Our goal for students is that when they leave us they will be comfortable, independent learners . In order for this to happen, students must be diagnosed properly, come frequently, and come long enough to get processing and skills to an automatic level. Therapy time for students depends on the number and severity of issues to be dealt with. As a broad average, we generally see students between 100 and 200 hours. The more frequently a student can come, the more efficient the therapy is.
Educational therapy is often more expensive than traditional tutoring.
While generalizations can certainly be made about learning disabilities, the bottom line is that each student has unique needs and often a fragile ego and low frustration tolerance when it comes to academics. The specialized techniques that are successful in correcting learning disabilities are different than traditional approaches and require extensive training for the clinical staff, even those with many years of teaching experience. In our center, and many educational therapy centers, on-going training and consultation are constantly provided. I met a mother at the ice skating rink once that told me her daughter was taking ice skating lessons in order bring up her self-esteem. Her fourth grade daughter was a non-reader and felt terrible about herself because of her failure at school.