"We enrolled our son Charlie in TOTEM for the 2009-2010 school year. He has progressed in his academics dramatically! We highly recommend TOTEM to anyone who has a child struggling in a large classroom environment. The individual attention and time spent with him exceeded our expectations. Charlie loves TOTEM and thanks us all the time for sending him to school there."
~Susie V.
“As the mother of two children who needed the expert services at Totem Learning Center & Day School, I can say it was worth it. After only 6 weeks of instruction, my children gained in every area and up to six years progress with their new success, they stopped talking negatively about themselves and they became excited about learning. My children finally understood the concept of learning - that is, they learned how to learn! What an amazing transformation! Children with learning differences endure a daily struggle, but now I know they don’t have to. The teachers at Totem used their research-based programs to help my children find their way out, and they can help yours too.”
~Kristina B.
"You taught me so much at TOTEM. I wanted to learn about dyslexia and you helped me. You opened my mind to a new way of teaching students, very systematically. It helped Aaron so much, and it will help students who come after him. You taught me how to use the Read Naturally Program…. I utilize these strategies on a regular basis to help my students. Thank you for sharing them with me.
You are such a great advocate for your students. You work tirelessly to find the best programs for them… to understand the new research. Your students are lucky to be at Totem and I was lucky to be there too!"
~ Molly, Special Education Teacher
"I wanted to express my gratitude toward the individualized Totem program that my daughter received last May to August. My child was diagnosed as having mild dyslexia and after personally tutoring her for 6 months with another program, I was happy to discover Totem’s services. My daughter’s program included several modalities including the F.A.S.T. reading program to build reading fluency, comprehension, spelling, and writing abilities. I am grateful that we realized that without this program, she would have gotten further and further behind in school, falling through the cracks. She did work with the reading specialist from last August through January and "graduated" into her regular classroom for reading since she has already met her end of YEAR goals.
I am happy to say that the last report card reflected all "E’s" (excellent). She is a happy and more confident child because of TOTEM. I loved hearing her say, "Now, I’m a good speller."
~ Maura, Parent
"I was quite impressed with the wide variety of quality programs and therapies that your learning center offers. You are definitely up-to-date on the latest research and therapies and lay out the summaries in a way that is informative and yet easy for parents to understand. It is very refreshing to find a learning company that offers programs with substance rather than all the glitter and fluff consumers have been offered for so long.
Thank you for all the research you have done in putting together such an impressive array of programs and services to meet the needs of the students in your area. I can only hope that TOTEM Learning Centers can one day be nationwide, providing more students with the opportunity to experience success in the classroom and in life.
Definitely let me know if you ever expand into the Albuquerque area. I would be pleased to be part of such an endeavor here. Keep up the good work you are doing!"