Testimonials
and Results
PACE
The PACE program helped me a lot. I had trouble remembering
a lot of information at school and my grades in math were
very poor. This program helped me to be able to think
more clearly, remember more information and I have been
doing better in Math and English. In English I can write
faster and for Math I have been able to pay closer attention
to the teacher and I get the concepts faster.
~ Biglerville teenager
His greatest improvement this past year I think has
been his concentration. He can stay focused for longer
periods of time, therefore, his comprehension (when listening)
has improved, and he’s able to accomplish more in
a shorter amount of time with fewer disruptions from himself.
ALSO, he is applying skills that he has learned independently,
such as phonics, to sound out new words & attempting
to spell words. ALSO, and this may be the most important
thing…he is much more confident, and he is not so
hard on himself when he gets something wrong. He is a
natural perfectionist and likes to do his very best, but
in the past he was more and more discouraged because his
best was never perfect. YOU HAVE HAD AN ENORMOUS IMPACT
ON HIM IN THIS AREA. When you worked with him thru PACE
you consistently told him “you don’t have
to be perfect”, and he began to believe you. We
have been trying to help him understand that for years,
but he was beginning to give up on trying. You were never
negative with him and even though you pushed him and challenged
him you never gave him the impression that you were disappointed
in his performance. This was huge for him! He now knows
he’s not “stupid”, which is how he has
felt having to do the same reading and phonics over and
over for 3-4 years, and is very willing to keep learning,
even though it may be hard for him.
~ Gettysburg parent of a dyslexic 3rd grader
Last year my son was struggling with his homework
for an hour and a half or more each night. He completed
the PACE program over the summer, and is now doing his
homework in half the time, with very little help from
me.
~ Gettysburg parent of a 3rd grader
The PACE program has had a positive impact on my daughter
in many ways. Her grades have improved; she works faster,
understands assignments with more ease and now enjoys
reading. She is better at multi-tasking, problem solving
and her self- confidence has been given a large boost!
I wish I had known of the PACE program when she was in
elementary school. I’m certain it would have prevented
many years of struggling and frustration.
~ Biglerville parent of a 7th grader
The programs at The Learning Curve were an answer
to our prayers. With a lot of hard work, our daughter
has gone from crying every day after school and total
frustration to loving to learn and feeling confident in
her learning abilities. (Not to mention she has gone from
failing math to an A and has made the honor role three
times in a row!!!)
~ Very proud parent of a Littlestown 6th grader
My child was struggling in school and wasn't getting
the help he needed. School work and homework were a struggle
for him. He would say that he hated school and he was
only going into the third grade. We had to do something!
We heard about the PACE program and enrolled him into
the program this September. Since he has started the program,
he doesn't complain about doing homework and has been
doing better with his school work.
~ Biglerville parent of a 3rd grader
Instead of being in a constant state of panic saying
"I can't do this! YOU Have to help me!" (Translated,
You have to do it for me!) Now I hear constant complaining
about the teachers and work load, for example, "I
can't believe how much homework they expect ME to do!
This is ridiculous! I have four pages in this a project
in this, I have a test in this tomorrow, blah, blah,.."
I start to get worried, then she disappears! SHE'S DOING
EVERYTHING ON HER OWN! It's unbelievable!
~ Gettysburg parent of a 7th grader
MASTER THE CODE
My daughter can finally look at words to sound them
out ... memorization skills are better.
~ Biglerville parent of a 7th grader
Apparently things are going well because she has been
coming home in a good mood for a change. We ask her how
school is going and she says good, what a change from
last year. There is a definite improvement in her abilities
since working with you through the summer. We would definitely
recommend your program to anyone who has a child struggling
in school. Thanks for everything.
~ Bendersville parent of a 5th grader
THE
LISTENING PROGRAM® and LEARNING EARS®
Our daughter was struggling through another year of
1st grade when her teacher recommended tutoring with Sandy
Hartzell and the PACE program. In our first meeting with
Sandy, we knew that Sandy would be dedicated to getting
our daughter the help that she needed so that she would
not struggle so much through school. Sandy has far surpassed
our expectations. She has been a blessing to us and especially
to our daughter.
Sandy worked consistently with our daughter on the PACE
program. Our daughter has progressed very well with this
program, her reading level increased from a K-3 level,
where she was at the beginning of the PACE program, to
a 2-1 level at the end of the school year. Her spelling
grade had also increased from a "C" average
to an "A" average.
Although our daughter was doing well in most of her subjects,
except for math, she also lacked in her social skills.
Sandy again with her vast knowledge of disabilities and
her wonderful resources searched until she found “The
Listening Program." Our daughter is now in her 5th
month of this program. We and others have noticed great
improvements in her social skills & her physical coordination.
She's also now has the ability to focus more on projects,
which has helped her understand math. We believe Sandy
"hit the nail on the head" when she found and
recommended this program for our daughter.
As I said earlier, Sandy has far passed our expectations.
Sandy, the PACE program and The Listening Program have
truly been a blessing to us and our daughter. We would
highly recommend Sandy and any of these programs to anyone
who has a child struggling with school.
~ Blue Ridge Summit parent of a 2nd grader
My daughter was having focusing and listening problems
in kindergarten. So we started her on The Listening Program
in August and she went through January. I had spoke to
her first grade teacher before she started first grade
about the problems she had in kindergarten so she would
know about it. Her teacher said that she didn’t
even realize that she had much of a problem until she
finished the listening program. Then, she said that whatever
you did before you need to do it again. She really liked
the results that she got from The Listening Program. My
daughter will start the next session of The Listening
Program (Learning Ears®) in August preparing her for
second grade.
~ Hanover parent of a 1st grader
Before I started Learning/Listening ears, I never
could completely concentrate on my homework or when the
teacher was talking. This has really helped me not just
concentrate, but also remember things easier and when
I read or listen to a story, I can picture everything
that's going on in my head. Yea, really cool!
~ Biglerville teenager
INTERACTIVE METRONOME®
…she is paying attention well. What a difference
the Interactive Metronome Training made! This was the
first parent conference I did not dread going to. It was
a nice feeling!!
~ Glen Rock parent of a 1st grader
I've been clumsy all my life - tripping over things,
stumbling, dropping things. Bruises were a daily fact
of life, and occasionally I would fall. When I was diagnosed
with osteoporosis at 56, I knew that this clumsiness would
soon lead to broken bones. I had seen my mother and grandmother
go through years of pain and limited mobility because
of it.
When Sandy described Interactive Metronome to me, I thought
this might be the one thing that could offer me a healthy
old age. I may have been the most frustrating client she
ever worked with, because it took me much longer to progress
and there were many parts of the program that she had
to adapt to my limitations. Her patience was unflagging
and she gave me the encouragement I needed to keep at
it.
I learned to pay attention to how my arms and legs move,
and to coordinate them. I also learned to pay better attention
to where I am in space, and most important of all, I learned
that I have much more control than I used to think. As
a result, I don't bump into things and rarely trip or
stumble. When I do, I'm able to get my balance back. In
a year and a half since then, I've hardly ever even had
a bruise and have never fallen. What a difference! I had
begun to dread the future. Now I can enjoy it.
~ Adult Interactive Metronome student from Gettysburg
Links
to result charts
PACE students, ADD, Dyslexia, Learning Disabilities,
etc.:
35786 Average
Improvement 3.6 years, age 16
30483 Average
Improvement 2.9 years, age 11
30426 Average
Improvement 4.1 years, age 13
26430 Average
Improvement 2.7 years, age 11
18999 Average
Improvement 4.3 years, age 11
16514 Average
Improvement 3.1 years, age 9
27716 Average
Improvement 1.4 years, age 6
35809 Average
Improvement 2.3 years, age 14
