Austin Learning Solutions - Austin, Texas

Adrian G.

We had a wonderful experience with Ms. Ann and Austin Learning Solutions! She was incredibly kind and patient with our wiggly kindergartner and he progressed so much under her tutoring. We are thankful for the workbook activities and steady growth we experienced week to week. We can’t recommend their services highly enough! He was so proud to graduate and get a big hug from Ms. Ann!

R S.

Katelyn tutors our son in reading. We've been amazed at how much he's grown in ability and confidence in just a few months. He's in kindergarten, but we were really worried about an emerging lack of self confidence caused by his early struggles with learning to read. In a few months, he's gone from not being able to recognize many letter sounds to being able to recognize basic letter sounds and read basic sentences. He's now working on advanced code - sound blending - and emerging sight words with continuing progress. At school, his teacher noted that he has stopped giving up at the beginning of a challenging lesson and no longer says things like "my brain just can't learn this".

Katelyn is adept at moving him between tasks and giving him breaks in a way that keeps him interested in the material and happy to return for more lessons. I can also tell that she's thoughtful in her individualized lesson planning. When he struggled to keep his attention learning advanced code last week, Katelyn came back this week with a different way to tackle the same concepts. Observing his lessons, I've gained insight into guiding him in home practice and I think that's been another value add of this tutoring.

The support we've gotten from ALS has been worth every penny. We've also decided to get testing for our daughter with Ms. Connoly and explore tutoring options for her.

Jennifer H.

My name is Jennifer Hicks. I found Ann Conolly using a Google search in February of 2017. My son was in the 5th Grade at the time, age 10 with reading difficulties. When we set up our sessions with Ann, I was extremely impressed with her tenure both as an educator and as a Reading Specialist. I truly appreciated the work we did at home (on line program) and the feedback provided during our weekly sessions. Ann uses a unique multi layered approach to address each individual child's needs. I am thankful for her interest in researching new methods to approach a multitude of reading difficulties. With Ann's help, my son was able to improve his reading four grade levels. She is professional and a pleasure to work with. I am just so thankful to Ann!

Anton K.

Outstanding program. It is so refreshing to have someone be focused and dedicated to help our child get better, instead of just trying to coach her how to pass a state test.

We were dealing with a severe underdevelopment in auditory and visual processing. With a detailed, systematic approach to assessing the situation and tailoring a remedial program to her needs, we were able to get our child to read and write to her grade level within only 6 months. Most importantly, we were coached ourselves on how to best help her develop - tools that will serve us well beyond the program at ALS.

Would most highly recommend this to anyone concerned in the welfare and development of their child.

Ellen W.

Ann's work is impactful, successful and is helping make a difference in my son's schoolwork and his life. After the initial tests, we learned our son had a hearing processing issue that was never diagnosed before. It made so much sense when we looked at his speech, spelling and attention span. We've been on the iLs program for 6 months now and he school work has dramatically improved. He even received 100's on his spelling tests and his reading is stronger than ever! And, his social interactions and communication are improving now, too.

Ann was so patient with our son. He was not easy to work with and definitely challenged her. But, she cares so much and it shows. She worked with his needs and interests to keep him engaged and challenged. She was great at setting boundaries with him and he knew exactly what was expected.

The results speak for themselves. It's been a game-changer for us and our son. It's so worth it!

Irene R.

My son has always struggled with reading, writing and spelling, but did so well in other subjects. By the time he was entering sixth grade we knew we needed to find help. We were grateful when an internet search lead us to Ann. The PACE program was exactly what my son needed. With Ann’s experience and expertise she know how to help my son not only with his education needs but with other areas of his life. She truly cares for her students and their success in life. We will always be grateful to Ann and the help she gave our family.

C P.

Mrs. Conolly is the best of the best in her field. Her comprehensive approach, years of experience, and passion to see her students succeed is the perfect recipe and has catapulted our child in the areas where he was blocked with challenges. Our child advance three grade levels in 4 months and continues to advance in greater measure. My only regret is that I wish we had discovered her years ago. I highly recommend Mrs. Conolly to any parent needing like services for their child!

Laura B.

We just started at Austin Learning Solutions and so far love it! Our son is 5 years old and is working on early literacy.