Institution: Naturita Elementary School

City: Naturita

State: Colorado

“As complex as the reading process is,” states Tracy Hill, “my guiding principle is to instill hope and self-belief.”

A little bit of hope and self-belief, it seems, can go a long way.

“If/when … more

Grade Level: Elementary

City: Sharpsville

State: Pennsylvania

I have several but the one I will share is a boy in my room when he entered my class this year read at an end of first grade reading level. He has been struggling in school since his mom had passed … more

Grade Level: Elementary

State: Illinois

I had a student reading me a story. The student was struggling so I told him to look at the word. I asked if he knew the sounds for the first two letters and he said yes. I told him to say the slide … more

Grade Level: Elementary

Institution: East Marshall Elementary

State: Iowa

When I ask my 1st-3rd grade students how the strategies we are learning help them in their classroom, they all tell me it has helped them spell more words correctly, it helps them with decoding words, … more

Grade Level: Elementary

Institution: Fruithurst Elementary School

City: Fruithurst

State: Alabama

Job Title: Principal

I initially chose Reading Horizons for my facility because I visited the Atlanta Speech School to observe the great things taking place there. My philosophy was that if they were using Reading … more

Grade Level: Elementary

State: Idaho

Dyslexia (dyspraxia, dyscalcula, adhd, and add) runs in my family, so I am no stranger to struggling learners. My 8 yr old was struggling to read fluently. She knew all her phonetic sounds, and was … more

Grade Level: Elementary

Institution: VCS Ohio

State: Ohio

I have a student that recognized 0/18 words, when asked to identify a word given a choice between 3 words. After a month of piloting Reading Horizons Elevate, she was able to identify 15/18 words. … more

Grade Level: Elementary

Institution: Cleveland County Schools

State: North Carolina

I fell in love immediately when Shantell presented Reading Horizons to our initial group. I begged and begged my principal for it...but luck got me! I was given a kit by our district office! Our … more

Grade Level: Elementary, Secondary