We couldn't be happier with the academic coaching ...

We couldn't be happier with the academic coaching that Todd Blechner has provided our son.

Todd Blechner has been working with our son since November 2013. Our son was in 4th grade and was struggling in school. His self-confidence was declining as a result of his struggles. Our son has an IEP for various delays (i.e. speech and language, comprehension, decoding, etc). Todd has worked hard to develop a relationship with our entire family. Todd took the time to get to know our son which has helped him to better understand the specific challenges our son faces.

Todd has a very holistic approach to academic coaching. He doesn't just focus on the specific academic assignments. He realizes that attitude, motivation, and approach to learning are all major factors that require his attention. Our son always feels energized and motivated to improve his learning after meeting with Todd. He's also greatly helped our son in his difficult transition into Sixth Grade.

Todd has helped teach our son how to properly study for tests. With Todd's guidance our son's study habits have greatly improved. He now understands how he should be studying and approaching tests.

Todd is extremely professional and does a great job communicating with us with respect to appointments. He will often have discussions with us after the sessions to touch base with us and provide us with his assessment. We greatly appreciate this additional time he spends with us (especially considering he charges by the hour and this is 'off the books').

Todd meets with our son 1 hour a week. Its amazing how beneficial just one hour of one on one time a week can be. We wish that we had the resources to have Todd meet with us 2-3 hours a week. I know that it would be extremely valuable.

We've seen such growth in our son over the course of these 2 years. We look forward to working with Todd for as long as possible. Our son looks forward to his tutoring sessions and you can't put a price tag on that (especially for a child who struggles academically!)

I highly recommend Todd and Next Level Up.