Testimonials

“Our child is in 3rd grade and has been on an IEP for reading support since kindergarten. Unfortunately, we were not seeing much growth in her reading progress until we started tutoring with Steamboat Reading this year. It was remarkable to see the light switch turn on as she could finally open a book and read!

You can imagine as a parent the struggle trying to help your child learn to read - we had taken all the steps and made reading part of our daily routine. It was frustrating and heartbreaking all at the same time to not be able to help our child make sense of words. She was falling multiple grade levels below in her reading skills and nothing seemed to help her.

We have only been getting support with Steamboat Reading for less than six months, and it has made a remarkable difference in our daughter's reading skill development. We are extremely grateful for this support!

Our only regret is wishing we utilized Steamboat Reading tutoring services earlier. Thank you, Steamboat Reading, and community funders for helping to make this a viable option for our daughter.” - Parent of a 3rd Grader in Steamboat Springs

​”My daughter struggled with dyslexia and reading comprehension. She was made fun of at school, hated to read, and lacked self-confidence. After working with Steamboat Reading for only six months, we started noticing real results.

Now, she’s reading on grade level, no longer needs special assistance in the classroom, and had tons of self-confidence. She has a new outlook on learning - none of this would have been possible without her tutor and Steamboat Reading.” -Parent of a 5th Grader in Steamboat Springs

​"Three years ago, we left meeting with our son’s second-grade teacher very discouraged and uncertain.  She had made it clear to us that our son was falling behind in class, but few resources were offered to help us and we had been struggling to help him. Literally the next day, I read an article about Steamboat Reading, I felt like it was meant to be. 

After reaching out and meeting Kim, we began using their services, traveling weekly to see her. Three years later, I cannot imagine where we would be without her help. His tutor has engaged our son in a way that no one else has been able to do. She has found ways for him to learn the way he needs to learn and truly understand what he is learning.  Our son has a much brighter educational future now. Thank you, Steamboat Reading!" - Parent of a 5th Grader

​"My son has struggled with reading from the time he was in preschool. No matter how much we ‘practiced’ or how much we read to him, he just was not able to catch on and learn. Steamboat Reading changed his life and gave him the gift of reading for enjoyment.

The most important turning point was that we needed to figure out how he learned best. Steamboat Reading played the biggest part in figuring this out, which help us as parents work with him and practice the methods in which he learned the written language. We were also able to provide this information to his school teachers so that they could also do their best to help him continue his reading growth. He rarely struggled with frustration because he had tools to help him help while reading.

A second big obstacle was writing. He had wonderful detailed ideas but could not get them from his mind to paper, so he attended a reading camp offered by Steamboat Reading. For the first time, he actually began to want to write. He made friends and realized that he is not alone in his struggles. He learned that he might have to go about writing differently to get his ideas on paper. The best thing I could relay to other parents is that this was the only time my son wanted to go to a summer camp. He said he wished the camp lasted the whole summer.

The time and money we invested in this program have given our son the priceless gift of wanting to and enjoying reading and writing, which will carry over to so many areas of his life forever. His confidence has grown. He is proud of his work. He is learning to take ownership of his own education, and he enjoys school. Without the help of Steamboat Reading and his amazing connection to his tutor, I do not believe he would be in this wonderful place.

I would recommend the tutoring to anyone. Thank you, Steamboat Reading staff for working so diligently with our son!" - Parent of a 4th Grader

"My son’s report cards show that he has struggled with writing since kindergarten. He was getting some interventions in the schools, but at the beginning of this school year, I realized that if we continued along the same path he would start high school with the writing skills of an average 4th grader. We found Steamboat Reading, and he has now made what seems like years of progress in the time he has been working with his tutor. In addition to helping with his writing, she has helped him with organization and self-advocacy skills, all of which have helped his self-esteem. I am so happy that we found Steamboat Reading - I only wish we had found them sooner." - Parent of an 8th Grader