Stevenson learning Skills Children sitting in a row reading books

Home to struggling readers and those who are passionate about helping them.

Every student deserves the right to read.

The Need To Read is a non-profit organization, helping students become proficient readers. We are the distributor of the Stevenson Reading Program, formerly known as Stevenson Learning Skills. Stevenson is an evidence based, phonetic reading program that works for a wide variety of students!

Using mnemonics to connect memory and learning, the Stevenson Reading Program is multi-sensory, explicit, systematic and easy to implement for teachers and tutors.

Student Success Story

I did not learn to read in school and was illiterate with extreme learning shame. At thirty-two, I dared to learn to read because of the Stevenson Reading Program. Today, I tutor many children with the same program, and they learn to read! That's how powerful this program is.”

- Lisa Holmes

Another Student Success Story

“We cannot thank the Stevenson Learning Method enough for teaching my dyslexic son to read!”

- Asmina I.