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F.A.S.T. Learning is your school's key to reading success!

Dramatically improves student outcomes
Invests in teachers
Meets schools at their point of need

A Student Shares His Inspiring Story

I was a sophomore in high school and unable to read thirty words from the Dolch Word List. I had been in special education since kindergarten. I tutored with a private Orton-Gillingham tutor for three years, yet was still unable to read. I completed the Fast Forward and Fast Forward II programs from Scientific Learning in California. I was still unable to read.

I met Steve Tattum during a F.A.S.T. Reading System training workshop in March 2007. I worked with Steve for a few hours the first day and was able to read at about a 6th grade level by the end of the day. I remember asking my mom in the car on the way home from the session how Steve was able to teach me to read after all of those years of trying unsuccessfully. I continue to work with Steve for two more days that week. After that, I began to be tutored in the F.A.S.T. Reading System by my former elementary special education teacher.

I completed the F.A.S.T. Reading Program that summer. In the fall of 2007, during my junior year of high school, I had an entire year of the F.A.S.T. Reading Program as one of my special education classes. By that time, I was reading fluently and working on increasing my speed with timed reading.

I can now read 120+ wpm. Learning to read has completely changed my life. I graduated from high school in 2009 and am currently attending college.

Nathan D.

Success Stories

High-Achieving F.A.S.T. Learning Schools

Mesa Elementary School, Colorado Turnaround School

After one year of implementing the F.A.S.T. Reading Program:

Double-digit growth in 3rd Grade and 5th Grade CSAP scores
Growth in 90% of DIBELS tests
Growth in 100% of Scranton Performance measures

Coyote Hills, Cherry Creek School District, CO

Opened as a F.A.S.T. school in 2006
Consistently maintained reading proficiency rates in the 90 – 96 percentile
Received the John Irwin School Award (top 8% of schools in Colorado) every year since it became eligible

Manzano Day School, Albuquerque, NM

Implemented and used F.A.S.T. Reading Program since the fall of 2000

93% of fifth grade student were reading above grade level in the post-test assessment
40% of fifth grade students reading at 12th grade level.

Educator Testimonials

"…I have never encountered a program that I could get behind with as much confidence. F.A.S.T. Reading is a breakthrough program. I have seen my most severe students make slow progress with other programs. Last year, utilizing the F.A.S.T. Reading program, all that learning came together for them and they took off.”

Sandra Schwartz
Farmington Public Schools, Michigan

"The F.A.S.T. training I received was the most comprehensive and valuable training that I have ever had. And I have been teaching for more than 25 years.”

Rebecca Brazil, Reading Specialist
Breckenridge Elementary Summit School District, CO

“The F.A.S.T. Reading System has made a big difference in our school. My team uses it with students in grades 1-5 and in special education. It is a marvelous to see veteran teachers fired up with the F.A.S.T. reading tools.”

Stephen Pino, Principal
Mission Avenue Elementary School
Albuquerque, NM

“The children love playing the games and using the [F.A.S.T.] magnetic boards and letters…even kids with learning challenges do well.”

Joseph Ziegler, Special Education Teacher
Denver Public Schools

"It excites me as students realize their new power over words instead of the words having power over them. The F.A.S.T. Reading System gives non-readers the ability to read quicker then other reading programs."

Jane Taylor
Denver Academy

"I have been teaching reading to a group of students for 3 years, with little progress. The F.A.S.T. Reading Program has given me and the students’ tools for reading success. They have made more progress in 3 months than in 3 years."

Margie Smith
Educator

"The F.A.S.T. Reading System has helped me relate the sounds of language to reading success."

Vicki Fockler
Speech Therapist