15-20% of the population has a language-based learning disability. Of the students with specific learning disabilities receiving special education services, 70-80% have deficits in reading. Dyslexia is the most common cause of reading, writing and spelling difficulties.

74% of the children who are poor readers in 3rd grade remain poor readers in the 9th grade, many because they do not receive appropriate Structured Literacy instruction with the needed intensity or duration.

Executive function skills enable us to plan, focus attention, remember instructions, and manage multiple tasks. Up to 90 percent of kids with ADHD struggle with executive dysfunction, which impairs goal-directed behavior.

70 million Americans have learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. Dismissal often leaves these individuals undiagnosed and misunderstood, making it even harder to thrive.

60% of adults with severe literacy problems have undetected or untreated learning disabilities**

1 in 42 public school students have a 504 plan. The percentage of kids with 504 plans has more than doubled in the past decade. Like IEPs, these plans provide accommodations for kids with disabilities. But unlike IEPs, they don’t provide specialized instruction. And schools don’t have to classify kids with 504 plans by disability type.

Before working with South Bay Educational Therapy, reading was a daily struggle for our son. He felt frustrated, defeated, and behind his peers. The team not only identified the specific gaps in his reading skills, but they also built a plan that made him feel successful again. Within just a few months, his confidence skyrocketed—he went from avoiding books to actually asking to read aloud at home. The progress has been incredible, but what we’re most grateful for is how supported and understood we’ve felt as a family. Watching him believe in himself again has been the greatest gift we could ask for.

The biggest change we saw in our child was his independence. And for us, that changed everything—we stopped feeling like we were constantly hovering. It brought so much  peace back into our home.

After years of trying to find the right support for our son’s dyslexia - tutors, programs, even switching schools - we were exhausted and still watching him struggle. Nothing seemed to click. Then we found Kevin and his team. From the very first meeting, we knew this place was different. The care, the expertise, the way they saw him and not just his challenges - it gave us hope we hadn’t felt in a long time.

The reading support he’s received here has been nothing short of life-changing. Watching my son avoid books and doubt his abilities was heartbreaking. But after a few months, reading finally started to make sense to him and he began to feel proud of himself. The progress he’s made is incredible. He’s not just becoming better at reading; he’s going to school each day with confidence and happiness. We’re incredibly lucky to have found Kevin when we did.