Barbara

Yvonne H. from Chandler, AZ

Barbara is patient and engaging with Noah. It is clear her desire is really to help him read. She makes the work seem like a game so he is not really bored. Even when he does not want to engage, she pulls him in.

Gina H. from Chandler Heights, AZ

Ms Barb has been an excellent tutor to our son. Her reputation has proven to be spot on. Our son is in first grade and was at a reading level of 1.5 and a bit over a month progressed to a level 2.6. There is an ease about her that provided our son to feel comfortable and engage with the style techniques she showed him. His confidence grew and he wanted to see how far he could go each week. She also returns calls/emails very promptly and communicates to the parents on progress and/or areas of concern. Thank you so much Ms Barb!

Debbie S. from Mesa, AZ

I truly cannot thank Mrs. Barb enough for all that she has done for my daughter! We started with Mrs. Barb in May and I am still in disbelief with how much my daughter has improved within the past 2 1/2 months! Thank you Mrs. Barb for being such a wonderful tutor!

Lindsey G. from Gilbert, AZ

My son has been undergoing tutoring with Barbara for a month now and I have see great improvement in his confidence and ability to read! I am very impressed with her tutoring skills!

Keri C. from Gilbert, AZ

Barbara is awesome. She is patient, knowledgeable, dependable, and kind. Been going to her for a month so far and have noticed great improvement in reading, writing, and spelling. My daughter looks forward to tutoring days. Thank you!

Suzanne M. from Gilbert, AZ

Our daughter was struggling in school after a not so good 1st grade year (she didn't learn much). She has been struggling with reading so we decided to look into tutoring. I am so glad we did!!! We have been meeting with Ms. Barb for the past month and I have already noticed the changes in our daughter. She has gained some confidence back and her listening and learning skills are developing wonderfully. I was looking for a tutor who could start at the foundation for our child and build her up, instead of just putting a band aid over the situation. While we are still a work in progress, I can honestly say today that I have chosen the right tutor for my child!!! Ms. Barb's unique ways of teaching have made such a big difference already, after only a month, and her techniques keep my child interested!!! **Update** We have been going to Barb for a few months and have seen tremendous growth in our daughter. Our daughter was one that was put into the halls of the local public school and left at a table with other students to learn by themselves because they were classified as "lower" level readers. Barb helped build my child's confidence, reading skills and concentration. Over the holidays we decided to take her out of the public school she was at and place her in a charter school. She has done wonderfully - she no longer sits in the hallways and is considered at the mark for reading in her grade level, it is amazing what happens when a teacher wants to teach, the family supports the learning and a tutor that has built the child back up!! I know that Barb has helped us out tremendously - both us as parents giving advice how to teach at home and our daughter. This has set her up for success in her new school as we have already seen!! If you are a parent frustrated with trying to figure out how to teach your child please give Barb consideration. Her techniques build concentration which in turn builds the skills necessary for reading, math, ect and the kids find it fun!!! As we have learned, we can no longer count on the schools - all we continued to hear is "This is not my choice or fault, the state is making us teach this way" - Interesting that two hours a week with Barb along with support from home brought my daughter to where she needs to be as far as testing but the school had 8+ hours a day and couldn't figure it out. I give my highest recommendation for Barb!!!!

Erin G. from Tucson, AZ

Barb was able to test my son and see where he is struggling. She was then able to design a program for him to do at home. We have done a lot of tutoring and testing and therapy over the years and I feel Barb was really able to help find the missing piece to help him succeed. I wish I would have been able to have him tested with Barb when he was three or four. He is now eleven and I am so glad we were able to find Barb. Thank you.

Cheri L. from Gilbert, AZ

Barbara has been great. She has helped our 6 year old daughter so much in just a couple of weeks. Barbara is patient and kind and changes her lessons based on the needs and personality of the student at that time. Very easy to work with and with huge success!!

Amy M. from Chandler Heights, AZ

I just don't see how words could express my gratitude for the experience we had working with Barbara. She has such a gifted nature for this work! She is patient but firm. Kind and knowledgeable. She inspires me to be a better student, teacher, and mother. Barbara stays current in awareness of programs available, gave me the tools to work with my daughter at home and feel successful. She listened, and made great efforts to find solutions for us.

Todd S. from Gilbert, AZ

Even though it is early in the process, I am very impressed with Barb's ability to identify the challenge and focus on the solution. I am confident Barb will be able to improve my daughters ability to comprehend math! The life long impact of this is amazing, when you really put it in perspective. I must also note, Barb was honest and frank. If she didn't feel she could help, she was willing to direct me in another direction. I highly recommend Barb and we are blessed to have found her.

Danielle G. from Mesa, AZ

My 6 year old son has been working with Miss Barb for the past five months and we are really pleased with his progress. Last school year as a Kindergartener he struggled with reading and we had a very difficult time doing homework with him because he couldn’t focus for every long. Miss Barb has been working with him on focusing and building his memory through sequencing so that he will be able to start reading at the level that he should be at. When we first started our son couldn’t remember the sequencing order of 4 colored blocks, now he is up to 17 blocks, which is incredible. We have seen a great improvement on his focusing and concentration over the past few months. We work on sight words several times a week and in the past when we introduced a new sight word it would take him 4-6 weeks to finally remember it consistently, now he can remember the new words within 1-2 days. The best way that we can measure his progress since we started tutoring with Miss Barb is by the unbelievable improvement on his bench top testing scores that he just completed for the first quarter of first grade. Last year he was consistently below the student curve, and when we met with this first grade teacher a few days ago, we were shocked to receive the news that not only was he meeting the first quarter testing expectations, but he was above the curve. We were so surprised and elated by the news. We are so grateful for all the hard work, patience and dedication that Miss Barb has shown our son. We would highly recommend Miss Barb as tutor for anyone looking to help their child establish the essential building blocks to be a successful reader.

Robert R. from Queen Creek, AZ

Our daughter was having a hard time grasping the school taught phonics based reading program. We decided to go the tutoring route outside of the school program. We found wyzant on the internet and searched thru a bunch of profiles. Most tutors say they can tutor in reading but we were looking for a tutor that had experience in tutoring students with learning disabilities. We found barb L. and contacted her about our daughter. She responded right away and answered all of our questions. Barb was able to get her setup with tutoring sessions right away. Our daughter has now had several weeks of tutoring sessions and we can honestly say we have seen a big improvement in our daughters reading skills and also her desire to be a better reader. Barb has given us the tools to be better helpers at home. It used to be a struggle to try and practice with her at home but now she is excited to study everyday. We like the fact that we can sit in on the tutoring sessions if we choose. Barb is also very patient tutor and obviously has a lot of experience as a tutor. We would highly recommend Barb to any family that has a struggling reader like us! Thanks Barb!

Kelli L. from Mesa, AZ

Barb does a wonderful job of breaking everything down into manageable pieces. I can see the progress from session to session.

Amy L. from Chandler, AZ

Miss Barb has already made a difference. With just two tutoring sessions we have noticed an improvement in both reading and writing. We are excited to see the difference the next few months makes.

Debbie K. from Gilbert, AZ

Barb engaged my 8th grade daughter quickly with the techniques. Working on the exercises vs. homework was a surprise and a relief for my student. Hoping the techniques will foster new skills to cope and execute homework preparing for high school.

Jared F. from Queen Creek, AZ

Barb has been such a wonderful resource! She's been working with my son for almost a year, and during that time has developed a balance between being flexible and challenging that has encouraged and empowered him to give his best effort. I've seen both his ability and his confidence grow! I've been thrilled with her hard work and would strongly recommend her to anyone!

Amy S. from Gilbert, AZ

Barb has made a big difference in my daughter. She's doing better in her school work and is continuing to remember a lot of things she could never seem to understand. Thank you Bard your amazing!!

Leslie P. from Queen Creek, AZ

Barbara was very nice. Not in any hurry either. My son felt comfortable with her. Seem like a great teacher.