Our daughter started working with Paula in March of 2016. She was in the 3rd grade and had just been diagnosed with dyslexia through an independent assessment. At the time, she was 2.5 years behind in reading. Her spelling was so poor that she would cry out in frustration when given writing assignments. She would say, “Mommy, the thoughts get stuck in my head because I can’t spell the words!” The psychologist who diagnosed her told us that unless she made significant progress in the next 12 months that she would need to go to a school specializing in teaching students with dyslexia. We were literally terrified for her future. Our daughter quickly began making progress with Paula. She would seek reassurance that she could continue to see Paula and would tell us that Paula was her “best hope”. We repeated portions of the independent testing 1 year later, and we saw significant improvements in her scores. Her score on the Gray’s Silent Reading Test (GSRT) rose from a grade equivalent of 1.0 to 3.5. We were again advised to repeat testing a year later, but this time were told that she would likely not need an outplacement. In the spring of 5th grade (2018), independent testing again showed significant improvement. She is now reading at grade-level with scores for decoding and encoding in the 70th and 68th percentiles, respectively! The GSRT showed a grade equivalent of 6.8 up from 1.0 in 2016! It was also comforting that the areas of the assessment that still showed weaknesses were related to items not yet covered with Paula, and the assessor’s recommendations were consistent with the plan that Paula had already outlined for us. Our daughter’s self-esteem has improved tremendously. She actually enjoys writing now. As other’s have attested to, Paula was able to build a strong connection with our daughter quickly. Our daughter loves seeing her, and we simply can’t thank Paula enough for everything she has done for our child.