Case Studies

WHAT I DIDN'T LEARN IN COLLEGE

Julie VanLier is a 21 year veteran educator working at a high-poverty school. She typically has 26-28 Kindergartners in her classroom every year.

“I realized that what I had been taught to do in college, in my masters classes, my additional 30 credits after my masters, and in district PD was what was actually failing kids. It has been a whirlwind three years, but I finally feel — after 20 years of teaching — that with EBLI I finally have the tools I need to teach EVERY child to read.”

EBLI AND DEVELOPING STRENGTH IN STUDENTS

HOW THIS MICHIGAN TEACHER CHALLENGED HER STUDENTS TO HOLD THEMSELVES ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR MISTAKES IN THEIR READING AND WRITING—AND SUCCEEDED

“This year, I can read the writing of every single one of my students. It was easy for us as first grade teachers, as a team, to read it all.”

Ashley on the difference in outcomes for her students after she began teaching with EBLI.

EBLI AND EFFECTIVE LITERACY TEACHING

HOW THIS CALIFORNIA TEACHER LEARNED THAT TEACHING LITERACY DIDN’T HAVE TO BE A STRUGGLE—FOR HER OR HER STUDENTS

“It’s easier for the kids, but more importantly it’s easier for me. Because we work hard every day. So if I can have something that makes my job easier, but is still just as or even more effective than what I was doing before – yes! One hundred times yes.”

– Alicyn Cawley on the impact EBLI has had in her teaching, both for her and her students.