Solving illiteracy, one child at a time

“Your training was truly life altering! I didn’t know what I didn’t know, and now I just want to learn more. You have changed the way I teach and I know with confidence I can help more teachers do that as well. So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for sharing your wisdom. It is making a difference… one teacher at a time!”

“When I first called the PDX Reading Specialist offices, I was so scared. But everyone took the time to answer my questions, listen to my story and help me find help for my daughter. Our tutor has been amazing… she is like part of our family.”

“Barbara’s training provided so many ‘aha’ moments! I was in shock at how much I didn’t know.”

“This is the most impactful training I have taken… EVER”

“The most important thing I walked away with was hope. Hope that I can now help students who have left hopeless.”

“I’m so thankful to have attended this training. It is by far the best professional development I have ever received in reading instruction. Barbara is so knowledgeable and easy to listen to. She makes learning enjoyable and it’s so easy to apply what she teaches you right away.”

“This was the best virtual professional development that have ever received as both a teacher and a coach and had a tremendous impact on my career. The quality of both the digital and consumable resource provided was excellent… as a result, I am better prepared to serve as a resource to administrators, teachers, and students in my district.”

“This course gave me practical, highly applicable resources and strategies that I can bring back to my students and school, and start using today. Many of the things I learned have already been put into practice.

This course provided me with multiple assessment tools that will change teaching practices in the schools I work in, as well as the knowledge I need to utilize them. I am better able to support teachers and meet the learning needs of students and truly make an impact on student progress in reading and writing.”

“When I started taking reading classes to help improve my skills, it was so much information to take in. I remember feeling terrible after my first class when I realized how little I knew and how little I was helping my students. The instructors recognized my discouragement and told me not to worry. She said, ‘When we know better, we do better.’ I’ve never forgotten that statement and it’s helped me to not beat myself up and to instead move forward. Now I can take my knowledge of dyslexia, its signs, and strategies to help and move forward in my classroom. Thank you!”

“The impact that the foundations in reading comprehension training has made on me is two fold. First it helped me understand the struggles that I had as a reader. Second and most importantly I am fully equipped to provide my students and other teachers with interventions that will make a difference!”