It is with great pleasure that I endorse the program, resources and support Dr. Delany and Dr. Capps provided my students as both a middle and high school principal.  Their work afforded both my faculty and students the opportunity to gain valuable knowledge regarding strategies to support literacy, reading comprehension and fluency.  This resulted in double digit gains in all core areas for regular education and students with disabilities as well as large gains at the high school level.

Before they went through our program, some of the special education students refused to do the state tests. After participating in our program, the students gave no objection to completing the test. They performed willingly and were able to keep their attention on what they were doing. 

These writing strategies helped prepare students for writing assignments in each subject area. The students were enthusiastic about writing and the eighth graders were prepared and passed the eighth-grade writing test. Our middle school was second in the county in writing test scores!

Using these reading strategies gave my students the ability and confidence to read and understand more challenging text in all subject areas. The teachers reported that class participation increased along with test results. Even when taking the state tests, the students were not frustrated or intimidated by the test directions and length of the passages. These successes helped create a positive attitude about learning throughout the school!