The Critical Thinking ChildReviews of thecriticalthinkingchild.com

"Very nice and very professional. You can tell that she really care about the kids learning new skills and following up on their progress.

I am thrilled with the reading enrichment that my child has been provided. I am definitely seeing improvement in her decoding skills, reading fluency and confidence overall in her reading skills.

I saw a presentation by Ms. Erinkitola (the Founder of The Critical Thinking Child) at the 2019 Illinois Association of Gifted Children Conference. She was so engaging and informative. The resources presented were so easy to implement the very next day. She really understands Visual/Spatial Thinkers and how to cultivate their gifts.

Ms. Lemi is a great teacher and person. She makes kids feel comfortable around her. My opinionated child always wants to attend her classes . She makes her boot camp sessions challenging and fun. She encourages children to learn new concepts and is very patient in teaching them. After my son masters a concept she teaches him, he feels very proud of his achievement. Moreover Ms. Lemi puts a lot of time in working with parents. She shares a lot of valuable resources and explains how to teach kids unfamiliar concepts. I highly recommend "critical thinking child" to other parents who either want to prepare children for the admission exams or looking for enrichment opportunities for them.

My son is now six but he attended Lemi's workshop in pre-K and he was reading before his 4th birthday. He continues to perform above grade level, his reading skills are phenomenal and his vocabulary extensive. We no longer live in IL otherwise I would do the summer session again. This program is worth it.

The results speak for themselves. Our son attended CTC’s boot camp and we believe that it was one of the critical pieces that helped him get accepted into one of CPS’ selective enrollment kindergartens. We found Lemi very knowledgeable and approachable and our son actually enjoyed going to her classes. Her team (particularly Stacy) were outstanding. Part of the value is not just what your child learns but what you learn as a parent so that you can do a better job of helping your child learn at home. Let’s face it, most parents (me!) don’t have a system for teaching our children and can use all of the help and guidance that we can get. We would not hesitate to recommend CTC to anyone looking to build a super solid foundation for their child’s learning. Just remember: you are your child’s first and last teacher and you have to be engaged in the process.

Absolutely amazing! Lemi is doing remarkable things with our scholars. My 8 year old is working with her over the summer and his reading skills and overall thinking skills have shown amazing growth. He is thinking more about questions before he answers. He doesn't get as frustrated as before when we are doing reading assignments. We will not have to worry about that summer gap. My scholar will be well prepared for the fall. Lemi also provides great information and exercises for me as the parent to ensure that I continue to help my scholar with his educational growth. Definitely worthwhile.

My daughter looked forward to going to boot camp "brain games" each and every week! The parent checklists and resources were extremely helpful for me along with the assessments. We are very happy with our experience with Lemi and her team.