This program helped our son so much. When we started we were basically hopeless that anything could help him with his reading struggles. We had tried so many of the regular tutoring interventions, even ones specific to dyslexia, but it only tired him out and made him hate reading even more. This program changed that, he committed to the program immediately when we told him about it. We worked with him daily for a little over 4 months and we loved that it grew our relationship with him. It also was not a struggle to get him to engage in it every day, 7 days a week. We also felt empowered as his parents that we were helping him and could see the results in real time, rather than sending him to a tutor. It gave us a sense agency over our son's learning. Dr. Troy was so supportive and there for any questions along the way. In a little over 4 months, our son, who has apraxia of speech, autism and dyslexia, was able to go from the 7%ile to the 79%ile in his ability to read and decode words. It has been amazing. Our only regret was that we did not start sooner! Less

We began Dr. Troy's program one year ago (October 2023). It was a sacrifice for our entire family, not only financially, but also in the time commitment. However, we are more than pleased with the results, and we would do it again. Our son struggled since kindergarten with letter reversal, multi-step directions, reading comprehension, and fluency. Anytime we would approach our child's teachers about the issues we were seeing, the response was that it was still developmentally appropriate, and his grades/scores weren't low enough to necessitate remediation or intervention beyond RTI (which was not helping). The suggestion was to remove the natural supports his teachers had built in, in order to get the data needed to show just how low he was. We were not willing to do make it harder for him just to prove he needed help, and we began to seek help outside the school district in 4th and 5th grade. With degrees in education and ELA, I am very knowledgeable about reading comprehension. However, Dr. Troy's program held the key to better understanding our son and being able to help him progress: the neuroscience of reading. The program took us around 7 months to fully complete, as we went slowly until each module had been mastered. As per the WRAT-5 Letter and Word Reading norm-referenced assessment, he went from the 16%ile to the 91%ile in his ability to read letters and words. According to Retrain the Brain's summary results: "typical growth in a school year is .3 of a standard deviation. Moderate effects would be a .5 of a standard deviation. Statistically significant effects are .8 and higher. He has increased 2.5+ standard deviations. He made 7 times what a typical child would do in a school year within 4-5 months." He also improved across the board in spelling, phonological assessment, and writing. His reading comprehension shows a night and day difference from October 2023 to October 2024, and his reading fluency is steadily improving even today. In addition to all of this data, the best change I can report is the confidence our son has in his schoolwork. It's still not easy, and he does still get anxious about challenging assignments, but he is approaching difficult texts with the skillset to succeed, and he knows that. He still doesn't enjoy reading (*yet!), but he doesn't dread it. A reading assignment rarely will hijack our entire night as a family with anxiety and shame. It may take encouragement, but he is able to read and comprehend age-appropriate texts without much help from us. Another thing that I think is transformational with Dr. Troy's program is the knowledge and education it gives parents. It's not like a tutoring center, where you drop your kids off, pay a lot of money, pick them up, and hope for results. Dr. Troy educates the parents about each step to the reading process, the brainwork behind each step, and the best strategies for the most effective results. Being able to explain *why* certain things are more challenging for my child was transformational in the way I can interact with him and encourage him, and ultimately help him succeed. This knowledge has stuck with us months after the program has ended for our son, and it informs the way we parent him. Not only is the program equipping the student for success, but it is also equipping parents. Overall, it did take significant buy-in from us. Financially, it was a stretch for us. Even though the nightly work isn't difficult or time-consuming, we had to be committed as a family to prioritizing our Retrain the Brain work, which sometimes meant missing out on sports, events, or even recreation. Was it easy? No. Was it a shortcut to success? No. It took months of saving and many nights of intentional work with our son. Was it worth it? 100%. Watching him transition into middle school without much of a struggle, hearing him read difficult texts and understand them, and watching him grow into a more confident person equipped for adulthood- absolutely worth it. Less

This program helped my children make HUGE progress reading and writing! I cannot recommend the program enough. Thank you for addressing the whole child and helping these gifted kids learn to believe in themselves as well as learn to read! Less

This program was one of the best decisions and investments we have made. Of course there is always some uncertainty when entering something new, but I knew after seeing slow improvement from title one intervention at school and the ask to be on an IEP, that as a parent, I wanted to see what we could do first by personally working with our daughter. This program allowed me to not only build relationship with my daughter on this journey, but also be able to understand her strengths and weaknesses with reading. My daughter looked forward to our one on one time together to do our reading activities each evening and after just 3 weeks, we noticed a big difference. Her ability to decode words was increasing as well as her confidence. By the end of the school year I had teachers asking what we were doing at home with Brittany. I am so thankful that this was not a computer program, its very hands on, and easy to follow. Our daughter now enjoys reading before bed and was so proud to have read two chapter books over the summer. I'm so thankful that we started this program in the fall of 2nd grade. Now that we are in 3rd grade, I can see how the expectation is to read to learn and not learn to read anymore. If it wasn't for this program, I know emotionally it would have been a very tough year ahead. Less

I would definitely recommend this program. Dr. Troy is very knowledgeable and also very hands on. She doesn’t just give you the program, she is with you throughout the entire process. Combine her knowledge and the added positivity boost, from the Mindset Mastery calls, this program is a must for anyone that needs help with their child struggling with dyslexia. Less

I cannot even describe the benefits of this program and Dr. Troy guidance for my child's growth this year. We saw him advance two and half grade levels in reading/writing within 3 months in program! The results speak for theirself! Less

My life, and the life of my dyslexic daughter, is forever changed. Dr. Troy meets you in the daunting, dyslexic hole of doubt, discouragement, and even hopelessness with a smile. She speaks unwaveringly of possibility, positivity, and gratitude that can take you and your child to new heights through daily persistent, consistent effort. This program is the hardest, best decision I have made to help my daughter achieve her potential, not just academically but mentally and emotionally in terms of resilience and grit. And I have been and will continue to be refined in the beautiful, messy, hard, hopeful process of teaching and learning with my daughter. Less

This program was a life saver for us! I suspected dyslexia while my daughter was in 1st grade. She was defeated and feeling "dumb" compared to her classmates. The summer between 1st and 2nd grade, we found Dr. Troy. I couldn't be more happy with the support we have received. She's gained so much of her confidence back, and we have so much hope for what's the come! Less