IMSE’s incredible scope of impact over the past 30 years has been possible in part because of a growing network of nonprofit partners who carried our mission into communities and classrooms that might otherwise be out of reach.

IMSE scholarships give teachers access to powerful, proven training in Structured Literacy. For its one-year anniversary, the IMSE Foundation celebrates with three success stories.

Angela has been preaching to anyone who would listen that reading instruction needs to change.

When Bridget Cassidy started working with a group of first graders last fall, they didn’t know their letter sounds. Now, a year later, the kids are itching to read chapter books.

“They’ve shown so many gains, and I attribute it to Orton-Gillingham,” the New Jersey literacy coach said.

Cassidy has taught for more than 30 years in schools across New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. She’s tried everything from Project Read to a Montessori approach — but said nothing works as well as IMSE’s Orton-Gillingham.

For nearly 25 years, Jeanne Jeup has helped children across the U.S. learn to read by empowering educators with innovative teaching techniques.

Jeup co-founded the Institute of Multi-Sensory Education, which uses an Orton-Gillingham approach to help educators master the art of teaching children how to read. The method was first developed in the 1930s by neurologist Dr. Samuel Orton and educator Anna Gillingham.