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    Arianne M.

    My daughter started with Ms. Janelle because she was well below benchmark for kindergarten. This is her first year with her and she has made excellent growth in reading. Ms. Janelle makes learning fun. During Christmas time my daughter can't wait to find the elf at the learning center. She makes learning personalized. She knows exactly when to move student up to the next level and pull back when needed. My daughter had to be pulled back once to gain more confidence and we did not regret it. She does not make homework too difficult so my daughter does not lose interest. She makes learning fun! I have attached pictures of my daughter's progress. MANY THANKS to you, Ms. Janelle!

    Mira Y.

    Whenever my middle son (6 years old at the time) and I would begin to sound out words and start "Mommy's version of school #TIGER MOM Studies" things began to go South FAST! I could tell his anxiety would increase when he would stumble on the words that I THINK that he should know, and he could also sense my frustration which started creating tension whenever it was time to sit down and "read". I didn't want the anxiety to be present because our family loves to read and I had good intentions whenever I sat down to teach him to read, but the frustration from both of us was just too hard to overcome, he became fragile and sensitive as he noticed his oldest brother who started to dive into Harry Potter books and so on. Once a friend of mine mentioned that her kids went to a reading center, I was so intrigued by it that I looked into further. I reached out to Janelle (owner/instructor) and we met in-person to make sure that her program would be a good fit for my son and that if I were to sign him up, that he would thrive and improve significantly in order to warrant the out of pocket expenses. Ms. Janelle gave my son and an in-person assessment and I could tell that her assessment was accurate and that she could see both his strengths and weaknesses pretty quickly and after chatting about those, she assured me that she could create/continue an environment for my son and others like him to begin their reading journey. Here is the breakdown of my son's experience at Within Reach/Janelle and fellow instructor Camille: -He began reading at a level 1 program in November 2017 -He currently is now at a level 3 program in August 2018 -In order to see results, your child needs to attend sessions twice a week (Ex: Tuesdays/Thursdays or Mondays/Wednesdays) at $30 for each session. Each session is 1 hour long therefore: $60/week -Arrive a few minutes early/on time in order to optimize the entire time for class. -Both Janelle/Camille make the learning part of reading, so fun and rewarding that the kiddos are excited to do their homework/worksheet, journal, ready out loud, and play fun reading games. In summary, Janelle/Camille have a great reading program and one that speaks to these kiddos in a way that doesn't create any negative emotions to what can be- a difficult journey and can negatively detract the desire to read. I am so thankful for Within Reach and it's been such a blessing. My son loves to read out loud and most recently, he was a part of the Summer Reading program where throughout the summer, they log the amount of time/pages/books for each day and turn it in for raffle tickets. In addition to the raffle tickets/prizes, the Top 10 performers, are able to go on a fun field trip. My son tied for 6th place in the reading program. He enjoyed the healthy competition and it was fun bonding with him and seeing his improvement with each book that he read aloud! I am so excited for his potential and I think that if any parent is seeing their child struggle, I encourage you to schedule an assessment, see if there's any financial allocating that can be done. Janelle and Camille teach our kids with fun/passion/and they get results. DJ placed 6th in the summer reading program, here's how they celebrated...Circus Trix!

    Rosio Z.

    Words cannot express how thankful we are for within reach learning center. At the start of the pandemic and having to switch to online learning, we found our then first grader, really struggling to learn to read. My husband and I knew we had to find an in-person program outside of school that would help her, that's when we came here on yelp and found WRLC. Within just a few months our daughter was reading chapter books!! This was the best choice we could have ever made, seeing her enjoy reading and seeing her confidence go up in such a short time literally brought me tears. Ms. Janelle and the rest of the team are amazing and do a great job at making learning fun. Thank you WRLC for all that you do!

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    My daughter loves going to class to see Ms. Janelle and her co-teachers. They always have a positive attitude and make leaning fun.

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    The best learning center around! Jannelle is fantastic! My children have shown tremendous improvement in their reading!

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    Best tutor in town!!!!! My son looks forward to his tutor class every week! Thank you Janelle and team for all you do!

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    I can't say enough about this learning center is the best. So caring and my daughter loves to go and learn

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    Amazing tutoring center! Great teachers. Fun, enthusiast, friendly. My daughter is learning a lot and having fun doing it.

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    My son has come tremendously far due to WRLC! Janelle is AMAZING with the kids!!! Highly recommend!!

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