My Nonprofit Reviews

tamarpaull
Review for Rhode Island Tutorial & Educational Services (RITES), Pawtucket, RI, USA
My rising fourth grade twins attended RITES this summer, and we are so grateful that they did. Both kids have dyslexia and have struggled in school as the reading demands have increased. Their self-confidence was starting to drop as they compared themselves to their classmates at school. This summer, the classroom at RITES not only helped boost their literacy skills significantly. We also saw their confidence soar as they connected with other kids with similar learning profiles and skills. While they had been avoidant about school in the past, neither of them once showed any reluctance to getting up in the morning and heading to RITES. They had fun, felt good about themselves, and their reading scores showed significant improvement by the end. Now, as fourth graders, they are comfortable visiting their school library, selecting books that work for them, and reading for half an hour at a stretch. This is all thanks to RITES!