Please click on the testimonial links below.I purchased the program in February of this year for my 9 year old, very distractible, fidgety daughter. Previous to this I had tried many approaches to help increase her concentration, including spending approx $1000 on sessions with a therapist during the summer that I consider a complete rip off. In particular we were never able to get her to read the 20-30 min/day as part of her homework assignment. I encountered quite a few objections from friends and family when I excitedly discussed your program...most were very dubious about how and if this would work.
J. Maranto - Mother; USA
Contact me anytime for more information. I KNOW that this program is beneficial, legitimate, and worth every penny it cost us.
Kate J. - Mother, USA
My husband ordered the Learning Breakthrough kit for our son about two and a half years ago. He is ten now. I checked it out on the net after I heard about the Dore program which was not practical for us as we live in Nigeria and couldn't travel for consultations every two months. My son had developmental speech delay with ADHD and some mild features of autism spectrum and also learning difficulties in school.
The first week we spent practising standing on the board and following the bean bag with his eyes. At the end of that week the SEN teacher from school called me to say my son could now remember his letters! I work and after a month could not cope with doing the sessions twice a day as it could be very frustrating for both of us. I am not the most patient of mothers and would end up yelling at my poor son who used to try very hard. He found following the bean bag with his eyes very difficult but he loved the super toss balls and became a champion pendulum hitter. We did them once a day for a year. He came off ritalin after about ten months and started tailing off anticonvulsants about 3 months later. He can read now although about still 1 year below his age level and now meets his SEN targets. He does well in maths and is well behaved in school which is mainstream. His whole life has been changed for the better. In his last report his teacher said he has a good attitude to learning and was a pleasure to have in class and got on well with his classmates. No more fighting, yelling or walking around at the wrong time. His speech and comprehension are improving every day. In fact in June he asked if he could do the program again and we did it for 12 weeks.
So I am so grateful for the program. I just thank Almighty God for the positive difference in our lives and I hope if we can do it for 3 months every year we will see even more improvement. He is still making benefits from it.
Thank you and God bless you for the program.
Mrs. F. A. - Mother, Nigeria
When a friend first forwarded Dr. Hallowell’s letter — I thought it was some kind of snake oil promotion. If it hadn’t been for this particular friend’s level of sophistication — I wouldn’t have read through it and gotten to the realization that this is the same Dr. Hallowell who authored two books sitting on my bookshelf! Further, I recognized the similarity between these exercises and those my daughter did during a limited number of sessions she had with an occupational therapist here in San Antonio. At the time, we were living mostly in NY City -- so I was able only to get her to these sessions one summer.
Despite just 4 days — and a rough start on some of the exercises — she nevertheless has been noticing a difference in focus. So did her tutor on only Day 2. He said she was ‘amazing’ -- she’d work done in advance (rare) and did concentrated, high level work with him. And that was before I showed him the program online, which he then wrote down the url in order to show it to the principal of his school.
Margo - Mother; San Antonio, TX, USA
I wrote you a while back about my two kids on your program. It has been 19 weeks for my son (age 10) and 18 weeks for my daughter (age 7). I have definitely seen improvement in ability to focus, even though they are not “all the way there” yet they keep on improving. I think that there are other areas of improvements overall that are difficult to articulate. My daughter is just learning to read in 1st grade, but she is doing quite well. I like the discipline of the program.
Here is something quite interesting. My kids have been part of an ongoing research study in the psychology department at Texas Christian University in Ft. Worth, TX. They do urine samples periodically to test their neurotransmitter levels. They have found that internationally adopted kids generally have very high levels of excitatory neurotransmitters such as dopamine, PEA and glutamate, and very low levels of inhibitors such as serotonin.
In about 2 years of testing, both of my kids neurotransmitter levels have been out of whack, despite numerous protocols of targeted amino acid therapies. But the first test that we did after beginning learning breakthrough for BOTH kids, the neurotransmitter levels were mostly in acceptable ranges. This is amazing to me, even if not provable scientifically. I have to think that the balancing excercises of Learning Breakthrough have something to do with it. I thought that you would like to know about this.
Janie - Mother; Texas, USA
My wife and I are cautiously optimistic about what we are seeing. For example, on the third day of the 3rd week Casey did a very long homework session (45 minutes) on MCAS testing prep. Reading and writing open ended paragraphs. There were zero complaints and no whining with very neat handwriting. This was perhaps the first time we have experienced such a session. Two days before that she independently asked her teacher for an extra math packet to work on over the weekend. We have never seen that before. Her daily demeanor has improved. There is less contentiousness and more calm. Not perfect by a long shot, but the balance between the two has improved. She does daily out loud reading to us for 15 minutes. Now she does this better and with no arguments or fights. But the most incredible event of all was when 30 or so minutes after we had a big fight and argument over her behavior she came to me, put her head on my shoulder and said “I am sorry for the way I behaved.” That had NEVER, EVER happened before. I have not told any of her teachers about the program but I did send an email yesterday to one of them asking how she is doing.
If this progress keeps coming I think we will have worked a miracle. I will keep you posted.
Frank Yans - Grandfather; USA
My son was 8 years old when he started Learning Breakthrough Program. His fine and gross motor skills were very weak. He had problem with reading and listening comprehension. He could not bounce the ball or ride a bike. His handwriting was a disaster despite of having occupational therapy twice a week for 3 years already. In May he started this fantastic program. He looked forward to do different activity every day. Even though he had to do it twice a day, he thought it was fun. In September a new school year started. My son’s handwriting was perfect. His teacher said that she couldn’t believe that he has such a beautiful handwriting. And of course she asked me what did we do during the summer. I told her about Learning Breakthrough Program.
Very soon another surprise came. My son asked daddy to teach him to ride a bike without training wheels. We were so happy that he felt confident to try to learn. He had a beautiful new bike sitting in our house for 2 years. Whenever we wanted to teach him, he would say, “No, no, I don’t want I can’t do it.” They went outside, my son sat on a bike and just started riding without any assistance. My husband couldn’t believe his eyes. At the end of the school, his occupational therapist told me that he doesn’t need occupational therapist anymore. I talked to her about Learning Breakthrough Program all the time and she saw big improvement in my son, so she ordered it. Since that her students are improving their skills thanks to this great program. Also my sons reading comprehension has greatly improved. All his grades went up. He is 13 years old now and he still does this program before important tests. I recommend this program from the bottom of my heart.
S.D. - Psychologist, Pedagogue, and Preschool teacher; Queens, NY
Bryce can stay on task longer, has an easier time getting started and is doing homework without asking for help. He’s just doing so much more on his own. In school he is more engaged with other students and staff. He has more self confidence. Tremendous growth...I can't thank you enough!
Jamie L. - Mother; Hartford, CT, USA
Well it has been 7 weeks now since she started. The improvements to me may seem like nothing to some people but are quite frankly amazing to me. With this program there are various exercises that have to be completed twice a day for about 10-15 minutes each time. So I have been doing them in the morning before school and when she returns from school after about a half hour downtime. The noticeable improvements are:
1. She is seven years old and receives new words to spell each week. Previously, she was only receivng three words each week and she was struggling with those. However, after two weeks on the program the teacher increased it to four words and she got them all right. The following week they were increased to five words and she got them all right. She is now on six words a week and copoing. The rest of the class gets 10 words a week two.
2. The class were also receiving their multiplication tables to learn. My daughter wasn't because it was just way too much for her. But before the Easter holidays she received the 2 and 10 tables. They have been learnt! She is now learning the 3 and 5 tables! It's difficult but she is determined and practices everyday with me for five minutes straight after her exercises.
3. Her handwriting has improved significantly. Before, it was large with no spaces in between the words. Now it is much smaller and neater. She doesn't slant of the page so much i.e that it is much more straighter. She is still joining all the words but the spaces pop up occasionally. But because we are taking more joy in reading her work this seems to have encouraged her and now she will sit down and write letters and little statements al the time now.
4. Her teacher approached me at the end of term and said that she has noticed that she is working more independently now, not so much one to one.
5. We had a meeting with the head teacher and the key stage 1 teacher. They are encouraged with her progress and will be monitoring. We just have to involve them as much as possible.
6. Finally, her speech is much more improved. She suddenly comes up with a new word that I wouldn't expect her to know from time to time. Her speech is more fluent and I can now talk to her more appropriately for her age.
So it's all small improvements but the overall picture is very positive and I am very encouraged.
SCartwright - forum poster, East Sussex, United Kingdom (www.beingdyslexic.co.uk/forums/)
We wanted to thank you again for sending us the Learning Breakthrough product, it is brilliant! Due to Jordan's poor under-developed vestibular and his dyspraxia (motor planning) we have had to break this down quite considerably. So we once a day get Jordan to learn how to throw the bean bag up and try to catch it, for a child with dyspraxia this in itself is an amazing feat. We then have Jordan stand on top of the platform over top of his blue excerise mats which makes it wobble even less but one step at a time. So I anticipate it will be a while before we can give you further updates but plan to do so as we go through this journey.
Lori - Alberta, Canada
Antonia was diagnosed with dyslexia in the October 2006 at the age of 6 1/2, although she coped well at school, there was a large gap between her intellect and reading ability. As parents you only want what is best for your child and we started to look at ways we could help her at home. We spoke to a representative from Dore and although it was expensive we decided you couldn't put a price on your child's future. Then, after surfing the net, I came across Learning Breakthrough and made a call. I had a long chat with them and said they thought the programme would greatly benefit Antonia, and it was much more affordable for us. We started the programme on January 14 2007, and have seen a fantastic improvement in Antonia, she was predicted 1A or B in her Y2 sats, but achieved 2A in everything, she has gone up 7 reading levels and her confidence is flying.
The added benefit of this programme is that you are not just limited to having one person use it. So as not to make Antonia feel isolated or different, we decided that our son Jake, who is 9, would also do the programme at the same time. At parents evening recently, his teacher asked what had we done to Jake as he was so much more focussed, Jake doesn't need the programme for any particular learning difficulties but he has always avoided ball games as he doesn't have particular great co-ordination, this has all changed, he can be seen playing ball games with his peers which has greatly increased his self belief. All this after just 7 months. I can do nothing other than sing the praises of the programme and the great people who invented it, you have to be committed as there are some days when you and the children just don't want to do the exercises but the results speak for themselves!! I am considering doing the programme myself when the children have finished.
Sandie - Mother; Hertfordshire, United Knigdom
INITIAL QUESTION: We have received our kit and we have realized our son can not do some things like toss a bean bag and catch it with one hand. His tracking is extremely poor. However, I have good enthusiastic PT/OT and others helping me adapt to get him at his starting point and building up to the Belgau skills.
>>>FOLLOW UP RESULTS: The child steps off the board toward the pendulum ball. He did better yesterday. However, after many attempts at standing (15), I had him sit on the board. With the pendulum ball, his fingers were remaining curled as he tried to catch. He is presenting his palm and his fingers are starting to uncurl. I start him standing and then if he needs to focus on an eye-hand skill I have him sit on the board and them try standing again if he is not too tired. I imagine he is getting some vestibular benefit sitting on the board.
I have noticed two improvments. He retrieved information from his own brain more quickly while working on auditory processing in speech this week. He also knocked over a tall necked, glass bottle while dragging an object in his right hand. He caught the neck of the glass bottle with his left in time! I have never seen him react like that with appropriate speed before!
Note, this child never rests during the day. Never lays down. Yesterday, after working with the board and pendulum, he took a comfortable cushion and laid down to rest in a cosy corner of the room and watch other people do the activities.
Soozi - Mother; USA
I've been using your program with my 5 year old son for about 5 months now. He has speech delay and cognitive processing difficulties. I suspect he has sensory integration problems. We did Tomatis with him previously and he responded really well. He has also done very well with your program. His balance has improved dramatically in the first few weeks, his eye tracking skills have also improved dramatically. He couldn't follow the beanbag with his eyes but now he has no problem. I do find that certain exercises seem to stimulate him and it's like his brain cuts out. I sometimes mix the exercises up, still doing all the exercises for that day but maybe in a different sequence.
Something interesting that I have experimented with is noise. My son gets easily distracted by noise that can send him hyperactive. I started making loud noised and movements, bashing pots etc. to try and distract him while he does the exercises. I found that after about 2 days the noises stop distracting him and he can focus on the exercises. I thought you might find it interesting.
Elizma - Mother; Australia
C.W. - Mother; USA
My son is ten years old. He has been doing the Learning Breakthrough program since January 1st, 2006. Before then I would have to pester him to do his daily 20 minutes of reading -- with him asking me every two minutes: "mom, is 20 minutes over yet?" Then in March, for the first time in his life, I saw him reading on his own. I held my breath and said a silent prayer that it wasn't some sort of a fluke. It was no fluke!!!
He reads all the time now, and loves to read ME to sleep. I haven't set that timer in months. His 3rd grade reading scores (which the school district likes to see improve 16 points a year) shot up 47 points!!! And I can bear witness to the fact that none of his improvement began until he started the Learning Breakthrough program. For us, your program has been a godsend. Now, if you could just come up with a program that will help children keep their rooms clean...
K. Johnson - Mother; St. Charles, IL, USA
“I had trouble focusing and now I focus all day. It has helped with my surfing and my balance for skate boarding. It helped with my eye tracking with my reading and I am not losing my place. I like doing it because it is fun and it helps a lot.”
Parker (*see complete version on LBP presentation video)
“I have ADD and it’s a really big challenge for me to focus on something. I feel like I am getting my work done now much faster than I use to and my reading comes easier and is not as hard. I use to be stuck on a word for awhile and now I read faster. I am not stressing over academics anymore trying to figure out what to do because the other kids are smarter than me. Now I am at a regular level in school and I don’t need to try to impress anyone.”
Abby (*see complete version on LBP presentation video)
Two days of board doubled my child's reading - Boy, 8 years... (10 minutes time - 2 pages to 4 pages) Incredible.
Parent Note, Australia
“When my son was 4 years old he was diagnosed with severe language delay. They said he would never go to a regular classroom. He did, not only did he do that but he made straight A’s and was in the 99 percentile in reading strategies this past year. After spending thousands of dollars in very good speech program, we were looking for something and stumbled on the Learning Breakthrough Program. I could not believe it the first night my son came home and he read. As a parent who was supposed to know what to do because that’s my business, I didn’t know and I was very lucky to find the program”
Rebecca Callaway, Reading Specialist (*see complete version on LBP presentation video)
“It was a very frustrating event every day he just couldn’t get the data he would just have a blank face. I noticed if he did Learning Breakthrough before his homework he was brighter could grasp material better. What I noticed was the lessening of him needing me to be involved in homework. I also noticed he retained the gains.”
Denise McDonnell, Parent (*see complete version on LBP presentation video)
I wanted to write to say thank you and tell you how happy I was with the answers I received to my questions when I call in to your office. A nice young man took the time with me to help me understand how the program works and how it can help my granddaughter. I ordered the kit for her and I got it within a few short days. I did not catch the gentleman’s name but I just wanted you to know you have a satisfied customer. My granddaughter who has dyslexia is doing the program twice a day and goes out of her way to do it before she starts her homework; she says she can feel it helps her brain work better. Thank you for your help and courtesy when we talked.
Mrs. Agnes R.-Grandmother; Farmington, Michigan
Thanks kindly. We already mention Learning Breakthrough when folks talk about Dore, and this type of prompt customer service will only help to solidify our sentiments!
Tom - Father; NSW, Australia
INITIAL COMMENT: Just to say thank you for turning my order around so quickly. I think it was last Friday that I spoke to you and placed the order for the Learning Breakthrough program kit. It arrived today - Thursday afternoon - under a week. I am now going to sit down and read the book before putting it all together, and then, hopefully my daughter and I can get started on Saturday. Thank you!
>>>FOLLOW UP COMMENT: My daughter and my son have been doing the programme twice a day for over 2 months now, its become part of our daily routine, I can see a big improvement in their ability to do the exercises, over this period and getting good reports from school.
Carol - Mother; Renfrewshire, United Kingdom
Oskar's school teacher said his ability to concentrate has improved, and we at home have seen him able to switch on his attention more voluntarily, and use it with his maths. We have used maths cards for rhythm and allowed him to create what catching moves he likes with the bags whilst rope learning his addition and subtraction. He seems to like it.
Kendra - Mother; Australia
I want to thank you for your wonderful program. A year after my two children started, you would not recognize either of them. I wish this was available to me when I was in school.
Barry - Father; Colorado, USA
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