Jose Renaido Lara, an 8th grader at Ramiro Middle School in Roma, Texas, has been an active participant of the ETR lab for 3 years under the direction of Mrs. Aurora Garza.  Besides passing the Reading TAKS, Lara has shown tremendous gains in fluency and comprehension.  His positive attitude and willingness to learn truly set him apart from others. He never settles for less than his absolute best. He is a definite role-model to all students and proof that hard work does pay off.  Congratulations, Lara, for surpassing your goals and exceeding expectations!

Success Report:  A parent last week at a garage sale shared with Chuck Stilwell, that her son, who had been to his center about 25 years ago, tells her often that the training he received there changed his life and now he has a wonderful family and a great career.

American Samoa

A principal from a private school in American Samoa wrote, “The school is doing great...  We have 717 students this year from K-3 through high school.  I can't begin to express how much Expressways To Reading® is making a difference here on this campus with our students and staff...Thank you!  Thank you!  Thank you!  There are so many stories I can tell you of how Expressways To Reading® has helped so many students already...with great improvement in school and at home.

Texas

One family reported, “Our son, Chuck, was dyslexic and we were told we should never expect much academically from him.  We enrolled him in an Expressways To Learning® center in TX.  We were so grateful for the help he received that we established our own Expressways To Learning® center”.  They have helped hundreds of children and adults.  A later phone call gave ETL the report that Chuck, was earning straight A’s in College and was planning to become an attorney.

Jose, in Texas,  a first grader who was struggling in reading and writing was referred to an Expressways To Reading®lab at the beginning of the school year. By March he had become one of the top readers in the lab, having improved in fluency, comprehension and writing.  He is always eager to learn, coming in with a big smile each day, ready to tackle the work.  His teacher has noted great improvement in all his subjects and is recommending he be tested for Gifted and Talented.

Alabama

The mother of 6-year-old Tom, brought him to an ETL center in AL, convinced he would have to repeat first grade as he was so far behind his classmates.  In less than 4 weeks in Expressways To Reading® he began to read and went to the top of his class.  His teacher wrote, "Tom has made wonderful progress since going to the Expressways To Learning® center."  Repeat first grade?  No way!

Wisconsin

A girl in a wheelchair in WI, had two shunts in her brain which kept dislodging and floating into her body.  Since she had surgery to reposition the shunts about three years previous to entering a private school Expressways lab, she had not been able to read at all. This was even after a special reading program was provided for her by social services all the previous year.  When she started Expressways To Reading® tests showed she was at a pre-kindergarten level.  After a couple of months she was reading at a first to second grade level, making real improvement for the first time since the surgery.

California

Bryan came to an Expressways To Learning® lab in a private school in CA. as a third grader.  At that time he was unable to correctly distinguish one consonant from another.  Within three months he was spelling three-letter words accurately and consistently as well as reading short paragraphs.

Arizona

In Arizona a 9^th grader reading below 4^th grade level would become so frustrated he would hit himself in the head.  Within about 4 weeks, doing 2-3 lessons a day in Expressways To Reading®  with much emphasis on handwriting, he has stopped hitting himself and begun doing the lessons at high speeds with god accuracy.

Tennessee

A boy who had to repeat third grade was brought by his mother to a TN center because of his dislike and avoidance of reading.  After 30 daily sessions of one hour each, his parents reported, "He is reading on his own'" much to the delight of his parents.

 A 53-year-old in Tennessee who could not read a single word before beginning in Expressways To Reading®.  He can now read entire sentences, is on Lesson 81 and has good handwriting.

 Florida

Fourth-grader Zach, a new student in a FL Expressways To Learning® lab when asked how he felt about Expressways To Reading® exclaimed, “It is a Learning Paradise!”