My daughter goes to Sylvan.  I've experienced their capability 1st hand, and in spite of the difficulties my daughter has with learning, Sylvan has done very well with her.  She has learned so much that her school scores are much higher and she is now an avid reader (before she couldn't read Dick and Jane without a struggle).  It's the method of teaching that works for my child - it's more of an individual and approach than at school and Sylvan works for mastery of the subjects.

Also, my mother was a foster parent for 2 girls from the Apache reservation.  One had a learning disability, the other had behavioral disorders.

They both were failing in our local public schools having come from the reservation in Northern Arizona which had very poor schools at the time.  Both of the foster children went to Sylvan and they both had huge educational success.  The one with some learning disabilities, dyslexia and comprehension problems, thrived at Sylvan and has gone on to graduate from college which was not a possibility before Sylvan.  The behavior issues with the other girl lessened because her confidence had grown - there were still some behavior issues to contend with, but not nearly as much nor as severe. 

I think with behavior, as in my foster-sister and my own daughter - some behavior problems are developmental/neurological and some are because of the struggle they face in the classroom and are therefore more environmentally caused.

With both my foster-sister and my daughter, they had compounded behavior issues because of both a developmental behavior issue coupled with their struggles in the classroom (and my daughter also struggles with learning because of comprehension and memory issues).  When Sylvan stepped in and began teaching these girls they both had less of a struggle and more self-confidence and their grades rose.

Besides having experience on a personal level with Sylvan with 3 children, I've known many, many parents who've had nothing short of amazing results.  As a matter of fact, of all the people I've personally known who've had their own children at Sylvan, not a single one was even remotely dissatisfied and several have said they'd have paid double for what they got because their children's self-esteem, growth & education was well worth it.

My daughter has grown educationally and emotionally by leaps and bounds since going to Sylvan.  My daughter has excelled by THREE grade levels in reading in just 124 hours of work with them.  Her reading is now complete and she's above her grade level - she started out 3 grades behind!!!

We're still working on math and will be throughout the summer but in just the short amount of time she's been working on math, she's already gone up TWO grade levels and in math she was 4 grade levels behind.  We have more time left on our plan thru the summer than we've had to date with her math, so I can only imagine that she'll be ahead of her grade come fall.

I'm very pleased with Sylvan and their ability to teach my daughter who is not self-motivated, who has attention issues, and who has a difficult time comprehending things (both written and spoken).

The cat's out of the bag now I guess.  My daughter has both behavior and learning disorders and she's THRIVING at Sylvan.

There are always going to be differences of opinion about Sylvan and other tutoring establishments.  However, I make no blanket statements about whether or not Sylvan is good for all or not and I'm not making a blanket statement that all children with disabilities will do well.  I'm just making a statement of my personal experiences with them which have been utterly fantastic.

I'm happy to have my daughter at Sylvan, and she's happy going there and she's become a happier child in general since going there - because now she knows she's capable and smart.  She has faith in herself and she's struggling less and less in school with each visit to Sylvan.