Straight Talk About Learning Problems and Tutoring

Austin Learning Solutions, founded by Ann Conolly, a certified reading specialist and therapeutic trainer, solves reading and learning issues for children with dyslexia, ADD, ADHD, CAPD, Autism Spectrum and processing disorders.

When parents call me to get help for their child, they have run out of options and are worried about their child’s development delay. Their child is struggling with reading, spelling, math, executive functioning, or to pass standardized tests. I listen and know from experience that the child may have auditory, visual or sensory processing challenges.  In some cases, the student may have a learning disability, such as dyslexia, Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD), Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).  Austin Learning Solutions has a proven track record with helping children recondition their brains—through cognitive therapy and sound therapy—to overcome these processing challenges and prepare them for success in school.

Processing skills are those fundamental abilities that we bring to the learning table, such as:

• memory problems
• auditory processing 
• visual processing 
• sensory processing
• Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or lack of focus to complete tasks

• Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD)

• processing speed
• organization, planning, and completion (executive function skills)
• logic and reasoning

These skills or the lack of them seriously impacts any person's success and confidence. For academic teaching to be effective, good processing skills must be in place. Therefore, academic tutoring alone will only put an expensive "band-aid" on the child's problems. When tutoring is discontinued, academic performance and motivation drop off steadily. The student still has the same learning problems as before!

What Is Needed:

• Correct assessment of what is causing the learning issues - very important
• Carefully planned protocol for the student's needs, to train and stabilize deficient processing areas
• One-to-one training and coaching to enable the student to become a capable and independent learner

What We Do:
Austin Learning Solutions has a very high success rate. In fact, we have been improving the lives of children and adults for more than sixteen years. Through the assessment process, processing and reading skills weaknesses are identified. Based on your child's assessment, I will then carefully plan and guide an individualized therapeutic approach and make recommendations to you. I advise; you choose.

Building processing skills is the key to motivating reluctant learners. Success builds confidence. Your child will experience success during each one-to-one session, as we train in skills that will help him or her achieve success on his/her own.

My goal is to insure that each student reaches his or her full potential asap to secure a successful future. My joy is hearing parents' feedback that their child now WANTS to read, is feeling confident! This can happen for your child. Let's get started!