About Us

Empowered Learning Transformation Centers

Welcome to the Empowered Learning Network, where we are at the forefront of transforming education in America. Our mission is to empower children to become better learners without heavy medication use, nurturing their self-esteem and helping them reach their full potential.

Recent events, such as school closures and mask mandates, have had lasting effects on children’s development, leading to some of the lowest reading and math scores in 40 years. Parents are seeking alternatives, and Empowered Learning provides personalized solutions, enhancing brain processing abilities and aiding students in catching up.

We acknowledge the limitations of traditional approaches to ADHD and learning issues. Dr. Richard Reutter’s pioneering method combines brain scanning technology and educational research to offer comprehensive solutions that don’t rely heavily on medication. Our goal is to improve academic performance while promoting emotional well-being.

For nearly 30 years, Empowered Learning Transformation Centers have been helping learners of all ages reach peak performance levels in learning, focus, and attention. Now, with our new options, we can extend our expertise beyond our centers. Join us in reshaping education and empowering children to become lifelong learners. Together, we can make a difference in the lives of children across the nation.

Our Purpose

The Empowered Learning™ Program is a proprietary fusion of educational and medical technologies that works below the level of content learning to measure, then fix underdeveloped abilities by changing brain and mind/body integration. These abilities determine a person’s ability to learn content, as well as how much energy he or she uses to learn that content. Additionally, the Empowered Learning™ Program improves physical performance in the areas of balance and coordination, which can often improve athletic performance.

Science with a Holistic Approch

Research and developments in neurology over the last 30 years have shown that the brain is not static and can be rewired (neuroplasticity). This has validated the ELTC approach of effectively “rewiring” the brain by increasing and strengthening the neural pathways, which has a positive effect on an individual’s ability to learn. From transitioning over 700 students dealing with learning difficulties and labels like “ADHD” off powerful medications to enabling good students to cut their homework time by as much as two-thirds to providing relief to adult professionals straining to keep up with heavy workloads, the Empowered Learning™ Program provides peak-performance seekers of every stripe the means to achieve their potential.

The Peak of the Pyramid – Content

Once the essential aspects of learning functions are assessed, addressed, and combined with expertise in the Empowered Learning™ brain-based Learning Strategies™, graduates of the Empowered Learning Transformational Center can enhance their ability to learn any subject matter more effectively.

Level Four – Learning Strategies

Learning strategies work with the notion that each person learns differently, so “one size fits all” teaching strategies fail students with different learning styles. Many people labeled learning disabled are challenged on a sensory or visual processing level and only need a different type of education to accelerate their learning processes.

Solution:

Founder Peter Riddle has developed Learning Strategies™, a proprietary set of brain-based learning strategies modeled after how the best learners in every category approach learning. These strategies teach students how to absorb content the way their brain was designed to accept information. Learning Strategies™ are universal – completely applicable to every subject and aspect of learning. The Empowered Learning™ Program produces a learner who assimilates content based on the way their brain was designed to accept it, creating a much more efficient and comfortable learning experience and improving areas like memory and retention.

Level Three – Cognitive Skills

Cognitive Skills are individual functions of the brain – 41 of which govern an individual’s ability to learn. The underdevelopment of these core cognitive brain functions can impair the ability to process information, leading to a difficult in learning content.

Solution:

The award-winning Brainware™ software program with special training modules for each of the 41 cognitive abilities will bring any underdeveloped areas into the developed range and possibly even into the gifted range. Along with properly developed sensory-motor and visual processing abilities, properly developed cognitive skills make learning difficulties fall away and allow easy, efficient content learning.

Level Two – Visual Processing (VP)

This is often the underlying cause of reading, focus, attention and behavioral difficulties. VP – not to be confused with proper eyesight – is the two-fold ability to physically control eye movement as well as efficiently move information from the eyes to the brain via neural connections. VP deficiencies are often the underlying cause of problems with reading and comprehension, as well as behavioral problems related to the areas of focus and attention. VP deficiencies are often misdiagnosed as symptoms of ADD/ADHD, and lead to the often unnecessary prescribing of powerful medications such as Ritalin and Adderall.

Solution:

An individualized program of special integrated visual and sensory-motor exercises in our brain gym to correct both the under-developed eye control issues – refixations, convergence, tracking, side-to-side dipping, wall-eye – as well as strengthening the under-developed neural connections carrying information from the eyes to the brain, at the same time working on balance and hand-eye coordination. Since its inception, the Empowered Learning™ Program has helped take over 700 students off powerful ADD/ADHD medications and has de-classified 80% of students once assigned to Special Ed. classes.

Level One – Sensory-Motor Integration (SMI)

The “Mind-Body” connection is the cornerstone of all learning. Insufficiently developed neural connections between the brain and the body can often result in clumsy or disruptive behavior, poor handwriting, and symptoms associated with ADHD. A deficient sensory motor system significantly contributes to an individual’s inability to concentrate or engage in learning tasks. At Empowered Learning Transformational Center, we assess and enhance 13 perceptual abilities in our smart gym, with a specific focus on midline, balance, spatial awareness, and gross motor skills. Our program incorporates a series of developmental exercises that target these areas of underdevelopment.

Solution: 

An individualized program of special exercises in our sensory-motor gym will bring the under-developed “mind-body” neural connections up to the well-developed range and eliminate balance, coordination, focus and attention challenges.

We take an innovative approach by integrating visual training within a busy and distracting environment as part of and with our sensory training. We understand that real-life situations often involve busy and distracting settings, which can impact a person’s ability to process information and stay focused. By simulating such environments during our training sessions, we challenge individuals to enhance their visual skills and cognitive abilities amidst various distractions.

This unique integration allows participants to sharpen their visual processing, attention, and concentration in the face of everyday challenges. Our goal is to equip individuals with the tools and resilience needed to excel in diverse environments, ensuring that their sensory motor skills are optimized for success in both structured and dynamic settings. By combining our specialized developmental exercises with the dynamic visual training, we offer a comprehensive approach that fosters well-rounded sensory motor capabilities. Join us in our smart gym, and experience the transformative impact of integrating visual training with real-world distractions to reach new heights in perceptual abilities and overall performance.

History of ELTC

The History of Empowered Learning Transformation Centers

Herb Bilick, Ph.D., has been awarded the 2015 Patients’ Choice Award.

Voted a best Psychologist in New York, NY
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Founded by Peter Riddle in 1994, Empowered Learning Transformation Centers have helped learners of any age and ability break through to peak performance levels in the areas of learning, focus, and attention.

The Empowered Learning™ Program is a proprietary fusion of educational and medical technologies that works below the level of content learning to measure, then fix underdeveloped abilities by changing brain and mind/body integration. These abilities determine a person’s ability to learn content, as well as how much energy he or she uses to learn that content. Additionally, the Empowered Learning™ Program improves physical performance in the areas of balance and coordination, which can often improve athletic performance.

Research and developments in neurology over the last 30 years have shown that the brain is not static and can be rewired (neuroplasticity). This has validated the ELTC approach of effectively “rewiring” the brain by increasing and strengthening the neural pathways, which has a positive effect on an individual’s ability to learn.

Our Team

Peter Riddle

Peter Riddle

President

Peter has over 37 years of experience in the education field. A certified Structure of Intelligence (SOI) specialist and Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) practitioner, he has also developed training programs used in the comprehensive sensory-motor and visual processing gym, cognitive exercises, and Learning Strategies™. He is a recognized expert in the self-development field, parental involvement in children’s learning, and strategies that facilitate learning where traditional classroom methods have failed.

Richard A. Reutter, MD, FAAP

Richard A. Reutter, MD, FAAP

Medical Director & Co-Founder

Dr. Reutter is a nationally known developmental pediatrician in practice for 30 years, specializing in developmental, attention, and behavior-related disorders. He pioneered The Attention Center in Eatontown, New Jersey, devoted to the testing and treatment of children presenting ADHD symptoms. Dr. Reutter is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and the first pediatrician to use the QEEG test more than 10 years ago.

Herb Bilick, PhD

Herb Bilick, PhD

Director of Coaching & Parent Services and Clinical Psychologist

Dr. Bilick specializes in working with families, parents, and children who struggle with the very challenging world of learning disabilities. In addition to offering psychological assessments, he is in the unique position of offering coaching and psychological services to these families who are part of the Empowered Learning Transformation Program. His services make a significant contribution to the Empowered Learning model by helping parents and adolescents achieve important goals and gain clarity in their everyday lives. Dr. Bilick received the 2015 Patients’ Choice Award.

Jeffrey Mastroly

Jeffrey Mastroly

Managing Owner, Monmouth County Center VP of Training & Development, Empowered Learning Network

Jeff, a North Bergen, N.J. native, attended high school at St. Rose High School in Belmar, N.J., where he was a state champion track and cross country runner. Jeff attended The College of N.J., where he competed in both track and cross country and majored in health and physical education teaching. He has been working and coaching at both private and public schools ever since.

Jeff began his working years as a high school cross country and track coach and substitute teacher in Hightstown, N.J. Soon after, he got his first job as a health and physical education teacher at Collier High School in Marlboro. Collier is a private, non-profit high school for students with disabilities whose needs cannot be met by public schools. In the 2011 school year, Collier started a middle school that included a physical education program developed and run by Jeff. He also spearheaded a groundbreaking Holistic Health Program at Collier. The program utilizes many of the disciplines he has learned at ELTC and it is one of a kind.

Now a 21 year Collier veteran, Jeff realizes Collier and the Empowered Learning Transformation Centers are alike in many ways. Most important are the values – each puts the kids’ needs first; the atmosphere is loving, caring and fun; and all employees are working together for a common cause. Jeff wakes up every morning and cannot wait to get to work – they are places he wants to be, not has to be. Come for a screening at ELTC of Monmouth and you will see the passion and fun he adds to the program on a daily basis.

Who Can Benefit

Parents

Empowered Learning Centers provide the means for parents to finally understand why their child is not learning as expected. Whether identifying focus, attention, or behavioral issues, working with an ADHD diagnosis, or assessing why a good student is struggling with their workload, Empowered Learning’s proprietary testing/assessment battery pinpoints areas of improvement and tailors the program to correct those areas without resorting to medications.

Homeschoolers

Empowered Learning Centers provide homeschoolers with an advantage no school can – the ability to assess and correct the underlying causes of a student’s inability to efficiently learn the content taught in schools. Our tailored programs, based on learning style and skill level, are an educational enhancement to a child’s homeschooling instruction, serving as a perfect accompaniment to their personalized education in a safe learning environment.

 

Professionals

Empowered Learning Centers work with professionals and other peak-performance seekers to improve their quality of life and reach performance levels never imagined. Unavailable in even the most elite universities, the ELTC tailored programs help adults manage workloads more efficiently, increase focus and attention, and eliminate comprehension difficulties.

 

Educators

Empowered Learning Centers accompany classroom teaching to transform students struggling with learning, focus, attention, and behavioral issues. Our tailored learning programs complement the traditional classroom setting to improve a student’s ability to learn the content taught. Correcting learning deficiencies can improve a student’s classroom experience and ensure teachers are connecting curriculum with their students.

 

Athletes

Athletes often face unique challenges in reaching their full athletic potential because of undeveloped sensory-motor and visual processing abilities. Empowered Learning Transformation Center helps athletes strengthen these core abilities and improve performance. This is accomplished by determining skill levels in balance, coordination, depth, and focusing, then tailoring the program to those underdeveloped areas to create peak levels of performance in any sport.

“I can read, study and have better processing and motor skills than I could imagine. I graduated from Baruch College of the City University of New York and am already in an MBA program. I have started a job as a financial auditor at a top 6 accounting firm. Life, thankfully, is great”

— Izak H., former student and current professional

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