A Historian in the Making

This is Tyler and Paul. Tyler is a 1st grader attending Langsford and Paul is his favorite instructor.

They discuss history together on their breaks, as Tyler and Paul are both big history buffs. Tyler was delighted to find out that Paul knows "almost as much" about history as he does!

Tyler's goal from day one here at Langsford has been to be able to read books about weapons in history. With the progress he's been making, who knows? Maybe one day Tyler will be writing history books!

You Gotta Love Those Dimples!

This is Lindsey (a 2nd grader who finished up her sessions just last week), hanging out in her Learning Coordinator's office at our Middletown site. Lindsey liked to visit with Rhonda on her breaks for girl talk and a little something from Rhonda's stash of chocolate.

Every day the Middletown staff waited in anticipation to see what cute outfit Lindsey would be wearing that day. Lindsey loves horses and her grandmother makes her a lot of "cowgirl" clothes that she wears with her authentic cowboy boots. Too cute!

We heard from Edward (one of our current clients), that he saw Lindsey on the playground today and she said to tell us all "Hi!" Edward is not as interested in fashion as we are, so, alas, no update on what she was wearing.

Successful Sisters

Several months ago, we posted a blog entry about Mallory having some fun in her session. You can read it by clicking here. We received the following update and letter from mom:

Dear Langsford,

As you know, we were very pleased with the results we had when we brought our first daughter, Courtney to the Langsford Center. She came to Langsford in the summer after second grade and you really made a difference. She still needed extra help for a time, but after 5th grade, she needed no help at all. She is in the 8th grade now and doing well.

So of course we came to you when her younger sister, Mallory, began having similar struggles with reading. Mallory has really improved! Like Courtney, she still needs some assistance but her confidence has changed so much and she knows she can do it.

Every teacher Mallory had at Langsford found a way to click with her. Mallory needs time to get used to new situations and once she realized you were going to take her where she is and move through at her own pace, she relaxed. She never complained about going to her sessions.

Both of my children did continue to need assistance after the bulk of work at Langsford but that was no surprise because from the beginning you helped my husband and I understand that this is a process and not something that necessarily gets ‘fixed’ immediately.

All of that was explained so well in the consultation we had to discuss the results of the testing. Certainly there are always concerns about whether or not something will help, but realizing that it is a process made all the difference to us.

We were also fortunate in that our daughter’s teachers also attended the consultations. Mallory’s teacher was so supportive of the additional assistance and worked well with us. She was great. That is priceless to us.

I definitely recommend The Langsford Center, it did wonders for my daughters. So thank you. Twice!

Staff Spotlight

Carolyn is one of our staff members.

Where were you born and how long have you lived in Louisville?

Louisville most of my life, but also Greensboro, NC & Cleveland, OH

My school/work background is:

MAT Bellarmine; MA Expressive Therapy UofL; BA Graphic Design Uof L

Expressive therapist at Baptist East hospital and preschool teacher at St. Matthew's Baptist preschool

When I was a child, when I grew up I wanted to be...

An artist or a writer

People say I...

Laugh too much and look like Meryl Streep

In my free time, I...

Like to garden, swim, ride bikes, read, watch Food Network and cook

One of my favorite books of all time would be...

John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath

I once won an award for:

Perfect attendance in dancing school

I love and I hate...

I love classical music and I hate rap!

Toni's 5 Year Anniversary!

Toni recently celebrated her 5 year anniversary here at Langsford! She is a lively instructor, dedicated to creating independent learners. We've really missed her the last couple of weeks, as she had to take a little time off for a medical procedure.

Apparently Langsford Staff aren't the only ones missing her. On a recent trip to see her, we found one of her favorite students sitting there visiting her! She'll be back soon and all the staff and students here wish her a speedy recovery!

Sometimes a Smile Says it All

This is Kennedy, an 8th grader, with his instructor Joseph. It's his last day at Langsford, and it's hard to say which of these guys is prouder!

While here, Kennedy worked on his comprehension, with lots of application to schoolwork.

High school should be a whole lot easier next year!