Real stories, real results

Testimonials

Hear from the families, schools, students, and educators putting Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction to work.

Teacher sits on a desk at the front of a classroom as students on the carpet listen, some raising hands.

Beach Elementary

From Lowest to Highest in the County- Beach Elementary schools have reaped the rewards of teaching EBLI. If you’re curious...

Close-up of a person in a purple polo shirt wearing sunglasses, writing with a marker on a white sheet at a table.

Brandon Charlton

EBLI Trainee - Brandon

We are pleased to know that we can definitively identify the youngest EBLI trainee… his name is Brandon. His story...

Young man in a suit and tie sits on a floral couch, holding hands with a woman in a black long-sleeve shirt and jeans

The McDonald Family

The McDonald Family

The Student is Also the Teacher: Cody’s story is especially dear to us. His cognitive struggles pushed Nora to research...

Teacher standing at whiteboard teaching a group of children seated on the carpet, each child writing on small white boards or paper pads.

Fruitport Community Schools

Beach Elementary, Fruitport Community Schools

Fruitport schools hold a very special place in our hearts. They have been EBLI champions, starting at Beach Elementary, for...

Woman with shoulder-length blonde hair and glasses speaking, wearing a green patterned blouse in an indoor setting of a meeting or interview.

Julie Vanbergen

Principal - Beach Elementary, Michigan

From a reluctant teacher to an advocate - how this 1st grade teacher used EBLI to bring her students from...

Teachers & Educators

Portrait of a smiling woman with short brown hair wearing a gray knitted sweater against a beige wall.

Julie VanLier

Kindergarten Classroom Teacher

“I realized that what I had been taught to do in college, in my masters classes, my additional 30 credits...

Teachers & Educators

Group of high school students marching and holding a banner that reads 'Juniors Class of 2014' and 'Composite ACT Score of 19.6'.

Lakeview High School

Lakeview High School

From lowest ACT scores to the highest in the county. See the data and how they did it in just...

Three smiling people—two adults and a young girl—pose on a red couch with bookshelves in the background.

Victoria Lutz

The negative impact of memorizing sight words- Victoria Lutz, a bright 2nd grader who is the youngest of 12 children,...