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Category: Teachers & Educators

Stephane Bolton

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Stephane spent decades refining her approach to teaching first graders to read. Even with multiple degrees and certifications, she still found herself facing the same challenge year after year: a handful of students she simply couldn’t reach. Then she discovered EBLI—and everything changed.

Amelia O’Brian

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Amelia O’Brian, the Director of Curriculum and Instruction for PrepNet Schools, has been EBLI trained, along with other members of her staff, for years. Amelia states, “I truly believe EBLI has the potential to change the world.”

Alicyn Cawley

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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

Angela Lockhart

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Angela and fellow teachers talk about the shift to EBLI’s speech-to-print approach — what surprised them, what changed for their students, and why they haven’t looked back.

Ashley Windnagle

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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.”

Julie Vanbergen

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From a reluctant teacher to an advocate – how this 1st grade teacher used EBLI to bring her students from the bottom of the ranks to the top reading comprehension scores.

Julie VanLier

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“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.” After finding EBLI, Julie finally feels she has the tools she needs to teach EVERY child to read.

Stephanie Roberts

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Watch and listen to Stephanie speak with her Taylor Prep colleagues, “Our students have grown tremendously!”

Verna Carr

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Verna Carr, a teacher at Lakeview High School, has been teaching for more than 20 years and was trained in EBLI in 2010. She is currently a Title Teacher and previously taught English. We are thrilled to share Verna’s experiences with her students and EBLI. “EBLI works for us, and these past few years have been the best of my 23 year teaching career because I get to work with kids who want to learn (mostly) and we see obvious signs of growth and success.”

Wendy Somers

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Watch and hear Wendy speak about her profound experience with EBLI along with some of her colleagues.

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