Testimonials
“Laurie Cuddy is a remarkable and excellent teacher. She has extraordinary patience and experience to work with dyslexic learning challenges. Our son has excelled in his reading and mathematical learning challenges from Laurie's persistent teaching abilities. We would highly recommend her for anyone at any level."
Cindy and Steve Cates
Central Point, Oregon
"Laurie Cuddy was director of an Orton-Gillingham program that saved my children from lives of confusion and failure . . . She is the most skilled, intuitive, and gifted teacher, tutor, and administrator I know . . .The change she will make in the lives of your family is more than you can imagine and the best investment you will every make.”
Toni Ceaser
Long Island City, New York
“Laurie is a gifted, knowledgeable and caring teacher who places the interests of her students first . . . My son is now an independent and successful learner because he had the good forture to know and learn from the best, Laurie Cuddy.”
Nancy James
Columbus, Ohio
"My daughter Rivka's self-confidence in her abilities was sorely lacking. Under Ms. Cuddy's tutelage, Rivka blossomed both scholastically and emotionally . . . any student would be fortunate to have her as a teacher."
Esther M. May
Efrat, Israel
"Laurie Cuddy is my first choice of teacher trainers. Her presentations to educators increase their skills exponentially."
Katherine Schantz, Head
Delaware Valley Friends School
Paoli, Pennsylvania
"I struggled in school and then I became better because I got a tutor. My first few years of school were pretty terrible. I did not learn to read as fast as other kids, and eventually I got put in the resource room. That is when I really started to feel dumb. I hated resource room. That changed at the end of my third grade year when I met Laurie....One day my mom said, "we are going to met a tutor."...We sat down and then she tested me to see where my reading skills were and exactly how she could help me. The next day we started tutoring. Laurie taught all about reading and writing. After a year of hard work I tested out of the resource room, and my life would never be the same. If it wasn't for Laurie, I would probably have all F's. Instead I am in all honors classes, and I enjoy reading. She changed my life forever."
Kodie
Jacksonville, Oregon
"Laurie,
I was one of your students in 1987 at the Kildonan
School and just wanted to thank you for helping me gain confidence in
myself and my abilities as a reader. Its amazing to me that something
like reading, which was such a mundane and difficult chore, has become
a wonderful outlet of joy and exploration in my life, much like a coat
from the cold. I attended SUNY Farmingdale on Long Island and became
captain of the Varsity Lacrosse team as a sophomore. I then transferred
to Berklee College of Music in Boston were I attended for two years and
completed their corp. curriculum. Now I am in the Marine industry
working on and building classic wooden boats. I will include a photo of
a boat I built with my father. I have ben happily married for 2 years
and we are working on expanding our family. There was nothing easy
about attending Kildonan; missing friends, family, home and the intense
academic regimen. I am very grateful for the hours we worked together
and though at the time I may have been difficult and uninterested I am
extremely thankful to you and my years at the Kildonan School.
Wishing you the best.
CD"
(received May 2009)
