Meeting The Millers

We met Brian and his wife Jessica at the Southeastern Homeschool Convention in Atlanta Georgia. They were there searching for a way to help Josephine catch up in reading. She was in the foster care system for years, and had fallen behind in reading. Like many children, sometimes it's just a matter of not having the proper resources and instruction then as the years go by it can begin to affect their self-confidence and motivation. We had a nice conversation with the Millers, answered their questions about the program and several weeks later they signed up Josephine with Great Leaps and connected with their tutor Sonya, who was a homeschool parent herself!

Great Leaps Reading Growth

Josephine's Reading Growth

Josephine was placed at the 1st grade reading level in the Great Leaps program while she was in the 4th grade, reading at 48 words per minute with 3 errors. This is notably faster growth than the average Great Leaps student but it shows what is possible with our dedicated support and research based intervention. She had a wonderful attitude and was fantastically consistent throughout her time working with our program and the results showed!
9 Months

Time With Great Leaps

A lot can change in less than one year with a loving family and dedicated support!
+4.1

Grade Level Growth

Starting at an early first-grade instructional level and rocketing up to a 5th grade level is nothing short of incredible!
+256%

Increase in Reading Rate

Josephine finished reading a 5th-grade story at 170 words per minute with 3 errors.
Surpassing Goals

Brian's Tracking

Brian found Great Leaps with a specific goal to catch Josephine's reading up to the 4th-grade level within one year. This would require over 3X the expected growth for a student progressing one year per year. Keep in mind, Josephine was several years behind, and we didn't know if this was possible until she began daily sessions with Sonya and we saw her explosive growth! Brian sent us this chart after she surpassed this goal to share with their story. Brian also validated the growth metrics we saw with 3rd party assessment.

Continuing with Great Leaps

After Josephine's explosive growth, the Millers enrolled their other son, James. His growth was also was nothing short of incredible, gaining 3.4 years in his instructional reading level in just 10 months. Also, his reading speed increased as well by a whopping 423% in that time. We're so grateful that the Miller's were ecstatic with their children's growth and were happy to share their story.