RESEARCH
engaging and research-based
Silent Elephant “E”® is based on the most current research and best practices for teaching reading, writing and spelling to ELL/ESL students, students with dyslexia and other learning differences, and students without learning differences.
Research for Silent Elephant “e” ® is based on, but not exclusive to:
Dr. Sally Shaywitz’s book Overcoming Dyslexia, the first book to present fMRI evidence of brains of dyslexics work differently when reading than non-dyslexic brains
In 2020, Sally Shaywitz, M.D. and Jonathan Shaywitz, M.D. completed a major update and revision of Sally Shaywitz’s original book.
Dr. Samuel T. Orton and Anna Gillingham one-on-one teacher-student instructional model
Patricia C. Lindamood and Phyllis D. Lindamood's Phoneme Sequencing Program for Reading, Spelling and Speech
Louisa Cook Moats' Speech to Print, Language Essentials for Teachers, which exemplifies the power of teaching reading phonetically and teaching the morphology of our language
Our data tells the story.
LET’S LOOK AT 12 YEARS OF RESULTS! THEY ARE AMAZING!
Over the last 12 years, on average, dyslexic and struggling students have:
Advanced 1 grade level for every 2.8 months of instruction (Think of this: my students are not taking a school year to advance 1 grade level - they’re advancing multiple grade levels in 1 year.)
Advanced to their age appropriate grade level in 9.9 months (some in as little as 2.5 months)
Advanced 4 grade levels with 6 months of instruction
Mastered Part 1, Phonemic Awareness within 3 months
This data is based on an average of 1.5 - 2 hours of instruction per week.
In the last 12 years, 11 of my students have successfully exited special education.
Also, I have been able to support parents and teachers in their decision to refrain from placing a child in special education because the student was being tutored using Phonetic Reading with Silent Elephant “e”®.
Download our research sheet for more information about Silent Elephant “e.”®
“Linda worked with four of my struggling readers in my Second Grade classroom. She used her reading program called Phonetic Reading with Silent Elephant “e”® to help provide my students with the foundation that they need in order to learn how to be successful readers. It is a wonderful program that fully engaged my students as they worked on phonemic awareness and phonics activities. The children loved working with Linda and are feeling more confident as readers. They have all made positive gains over the past few months thanks to Linda and her fun reading program. ”
End the year with EVERY student fluently reading with confidence, engagement, and excited about his or her success.
Watch your children delight in their achievements as they blossom into highly skilled readers, writers, and spellers using the step-by-step lessons and videos.
Take the guesswork out and engage the whole learner through unique multi-sensory lessons developing flourishing, capable students with a true love of reading.