Meet Lisa Holmes

“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

Below are some of our parent and student testimonials. To keep anonymity and privacy, we provided stock images of some of the students and parents who shared their experiences.

Overcoming Obstacles Through Reading: Inspiring Words From Parents

“Ben just got done practicing his Stevenson lessons and he did so good! He was reading his sentences with ease! Even the word foal he was sounding out and not guessing any of the words. I didn’t have to help him with many sight words! Thank you again!!! I could see how proud he was of himself!”

- Sue from Ohio

“The Stevenson Language Skills (SLS) method changed our son’s life… Today, he’s an honors graduate and an executive at a global company, using the skills and empathy he gained through the Stevenson Reading Program to mentor others.”

- Pamela Smith

“We were worried that he would never learn to read and the phonics based methods used in our public school system were not helpful because kids learn rules there that are then also broken causing havoc and confusion.”

- Margot Adams

Overcoming Obstacles Through Reading: Inspiring Words From Students

  • “Stevenson Reading was great! I learned how to read! Reading is easy now!”

    Jacob High School Graduate

  • "I know how to read and spell now! This program really helped me a lot!"

    Gabe Middle School Student after 7 months on the Overlapping Strategy path. See video below.

  • I woke up crying this morning, after dreaming that one day I’ll be able to read to my children!”

    J.W. 10th grade high school student after 8 months of lessons

Here is a video testimonial from one of our students talking about the Stevenson Reading Program.