“My expectations were surpassed with the services provided by Excel. Both Brooke and Jeanine made my son feel extremely comfortable, supported, and motivated to succeed. I was very impressed by the comprehensive plan that was put together for my son's reading/writing goals. Following each session, I received an immediate, detailed communication with notes from my son's session. I'm thrilled with the progress my son is making, and most importantly he is too! He has gained confidence and really feels prepared for 5th grade. Thank you so much!”

Linda W.
Parent
Pennsylvania

“The Summer session was exactly what my son needed to hone in on some skills he struggled with the previous school year. The result was as I had hoped - he has started this current school year back on track and with some strategies that are helping him stay focused and improve his reading comprehension. I especially appreciated the thorough notes Leslie provided after each session to understand what she was working on with him and get quick feedback on his progress. We had a great experience and I would both recommend, and again utilize, Leslie's expertise!”

Carolyn W.
Parent
Pennsylvania

“Jeanine is fantastic in every way. Her notes were detailed and really gave me insight into what they worked on that week. Each child enjoyed and looked forward to working with Jeanine. Her communication and flexibility (we zoomed on vacation) were key to our schedule. And each child had completely individual instruction and topics. We are so happy we found Jeanine for enrichment this summer. It made a difference and not only improved skills - but also has made them more confident entering middle school.”

Amy T.
Parent
Pennsylvania

"Our son had pretty much stopped reading for enjoyment; getting him to complete reading assignments for school was particularly difficult. Luckily, we were introduced to Jeanine through one of her colleagues at SHMS.

Jeanine did an extensive interview with our son, asking him questions about reading habits, favorite topics, and his strengths and weaknesses as a reader. She also used a reading evaluation to determine his reading level and fluency.

Using the results of this work, Jeanine provided us with a thorough report, which provided detailed feedback on our son's performance and explained the evaluation's metrics. More importantly, Jeanine offered candid yet warm observations and recommendations to improve his reading experience and increase his time spent reading.

We were so pleased and relieved that we put our time and trust into the right person.“

David P.
Parent
Pennsylvania

“Thank you so much to Jeanine for working with my son and helping him to perfectly craft his college essay. The feedback, direction and advice she gave him were priceless, and the final product is truly something he can be proud of! Colleges highly value the story their incoming students have to tell and Jeanine truly gave him all the tools he needed to shine and put his best foot forward with every college application action! I hope that college applicants use Excel’s service as they also strive to submit their most outstanding work to each college they apply to.”

Erin V.
Parent
Pennsylvania

“Leslie was remarkable with my daughter during her summer tutoring sessions. She was able to keep [her] happily engaged while honing in on some much needed phonics, decoding and fluency skills. We saw a marked improvement in [her] reading and presentation skills when she returned to school in the Fall (currently all A's in an extremely challenging curriculum). I especially appreciated the detailed plan Leslie provide after her first assessment with [her], as well as the notes she provided following each lesson. Leslie clearly has a talent for utilizing her assessment tools to quickly identify areas for improvement and creating a customized plan for each of her students. 90% of the battle with my daughter is maintaining her level of focus and interest, and Leslie seemed to do that effortlessly. [My daughter] really enjoyed working with her and continues to request "book club" days with Miss Leslie. I will absolutely work with Leslie again to continue improving upon [my daughter's] fluency and Lexile score.”

Katie K.
Parent
Pennsylvania

“Brooke has been working with my fifth grade daughter on her reading. A couple of months after starting tutoring, at the parent teacher conference, my daughter’s teacher happily reported to us the immense amount of progress Abby had made with her reading in a short amount of time. I then informed her that my daughter had been working with a tutor. Brooke is personable and makes the sessions fun (or as fun as they can be) for a 5th grader. I am so grateful that we found Brooke.“

Diane D.
Parent
Massachusetts