by st1_7w6bbn | Dec 24, 2025
Logan just finished Level 10 of the Barton System. When we began tutoring about 3 years ago, his end-of-year state standards test for English-Language Arts was unscorable. This past spring, he scored near the top of the Advanced range, which is 400 – 600. His score...
by st1_7w6bbn | Dec 24, 2025
When I started tutoring a 6th grade student in April, she was reading at a 3.5 grade level according to the SDRT score on her IEP testing. After tutoring her for only 7 months, the school retested her using the SDRT. She is now reading at a 7.7 grade level. Wow! That...
by st1_7w6bbn | Dec 24, 2025
The first 2 weeks of 3rd grade the lightbulb went off for me. My daughter was never going to magically “catch up” developmentally. After about 10,000 flash cards, she was still spelling “of ” as “uv” and becoming depressed. Thanks to a great friend who immediately...
by st1_7w6bbn | Dec 24, 2025
I have used other Orton-Gillingham-based programs before. They helped with reading, but the spelling part was always left behind. As a tutor, I was frustrated because the child’s spelling was still a problem. But in the Barton System, spelling is taught right along...
by st1_7w6bbn | Dec 24, 2025
I have a 2nd grade daughter who just started being tutored by a certified Barton instructor this summer & all I can say is it is doing wonders for her!!!!! She has more confidence & is starting to want to read more. Thank you Susan Barton!!!!:)
