About this time last year, my daughter was struggling with reading and spelling. She was starting to ask us what was wrong with her that she couldn’t read. She wondered if she was just stupid. She was in second grade, had received over a year of tutoring using the Open Court program, and was only reading simple Dr. Seuss books — if we could get her to read at all.

Around the first of the year, a friend suggested we visit your website. We instantly recognized that she is dyslexic.

In February I began tutoring her with the Barton System. After 9 months, she is in Level 5. Last Friday evening, when I came home from a meeting, she excitedly told me she had spent the last two hours reading Harry Potter. “I can read every word, just like that!” she said, snapping her fingers to show me how fast she could read the words.

Now, every evening, she settles down with Harry Potter and VOLUNTARILY reads — and ENJOYS it. I know she understands what she reads because she tells me all about what is going on in the story.

I cannot tell you how grateful I am for your website and your program. It has made a world of difference to us. When we sit down to our Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow, we will say “thank you” for Susan Barton.