Parents often discover dyslexia late in their first child. But they catch it earlier in their next child, and early intervention makes such a difference — as this parent shares:  

Nate is one of those rare dyslexics who has never had to “prove” his dyslexia through failure. While his older sister was going through the evaluation process, and I was busy reading everything I could get my hands on about dyslexia, I realized my younger son, Nate, had many of the early warning signs you discuss in your videos.

So when I started tutoring my daughter using the Barton System (in the spring of her second grade year), I also started tutoring Nate, who was 5 1/2 at the time and not yet in kindergarten.

Because of your program, from the time he entered elementary school, Nate has always read above grade level.

He has never had to be pulled out from class to go to a “special reading group,” he does not require accommodations, and his teachers consistently remark on his self-confidence and leadership qualities within the classroom setting.

When I meet with our school principal and other teachers to discuss dyslexia, I am proud to be able to point to both of my children as examples of what appropriate intervention can achieve.

I can’t tell you how much I appreciate being able to learn how to tutor my own kids, on our own schedule, for a fraction of the cost of private tutoring for two children.

I am proud that I taught my children to read, and I continue to use the skills I learned when we read together.

Theresa Sorensen
Happy Valley, OR