The Reading Clinic

My son, showed signs of falling behind in reading in the first grade. The reading clinic was recommended by a friend so we got him evaluated and signed up at the start of second grade. He was eager to attend his sessions, enjoyed the tutors, and was showing signs of improvement with less frustration and improved confidence. Anytime I have a concern Erika listens and responds. My son has improved his reading and fluency over the last 9 months, however he still has some work to get to his grade level of reading.
The tutors are all very nice and do a great job connecting with the kids.
Over the summer we have also had my 10 year old daughter start the math program at the clinic as she struggles with some basic mathematic concepts. Their math program is great and she thoroughly enjoys attending her sessions. She has already improved in some areas after a months time.
The clinic uses fun and engaging activities to learn both math and reading skills. This keeps the kids interested and focused for the hour. The cost is high but the one on one individual time is important.

Reading Clinic completely changed my daughter’s life. Thank you!
A 3^rd grader reading at 1^st grade level, we caught late her dyslexia/​reading disability, and came to Reading Clinic on advice of some other parents. Reading Clinic gave her confidence and the staff were kind and positive, pumping up her self confidence which had suffered from her struggles with reading. After about 80 hours of tutoring and work (which, by the way, the Reading Clinic administrators said would likely be the magic number), she’s now at solid Grade Level and tearing through chapter books — something completely unimagineable where before any book was a knock-​down, drag-​out fight to get her reading. Reading Clinic doesn’t «cure» a disability, but they certainly help kids learn skills and foundations for overcoming them.
Couple things:
1) You can trust these people. At first, I thought, «oh c’mon — 80 hours?!» But darn if they weren’t right — it was about that time when things really clicked. And our daughter has a strong foundation because of it. No one ever game me a hard sell. What they said was needed, sure was accurate.
2) Don’t let the somewhat drab office building that Reading Clinic is in, fool you. The staff here are really terrific, intelligent graduate students who specialize in this stuff. And if anything, this debunks #3 below.
3) Cost: yes, it’s not cheap. But it’s not like they’re kicking it in swank offices. They’re there to help kids. And whatever the cost — it’s sure better than the alternative: a child with low self-​confidence, struggling to keep up with their peers.
In all, Reading Clinic is a fantastic resource. I highly recommend them. And, I’m sad to say, I have to now go back now for my younger son who got a similar roll of the learning disability dice… but I’m just glad they’re around to help him now.

My son showed signs of reading comprehension difficulties as early as first grade. He’s a naturally gifted student with a phenomenal memory so he compensated with A’s and B’s all the way through 7^th grade. When literature became more difficult to comprehend in 8^th grade, he could no longer compensate and was making C’s in Language Arts. He enrolled in The Reading Clinic the summer before high school. The staff is competent and the system is sound. However, the exorbitant cost of the program wasn’t justified by the results for my son. He showed some improvement but he still struggles with reading comprehension. It took me two years to get the final report on his progress from the San Mateo clinic. And I can well understand why. This program might be great for students K through 6, but wasn’t as effective for a teen. Lesson learned at the end of the day is enroll your child sooner than the summer before high school if they show any significant problems with reading comprehension.

We came to the Reading Clinic after several frustrating attempts to get help from the school. Two other mother’s from my daughter’s school recommended them. What I was told by one was that her child had very severe learning issues. Her child was assessed by the reading clinic then paid big bucks for a full clinical assessment and was told basically the same information as they had been given at the Reading Clinic. My child does not have real learning problems but she was definitely struggling and after spending the year with the school saying it was reading and comprehension the assessment from the RC let us know it was writing and more specifically sequencing. She can now write a full page story, we’ve been going for almost 3 months. She is not always terribly excited before going but is always happy while there and after leaving. This is pretty impressive since she has chosen to do 2 hours in a row instead of going twice a week. I have found them to be very professional without being stuffy, supportive and very skilled. My daughter is happy and doing well. They have been very kind and supportive to me. They have also gone the extra mile to contact her teacher and speak with me when ever I have questions or concerns.

I just came across the Reading Clinic profile on Unilocal and had to write a review… I would have been anxious to read about the clinic before enrolling.
Our daughter, 8 years old, was last in her class in completing the staged Reading Records. Her teacher, an exceptional teacher/​mentor/​person recommended the Reading Clinic.
After 1, yes 1, semester, our daughter found her way to mid pack… sure, top of class would be nice, but remember, we were coming from dead last…
Our daughter was excited to go to her sessions, never complaining. Left the sessions in a great mood and on top of the world… I am not sure how they spend the hour, but it works!
For anyone looking at outside reading help, this is the place… my daughter is living proof!