"Brooke Finley has been such a gift to our family. She keeps the lessons upbeat, positive and fun. She is very thorough with the Barton program and builds in lots of review and reinforcement of past lessons through games. She also educated me as a parent by answering my questions about how to support the lessons with correct enunciation, articulation, and multi sensory cues. Just today my son said, 'I want to see you in the fall. I want to keep seeing you because of how fun you are.'"

"Brooke has tutored my rising 8th grader in writing and grammar virtually for the last 19 months. When Covid caused school to shift online, I discovered how much he struggled to write, particularly in light of his ADHD. While his reading and vocabulary were strong, he needed more structure for writing. Brooke has completely transformed his approach. Once reluctant, he now feels confident.  He'll write an outline then use it to write his paragraphs, then edit his work to add more flair. What's more, Brooke is very well organized, always on time, very patient, and just a lovely human. My son has really enjoyed working with her."

I can't say enough about what a tremendous difference Brooke has made. When my daughter first started tutoring, she was extremely resistant to having a tutor. She absolutely hated math and certainly didn't want to add more of it to her schedule. Now she sees what a difference the tutoring has made, she knows she can turn to Brooke to explain the difficult concepts, and she has a confidence in math that I never expected."

"We recently had our daughter tested for Irlen Syndrome. She has it and is now getting the help she needs to read without struggling! If you have never heard of this syndrome, you are not alone! I want to spread the word so other families can get the help they need! Irlen Syndrome is not a problem with the eyes! It is a processing disorder in the brain. Simply put, it affects the way the brain processes certain wavelengths of light. Different people will have varying symptoms. My daughter was having headaches, anxiety and difficulty breathing when reading. With the Colored Overlay, specific to her needs, she is able to read smoothly for the first time ever! If you’ve got a struggling reader, I encourage you to contact Brooke. She is very knowledgeable and kind."

"She... is reading at 10th grade level. .... She said the intervention we have done with Barton has made all the difference; that if we had done these tests before Barton, the results would look a lot different. .... [She] is below average across the board (except reading)."

"Having two severely dyslexic kids, this is so important!! I am grateful that we have Brooke Finley to give them strategies to help them read. People who have dyslexia work twice as hard as those who do not because they have to decode each and every word. The gift of reading is not something that should ever be taken for granted. My youngest son and daughter struggle to read the most basic items and yet through consistent training they are learning to overcome. I am so proud of how far they have come!"