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mom reviews:
TEXT NANCY S.

M y 13-year-old son, Jonathan,
is a solid B student with
no learning or behavioral
issues. He has a September
birthday, and I chose not to hold him back a
year, so he is much younger than most of his
classmates. I decided to send him to classes at the
Empowered Learning Transformation
Center to help prepare him for the rigors
of high school. As all DMV parents know,
this is a competitive area, so I do often feel
pressure that his B’s should be A’s. More
important than his grades for me though, is
his quality of life. He struggles at times with
his homework load, and it can often take him
hours, so even being able to complete his
work more quickly would be a big plus. That
extra homework time could be spent doing
something he loves, or just relaxing after a
stressful day.

I chose Empowered Learning because they
don’t just focus on traditional tutoring
methods. They work on body/mind
integration, and I was intrigued by their
approach to fuse educational and medical
technology to “rewire” the brain for learning.

Even though our session lasted an hour and
The centers have a 20-year track record,
a half, it wasn’t boring or tedious, and Peter
and their success stories were impressive. It
kept Jonathan’s attention and had excellent
sounded like a good fit for my son, and their
rapport with him. I was sent a complete
new Bethesda, MD, location was convenient
for me by metro.

At our first session, we met with the
Center’s co-founder, Peter Riddle. Peter did
a thorough physical exam with Jonathan,
testing his balance, coordination, eye
focus and attention. He also did a series of
cognitive tests. Jonathan was engaged and
interested throughout the entire process.

After the physical and cognitive testing,
Peter showed Jonathan a 29-letter word and
tested his memory spelling it. Of course, my
testing report, and as a parent, found it really
informative. The biggest indicator of success,
though? Jonathan is jazzed about his bi-
weekly sessions. There’s nothing worse than
having to drag your complaining child to an
appointment, so I was relieved and excited
that our introductory meeting went so well.

Empowered Learning
Transformation Centers
8120 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 150
Bethesda, MD
301-654-5919 • eltcenters.com
son’s reaction was, “No way can I remember
that!” Peter worked with Jonathan on a series
Nancy S. is a northern VA mom to son, Jonathan,
of exercises breaking down the word into
age 13. Like many DMV parents, she works full
smaller chunks. By the end of the session,
time and strives to find balance in her work and
not only could my son spell the entire word
by memory, he could do it forward and
backward. It really was incredible. I could
see Jonathan’s sense of accomplishment right
before my eyes!
home life. She will be writing a series of reviews
about her son’s experiences at the Empowered
Learning Transformation Center, so check back to
follow his progress.

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