Testimonials

Having spent the majority of my career working with struggling readers, and learning, then advocating for research & evidence-based practices to be implemented in public schools so as to assist students with dyslexia as well as others struggling to acquire literacy skills, it thrills me that this was the scope of the reading endorsement 1 course.

I have learned a lot (tons) in this course and have a binder and a flash drive filled with all of the useful content, materials, videos, examples, scenarios, templates, etc.

Thank you for all of your support! I am grateful for your understanding, kindness, and patience. I am so impressed with you and Beacon.

The moment I read your feedback, I knew exactly what you were referring and how to fix it. Honestly, I was so happy to spend the day at the library focusing on my coursework (after a substantial delay due to the start of the new schoolyear) that I "ran away with" the learning and lost sight of the actual tasks assigned.

While it remains challenging to allocate time to such courses while also working full time, it was well worth it to see how this course played out. It helped sharpen skills, and also echoed much of the research and practice to which I adhere... and seeing it within such a course is meaningful.

Thank you for your help through the course, it was truly invaluable in completing my summative assignments. With your advice, and a reality check, taking my time through each chapter was very insightful and had me genuinely interested in the content. All that to say, thanks again.

I started my teaching career in kindergarten and learned a lot about reading but I've been teaching math and science in upper grades for the last several years so I've been away from a lot of this for a little while. Being required to take this course last minute has been stressful and your feedback has been very, very helpful and alleviated a little bit of that stress. Thank you greatly for taking your time to give thorough feedback and being specific about the requirements so I understand the adjustments necessary and learn what I need to learn from the course.

I am a novice ESE teacher, and not trained in language arts, so I am soaking up useful information like a sponge. Being able to practice and reflect on the real assessment tasks that this course required put new knowledge into practice. I have already spoken with other educators at my school about this course specifically. This course was an investment in me becoming a better teacher.

I have learned so much in this class that I never even thought about. Even some things we take for granted in every day use. I appreciate you!! You have great insight, patience and great feedback. I have such admiration for teachers, especially since starting to teach this year - it is a lot of responsibility and time management - you have been here for me and I say thank you!!!