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Testimonials
A
Celebrity Success Story...
"I
was already successful in the entertainment field,
but had never pursued my real interest which was
in acting. My trouble was in reading scripts. I
had good comprehension if the script was read to
me, and could instantly take on the part. But my
problem was in reading the words. If it said 'irreparable',
I might read it as 'irreplaceable' or some crazy
thing like that. It was embarrassing. So I'd stuck
with radio co-hosting where I didn't have to read
what I would say.
When
I heard about Tracy Sherwood, I thought that
if she could help me with this script
reading business, I knew I would get the parts
I wanted in acting. It only took five tutoring
sessions and on my 3rd or 4th script reading,
I landed the part I wanted in a sit com and then
wound up with a main role instead! Three weeks
later another audition have me a surprise, and
I was starting on my second sit com - also a
major
roll. I still have my radio co-hosting and am
able to read spots and you can't tell I'm reading
at
all.
This
tutoring program was the investment vitally needed
to break into a future of acting. I think
its business-wise to leave out my name, but I
would say that Tracy Sherwood just might be the
'Spielberg'
of tutoring.
JMB
(anonymous)
Los
Angeles, CA
Level-One
Breakthrough...
When my son Sammy was tested personally by Tracy Sherwood, I sat there in awe
watching her with him. She said she had tutored since 1975 so I expected her
to know what she was doing. My estimate was that hopefully she could get Sammy
unstuck and able to learn something (anything at all) within a few months or
so. That would be pretty quick considering no one else had made any progress
with him, ever.
Tracy
had me sit in on the sessions so I could gain
some tips. It was so inspiring but I knew I would
never be able to communicate with him the way
she did no matter how much I learned. In three
one hour sessions, Sammy had made four major
breakthroughs in learning. One was in sounding
out words, one was getting a grip on how to 'learn'
to study spelling words (and he went from straight
F's in school to a B on his first test and an
A on his second), the third was in tapping into
his own intelligence and just sort of waking
up. The fourth was in concentration, which has
always been his weakest area. These breakthroughs
were made in only four hours and he liked his
sessions with her very much.
I'm
very anxious to get on with the next Breakthrough
Program with Tracy. She is worth waiting for
and paying for.
Laura
Mosiaff
Lancaster California
Message
from this overwhelmed mom...
"First
of all, I want you to know that Tracy Sherwood
does not 'feed' academic information to children.
She teaches, but at the same time, she gets them
to look and think and feel good about what they
have determined after looking and thinking. I
especially noticed that communication is quite
balanced in her tutoring techniques. She doesn't
ramble, explain and then ask if they understand
and accept a nod of the head and move on. She
checks their understanding and has them show
her they understand. If they are too far off,
she guides them, teaches them, and gets them
to look and think again until the light bulb
comes on, which is surprisingly quick. And they
get the credit for figuring it all out. She does
this cleverly and with undying patience. Tracy
has extremely superior skills.
We
have three sons who are and always will be very
different from each other when it comes to learning
progress and success in life.
Our
middle child, 10 years old is considered
borderline genius and has always had extremely
high aptitude for learning, figuring things
out, and memorizing. But we knew he wasn't
reaching his full potential and his future
may be held back unless we provided him with
as many resources as possible to reach that
full potential. He has received only one tutoring
session with Tracy Sherwood (besides his testing
session which is very much like a tutoring
session). As we watched his session, my husband
and I were amazed at how Tracy penetrated deep
into his untapped potential and began teaching
him the tools that will make the difference
we are wanting. He loves the challenge of her
techniques and to his intelligence and rather
than being bored with learning that's too easy,
he is highly stimulated by this and can't get
enough. I can see this program will accomplish
our long term goals for him - to reach his
fullest potential in education and stay stimulated
all the while. He certainly will master study
and life.
My
youngest son is 7 and has been diagnosed
as being borderline autistic (maybe we should
get a Border Collie :). Joking
aside, David is so within himself that teachers
and tutors don't know if he is learning much
because he will not perform or communicate
enough to show his degree of progress. But
I see his progress at home when he thinks no
one is looking, but it should be more. My goal
for him was to bring him out of his shell and
be more receptive to being taught and with
receiving communication from others. If he
could interact more, he would learn more and
do more and gain more confidence. Again, it's
only been one session other than the testing
appointment, but Tracy Sherwood has my 7-year
old laughing and trying to communicate. He
still held back, but didn't want to! And this
was only the first session. I love the way
she interacts with him and brings him out of
his shell. She says the first barriers to overcome
is the wall to receive incoming communication
and ideas. He is always receptive if he thinks
no one is looking. But as soon as the teaching
is directed at him, he withdraws in his protective
shell. She doesn't try to get him to communicate
at this point. She is interacting with him
in a very fun and lighthearted way with no
potential intimidation. This makes sense to
me and it works. He became much more receptive.
Her techniques make him feel smarter and veer
so far away from being judgmental that he feels
safe be attentive. In one session, he learned
many of the alphabet sounds that he had not
been able to learn before and it was all fun
for him. He also went beyond this initial needed
breakthrough and began breaking through the
next barrier which is to communicate his ideas.
He was trying and loved that someone was bringing
it out of him without expectations or force.
He is feeling the change. After this session,
he has been much more communicative around
the house.
Our
14 year old has always tried but has always
struggled. I think he's a normal boy intellectually
and has a very good attitude. He has always
tried to do his homework but has always needed
help and it takes him hours to do assignments
that shouldn't take long. His teachers have
always said he is a joy to have in class and
he gets along with the other children well
and that he tries to do his work. But there
is some learning block there and he gets so
frustrated that he often fights tears right
in class. It has been so painful to watch my
son try so hard for all these years and never
get through to a downhill slope - ever. By
the time he makes it somehow through a school
year, the next grade comes with more work and
higher expectations. It's been a no win situation.
He just had his second session with Tracy and
is experiencing great relief and hope already.
I just can't tell you all the ways and techniques
she has that just turns things around for him
in just a few minutes. She shows him
for himself, how bright and capable he is,
rather than trying to convince him. She found
that buried confidence that pops up once in
a while when he accomplishes something, but
always dies again in the next frustration.
She takes him around his frustrations somehow
sort of like weaving in and out of nails on
the street and coming out better at the end.
He doesn't even know the nails are there. She's
steering and he's taking the credit for the
progress being made which is what she says
is very important. It's absolutely amazing.
He's so happy he's almost cocky, and that's
good to see.
After
one testing session and one official tutoring
session, all three of my children have made what
Tracy calls 'breakthroughs' in hope, confidence
and ability to make progress. And we sat in and
saw this. We are very dedicated to helping our
children but we just didn't know how to help
before. Other tutors just tutored and any progress
was work, work, work with no joy and raise in
confidence. Tutoring with Tracy is a whole different
thing. Her expertise is very expensive an invaluable
investment. She masters the philosophy of children
as far as how to reach in and bring out the best
in the child. She doesn't demand it, it's not
authoritative, it's not pleading, it's just knowing
what works and loving what she does.
Each
of our boys have a program custom for him, although
in the long run, they will all have the same
tools they will master at varying degrees, for
educational success. They will always be different
individually, but I see that they each can reach
their own individual potential. And that's all
we really want. Anything above that, would be
an added blessing. Our worries melted when we
stopped looking for tutors who could feed education
to our boys and found a tutor who understands
and truly loves kids.
Jan
and Ray Reynolds
Los Angeles, CA
Tracy
calls this a 'Breakthrough'. I call it a complete
turn-around. Whatever it is, a blessing is
a blessing"
Reverend
Arthur Collier
Palmdale
Our
most recent 'triple kid' success story...
This is going to be a long letter because I have a lot to say. All three of my
kids were as hyperactive as hummingbirds on stimulants. They constantly bickered
and couldn't sit for a second to learn a thing. None of them could read yet and
my oldest is 11. I chose not to go the medication route because some study of
it made me leery. I told Ms. Sherwood about each of my children, one after another
in pretty horrifying detail. It made me chuckle when she said she could help
my daughter with her critical attitude and lack of confidence. I was doubtful
when she said she could improve my oldest son's concentration and retention.
And I almost hung up on her when she said she could teach my incorrigible Attention
Deficit Hyperactive (ADHD) five-year old to read! Even the average five year
old has to work to read. The only reason I didn't hang up was because she guaranteed
that testing would convince me and gave me a group discount. I threw up my arms
and said, 'This I've got to see!".
The
testing went well for each of them. They loved
her. They tuned into her. They wanted her to
tutor them. All three of them gained more confidence
just from that testing session. I watched it
myself. My program was expensive, but I am paying
for it by levels. The first level is done and
the changes in every one of my children are bewildering
to me. The first few sessions were a bit hectic
and I could barely sit in and watch. But Ms.
Tracy has patience that I have never even seen
in movies. She reaches them. She touches somewhere
where the confidence hides and suddenly they're
learning. At home they're saying, "Ms. Tracy
says this and Ms. Tracy says that" I sometimes
say, "Ok, that's enough for now of what
Ms. Tracy says!" But it's so wonderful to
see.
It's
only been a couple months and it seems like miracles.
All three of them! And they get along with each
other so much better. They're energy is focused
and doesn't drive me up the wall. They are each
so much more mature and sensible. I didn't know
this would be part of the gains from this program. If
they had not improved in reading one iota, I
would have been happy with their progress in
personal growth. But they improved a big jumps
in reading and they're all so much smarter in
every way! I'm starting Level-Two for each of
them soon and can't wait to see what's in store
for me (I mean them). I actually enjoy their
high energy now and driving in our mini van with
my three hyper kids. It's pleasant now."
Almeta
Bradley
Palmdale,
CA
Autistic
success...
" Ms.
Sherwood cut through our 8-year old daughter's
autism. Tammy would scream and cuss when she
saw Santa Clause from twenty yards away. We took
Tracy to the mal so she could see this for herself.
We have a photo taken six days later of Tammy
sitting on Santa's lap at the mal, with a smile
on her face. And she began communicating and
making sense. She learned to read small words,
count, and draw pictures. All this, when just
six months before, she spent her first several
sessions under Tracy's table trying to hide.
Tracy sat on the floor beside her, and the rest
is history. This was in 1982. Tammy is surviving
on her own with a little assistance from us.
I wonder how she would be today if we hadn't
found Tracy.
Kathy
Nelson
Bakersfield
From
troubled kid to complete turnaround...
Our
next step with John was going to be military
school. He lied, got into fights, stole from
us and anyone, and was years behind in reading.
He was failing high school and being passed on
after being expelled from his second school.
After the first couple of weeks with Tracy, John's
attitude began to change. The first signs were
in the area of self esteem. Part of the program
was to receive tutoring ourselves in how to help
John find himself and become part of the family
and then part of society. He completed the program
and a year later, in 1997, we lost John in an
auto accident, but I am happy to write and tell
you about the progress he made before we lost
him so that parents can have hope for a child
similar to John. To make a long story short,
John caught up to grade level and learned to
tutor other children. He earned possessions and
began living a proud life. If I could give John
just one message, I would tell him that he left
a legacy. He became a man.
Julie
Brock
Los
Angeles
I
was up for the position of Fire Chief, but I
wouldn't pass the test because of my spelling.
I had four weeks before the test. Tracy Sherwood
tutored me three times a week and I aced the
test and learn to spell new words with no effort.
I recommend this program highly
S.
H. (anonymous)
Antelope
Valley
When
the best schools fail...
" Cory
attended the most prestigious private school
in the area and still flunked 7th grade two years
in a row and was going to flunk again. Within
four months he was getting straight A's and could
tutor me in comprehension. I knew he had it in
him, he was very intelligent. But he couldn't
comprehend any of his subjects and somehow was
missing even 4th grade basics. He worked hard
and learned fast. Excellent tutoring program."
W.
W.
Brentwood
Miscellaneous
Success Stories...
Michael
Flores of Quartz Hill, came up 7 grade levels in reading in 7 months.
After
four months of tutoring, Asia Collier of Palmdale,
came up many grade levels in reading and sprung
from D's and F's to straight A's... and began
tutoring friends. She's entering college
soon.
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