The Critical Thinking ChildReviews of thecriticalthinkingchild.com

The Critical Thinking Child program did absolute wonders for my daughter. She came into the program extremely shy. Ms. Lemi and her team worked with her and tailored a program that allowed her to blossom. The games and assessments pushed her to heights that surprised me. She was able to get into a Classical program on her first try. I recommend the books, games, puzzles, and the academic boot camps. Two thumbs up.

We love Boot Camp! We are so appreciative for the tools and guidance that Lemi and her teachers provided our family. We had the motivation to work with our daughter, but without a road map we didn't know where to start or what to focus on. The experience of Boot Camp classes gave our daughter the chance to get comfortable working with and taking instruction from other adults, while the tools and materials provided made it fun and easy for us to reinforce everything at home. Beyond being prepared for testing for Kindergarten (which Boot Camp helped with on multiple levels!), our daughter and our whole family have benefited from this program with strategies for critical thinking, problem solving, and learning basic skills.

Ms. Lemi is a great teacher and we have wonderful experience working with her. My kid was assessed below average in pre-reading skills in PreK school. As a 5-years old she was struggling with the alphabet like mixing up with B and D; L and J; and couldn't memorize some lower case letters. We suspected she was dyslexic and started looking for a tutor. One day my husband saw an interview on CNN that a four-year-old from Chicago, challenged himself and his parents to read 100 books in one day and he succeeded. It mentioned that the boy was once in Ms. Lemi's reading program. We were amazed by that boy's reading skills and contacted Ms. Lemi. After 4 sessions of 1x1 tutoring with Ms. Lemi, I was thrilled with the progress that my daughter made. I sat through the sessions and enjoyed watching her teaching how visual/spatial thinking and patterns are linked to language. Most important my kid loved learning with her and felt empowered that she could read. After taking tutoring class we kept contact with Ms. Lemi. She went above and beyond to answer questions, provide practical tips and advice. In CPS test she scored 94 % in reading and was offered a seat in a selective enrollment school. The progress that my daughter made in 5 months is remarkable and she could not have achieved it without the help from Ms. Lemi. I highly recommend CTC's reading progrm and am so grateful for the support she has offered to my family!

The criticalthinkingchild.com offers excellent programs for preparing kids for success in school, including for success in applying to the highly competitive Selective Enrollment Schools (both Classical and Gifted) of the Chicago Public School (CPS) system. Ms. Lemi-Ola Erinkitola has perfected these programs over more than a decade. She is a pleasure to watch in how she adapts her teaching style according to the level and progress of each child. Based on experience with my child, I highly recommend Ms. Lemi’s reading classes, as well as her Critical Thinking Bootcamp, either in the summer or in the fall. The reading classes helped my child get up to speed on reading, which is one of the important skills tested for on the CPS classical exam, while the bootcamp helps to understand the details of what is on both the gifted and classical tests, and lays the foundation for success on both tests. As a result, my child scored 99% on Math, 99% on Reading, and 98% on the Gifted tests, and was accepted at one of the very top CPS classical schools, also ranked among the very top elementary schools in Illinois. I highly recommend Ms. Lemi-Ola Erinkitola and the criticalthinkingchild.com, both for preparing for the highly competitive CPS selective enrollment exams, and for developing the skills of your child for success in school.

Lemi and everyone at Critical Thinking Child have been great! Not only did our child end up getting into the school we were hoping for, she now has some incredible critical thinking skills she can use throughout her academic career and life in general. We're very grateful for all of the help, insight, guidance, and care we received from this phenomenal team.

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Lemi and her staff take a personal approach to every child and his/her needs. It is so rare these days to have people so invested in the learning process and focused on each child's success and the approaches to get there. She is SO creative with approaches and makes it a fun experience. My son grew tremendously with her help and gained strides in his focus and critical thinking approach to different topics and tasks. The classes are worth every dollar!!!

The Critical Thinking Child helped to prepare my child to take selected enrollment tests and offered strategic instruction for building confidence in facing future challenging assignments. Keep Up the Great Work!