily, but I really did like what I was seeing when she did attend Stratford. The teachers communicated with me whenever possible.

My daughter spent 3 years at Stanbridge Academy, the education is definitely a little behind, but…read moremy biggest concern with this school is safety. My daughter was assaulted by male student on campus repeatedly and my daughter informed the principal and several staff members and zero of them reported this to us as her parents or police. In fact when I brought it up to the school they blamed my daughter for the assault, this floored me given this is no where near the truth. If you have a daughter especially please be very careful, no child should have to experience what mine went through and is still going to therapy for 9 months later. The head of the school Julie is the one who blamed my daughter for being assaulted and claimed her word was less credible due to her being autistic, these people are supposed to be keeping our children safe and us as parents informed. Please be careful sending your children here

This school was very helpful for my disabilities. As I first came here in 2012, it was a difficult…read moretime getting to know everyone there at first, but as the years passed by, it got better.

Interviewed here and saw some things that were surprising to me for a school that is as well funded…read moreas this one is. i would likely avoid this school if you want your children to have a fully rounded education experience.

This is what I experienced:…read more Me: Do you think my daughter will feel cold in this room? Should I bring her a jacket? A: (Raised her voice in front of my child): IT IS YOUR CHILD, YOU KNOW MUCH BETTER THAN I DO. (Soon the examiner told her to turn on the heater as she felt chilled) Me: Here is the snack for her. (The email sent to us especially suggests that we should bring some nut-free snacks) A: (Yelled): YOU CAN'T EAT HERE! Initially, I told myself, wow, she must have a really bad day. But now, after reading some bad comments, I am so relieved that we don't have to go to this school. I don't understand where is the quality of the school admission ppl, especially she treated me like that right in front of my young child. This is defiantly a bully.

My son came to Speech Goals for several months and attended a weekly group session with Miss Kathy…read more Kathy is great and creates a welcoming and fun environment for the kids. Each week, she would try and incorporate different activities that would appeal to the kids but still help them come out of their shells and develop their language skills. A lot of exercises would be around finding things around the room and helping the child name it out loud to build their confidence in using their words. There were also other set routines built into the class, such as the hello/goodbye song, playtime, snack time, and then music time. I've interacted with different members of the staff and other speech therapists through Speech Goals since my time here and I've been very impressed with the professionalism and genuine level of care everyone has for the kids that come through the program. The only thing I would wish to change is the level of parental involvement that is required. We came for two hours each week, which was really very difficult to do with a full-time work schedule. In fact, we qualified to come twice a week, four hours total, but I knew there was no way I could commit to doing that. It would be nice if there was an option where the classes were either shorter, or the parent could drop off the child and pick them up when class was over like some other speech programs do. Especially when a good amount of the two-hour block is spent during playtime, where the kids get free play in the facility's indoor play area. There is definitely a benefit in helping kids get their energy out and build their gross motor skills but I'd rather focus the time there on the specific exercises targeted toward his speech and take him to the park after work hours for playtime. But overall, Speech Goals can be a very valuable place to go to to help address early development needs for your toddler. Thank you for the partnership these last few months!

Miss Kathy has been my son's speech therapist for almost a year now, and she has made this learning…read moreprocess such a breeze. She's soft spoken, gentle, and kind. I really liked her approach and flexibility with my strong-willed kiddo. He went from a couple words to little sentences, and we always enjoyed our time with her. She was also so helpful with general parenting questions I'd bring up and so supportive when my son had a tough time transitioning between activities.

The new Skyline College Child Development Center is amazing! The teachers are very warm and…read morewelcoming! The center is very diverse and has positive atmosphere. The different interest areas have been improved and have high quality. The children are happy, safe and learning new things. I would send my kids here!:)

I thought that this would be a great place. However I was completely wrong the children are…read morelearning more at home then there unfortunately. This place only is after the money, they do not even provide a steady curriculum for the children. The Pre K class is a joke. these children are not learning anything. they do a circle time and then they are outside all day. At the time I was there one child was constantly hitting and hurting the other children, yet they still kept the child thereAnd even after numerous complaints to all the teachers and the director, and this went on the full semester. I'm not going back because I just feel that it is a waist of time to bring a child there.

This place is a hidden place in back of the valley…read more My daughter is taking an accelerated math class that is above my math knowledge. I've seen signs about this place but hadn't heard too much about it. One weekend day she was frustrated at a problem and I was no help so I figured let's try it! Well it was the best thing. We have met with Jason and he's a really good tutor. I sat in the waiting room for the first meeting and I liked how he directed her to the answer instead of just giving her the answer. We will definitely be using this place more for both of my kids advanced math classes in high school. Thank you Jason!

Jason has been an excellent math tutor and the best part is the constant communication via emails…read moreand actual phone calls. He is personable and really seems to care about the student. We just signed up for some Spanish tutoring as well and I am very impressed with the professionalism. It is expensive, but you get the one on one face time and it is worth it.

At the end of first grade, my daughter could barely read, her decoding skills were nearly…read morenon-existent. She hated school, she would come home crying because she couldn't do what the other kids her class could. Her self esteem and her belief in herself was so low, it was painful to see. Ann MacDonald and Learn, Read, Grow changed all that. We chose Ann because we believed that one on one, focused style would work much better than the factory style tutoring of other competing tutoring such as Kumon or The Tutoring Center. Ann comes to our home with really creative and fun ways to help learn the tools to reading and comprehension. The carefully created trust and respect that Ann has developed with my daughter has in my opinion made all the difference. Ann genuinely cares for her students and it is evident in her plans and her openness to talking to you about any individualized support. She brought such unique and enjoyable methods to suit my daughters learning style it made my daughter really look forward to her tutoring nights. At the end of 2nd grade my daughter is reading above her grade level, and in fact with Ann's help she read a child's version of Shakespeare and LOVED it. I could not recommend Ann and Read Learn Grow any more highly.

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I was in need of a speech therapist with some urgency. Not only was Jackie responsive, she did…read morethorough assessments within a three-week turnaround including observation at my child's school. She was also great at educating us parents on strategies we could implement right away and gave us a framework for understanding the recommendations of other speech therapists. Months later, her recommendations still match our hospital's high standards and her techniques have more depth than even the premier hospital-provided speech sessions we've learned from. Her bedside manner was great with both us as adults and our child, and I'm impressed at her ability to adapt to build trust with our child.

Jackie was our daughter's speech therapist until she turned three. We loved having her come over…read morewith her positivity and encouragement! She made such a big impact in our lives and we are so grateful to her! We highly recommend her services and professionality.

An amazing organization! The staff are unbelievably patient and skilled. My daughter loves the…read moreprogram and never wants to miss a day. Highly recommend!

Loved this school. My son made significant social and academic gains here.read more

Our son attended Russell Bede from 3rd through 5th grade and it was a Godsend. He was attending…read morehis neighborhood school before and although he had an IEP and was receiving services through the district, it was not enough for him. He was falling way behind in school and his anxiety was through the roof. I was worried at first that moving him to a different school would increase his anxiety, but after he attended the summer school program at Russell Bede, he felt very comfortable and at home there and didn't want to go back to his old school. I knew I made the right decision when he started the 3rd grade and most of his anxiety disappeared. I loved the small class size that allowed the teachers to give my son more of the individual attention he needed to succeed. When my son left Russell Bede, he was working at (or even a little above) grade level and was ready to move on to middle school.