Allow us to introduce ourselves. We are Felix and Judee Alvarado, owners of Straight “A” Academy in Bedford, New Hampshrie. I, Felix, have been a public high school teacher for over 20 years and a private tutor for almost as many. I have taught and or tutored just about every subject except Calculus. My specialty as a tutor is SAT Prep. I, Judee, have home schooled our five wonderful children for much of their lives, have taught Spanish from the preschool level through high school, owned my own ballet school for a few years, and tutor at our academy. Between the two of us, we have a vast breadth and depth of experience working with children in education. So when we founded our own education center, Straight “A” Academy, we were looking to draw on all of the best materials and programs to make our academy stand out as the best in the area regarding education and academic support.
We had heard of eyeQ, but in the midst of our busy lives, had not looked into it. However, when we started the academy, we knew it was something we had to investigate further. What we heard and saw was compelling. Yet, even with all the empirical evidence based on over 30 years of education research with regard to brain activity, we wanted to see how it worked in our corner of the real world. We can tell you that the results have been nothing short of astounding. On a most personal level, our own children have had the following dramatic results: Our 16-year-old daughter had complained of being a slow reader. Sure enough, she tested at 160 wpm, which is slower than average. It took her forever to get through her honors reading list. Instead of finding shortcuts, like most kids her age, she was determined to finish the required reading. Within two short months of doing eyeQ exercises, she was reading over 500 wpm and never had to stay up past midnight reading anymore. Most recently, she has tested at 750 wpm. Our 11-year-old was in a remedial reading program at school at the start of his 5th grade year, but by the end of the first marking quarter, the teachers mentioned at a conference that they had put him in the advanced reading program as his reading speed and comprehension had suddenly and dramatically increased. Our 14-year-old was already a fast reader, testing initially at 400 wpm. After a couple of months of doing eyeQ exercises, he doubled his reading speed and is now testing at over 1000 wpm.
So many of our SAT Prep students have complained that they did not, upon their initial taking of the SAT, finish each section on time. The most immediate way for a student to improve their SAT score would be to either be able to finish every section or to have the college board shorten the test! Obviously, the standardized test is not going to change, so eyeQ becomes the only alternative. Our SAT Prep students see an increase of over 200 points on the test, on average, and all of them more than double their reading speed using the eyeQ system. First and foremost, this is a result of their increased brain/eye acuity. They are able not only to read and comprehend faster in the reading sections, but they are also able to process information faster in the math sections of the SAT. Based on these remarkable results in our own children, the pupils we tutor, and in our SAT Prep students, Straight “A” Academy has made eyeQ a required part of any services we offer to students. Not only does eyeQ have a large body of empirical data, but Straight “A” Academy is amassing its own body of empirical evidence. Again, though, on a personal level, we are so thrilled to see the excitement in the children of a broad range of ages who are all benefiting greatly from eyeQ training.
For the 2009/2010 school year, Straight “A” Academy has been asked by an inner city high school to create an after school program for at-risk students. EyeQ will be one of the cornerstones of that program. Additionally, as a part of our program, we’ve teamed up with a semi-professional basketball coach and the U.S. Olympic Head Coach for Junior Racquetball. They’ve seen the results of eyeQ personally and they are excited to make eyeQ a part of their athletes’ training regimen for increased hand-eye coordination, improved field of vision, and quicker reaction time. Plus, they are excited to see the academic results to help keep their athletes eligible.
I, Felix Alvarado, Jr., and I, Judee Ann Alvarado, directors of Straight “A” Academy, give our unreserved endorsement of this incredible educational training system. In our estimation, eyeQ is, without a doubt, the single best investment a parent could ever make in their child’s education.
Sincerely,
Felix & Judee Alvarado
Directors, Straight “A” Academy