Within Reach Learning Center

Both of my kids (9 and 6 year old) attend (and attended) Within Reach for reading/​writing. I feel so blessed to have been referred to Ms Janelle. She is simply AMAZING, she engages the kids and they never once said they didn’t want to go because it’s fun! She has goals for them, great incentives and even worked closely with my daughters teacher throughout the year. My 9 year old daughter walked into her center hating reading and came out of the program picking up books on her own and wanting to read… and reaching her words per minute goal! My 6 year old son (kindergartener) has completely thrived with reading and can write sentences. He’s ahead of where he needs to be and I can’t thank Ms Janelle enough. Highly recommend this center to all of my friends.

My son LOVES Within Reach. He goes for a challenge in math as he has not been challenged in school. He has told me he wishes he had math class every day. His ability to do well and increase the challenge has increased his self-​esteem.

I have two children that attend Within Reach. My daughter has been attending sessions for both math and reading for the last year and has made tremendous progress. She was reading below grade level when she started the program, with zero confidence and zero self esteem about her reading abilities. Now she is reading at grade level with much more confidence and is excited about what she is able to read. On the math front, she is consistently in the highest math group at school and gets the continued support she needs from her sessions at Within Reach.
My son is not yet in Kindergarten but has started the Beginning Reading program at Within Reach and after just a few short months already knows between 30 – 50 sight words and is reading short books.
Both kids can’t wait to go to class each week and the positive reinforcement they receive has really helped motivate them. I have referred several others to the program, and they too have seen great results with their children. I continue to be a strong advocate for Within Reach and would definitely recommend this program to others.

I have three boys who have learned to read with the help of Within Reach. Our first experience was the summer before my first son started Kindergarten. I enrolled him for 2 months over the Summer, fully intending to stop when school started in the Fall. However, he was making such incredible leaps of progress and was loving class so much we stuck with it for nearly a year. By the time we stopped (near the end of Kindergarten), he was reading simple chapter books on his own. I’ve followed a similar pattern with my younger two boys, and despite very different personalities and learning styles, all three of my kids have LOVED class and read well above grade level. My favorite thing about Within Reach is that my boys were alleviated of a lot of stress. I could see other children in the Kinder-​2^nd grade range who were struggling to learn to read, and while most of them eventually catch up, it’s a stressful process and some of them label themselves incompetent. Within Reach gave them all confidence and allowed them to learn in school without that stress.

Within Reach is a fantastic program! I can’t say enough about it! My children participated in the program and have been in the top of their reading groups ever since. They always looked forward to going to class, as Miss Janelle truly made learning fun!

The math section has too much turnover — two teachers and several subs. When I asked for a billing credit because of the math turnover I got long winded emails, defensiveness and no resolution. I felt I had to grovel for a measly two class credit and finally quit. The owner then phoned me to ask why I was unhappy then kept interrupting me to tell me how great the sub was. This is an expensive service that became a total hassle — seek other options! Update to owner’s comment: DISINGENUOUS! She makes it sound like she is awaiting a reply. My reply was given weeks ago which was stop calling me to argue about how great your sub was and stop sending me emails that try to justify your turnover. Had she listened to me as a customer she wouldn’t need to misrepresent herself on Unilocal.

Within Reach has been a wonderful program for my daughter. She was a struggling reader in first grade, Ms. Jannelle’s program was just what we needed, a fun exciting place to go. My daughter never complained about going and is always happy when I pick her up. Her reading, comprehension, fluency and self esteem have all improved dramatically. She is no longer having troubles.