Lindamood-Bell Double Bay, NSW, Australia

19/09/2026

We’re excited to share that Emily Hoffman, Director of Lindamood-Bell Academy and our Flagship Learning Center in San Luis Obispo, will be speaking at the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce’s Good Morning SLO on September 24!

As Lindamood-Bell celebrates its 40th anniversary, Emily will share the story of how our company began right here in San Luis Obispo in 1986 and has grown to serve students and families across the country and around the world.

📅 September 24 | 7–9 a.m.
📍 Good Morning SLO

We’re proud of our San Luis Obispo roots and look forward to celebrating 40 years of changing lives through learning with our local community. Register:

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18/09/2026

🎉 40 Years of Changing Lives Through Learning

As we continue looking back at the milestones that have shaped Lindamood-Bell, we move into the early 1990s and an important step in our growth.

📍 1992: First Learning Center outside of San Luis Obispo opens in Sacramento, California

Six years after Lindamood-Bell was founded, we expanded beyond our San Luis Obispo roots with the opening of a Learning Center in Sacramento.

This milestone marked the beginning of Lindamood-Bell’s expansion into new communities, bringing our one-to-one, individualized approach to instruction to more students and families.

From one location in San Luis Obispo to Learning Centers across the country and beyond, our commitment to changing lives through learning has remained at the heart of what we do.

Follow along as we continue celebrating 40 years of changing lives through learning and sharing the milestones that brought us here.
Learn more:
https://lindamoodbell.com

11/09/2026

🎉 40 Years of Changing Lives Through Learning
As we continue looking back at the milestones that have shaped Lindamood-Bell, we’re returning to where it all began.

📖 1986: Nanci Bell publishes Visualizing and Verbalizing®

The same year Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes was founded, co-founder Nanci Bell published Visualizing and Verbalizing for Language Comprehension and Thinking®, introducing a groundbreaking method to develop concept imagery, the ability to create an imaged gestalt from language.

The program grew from Nanci’s work with students who could read words but struggled to understand, remember, and think critically about what they read. She recognized that these students often had difficulty creating mental imagery for language, an underlying sensory-cognitive function important for comprehension.

Visualizing and Verbalizing® remains central to our approach to developing language comprehension and higher-order thinking skills.

Follow along as we continue celebrating 40 years of changing lives through learning and sharing the milestones that brought us here. Learn more: https://lindamoodbell.com/

11/09/2026

Join Us at The Reading League Conference 2026 in Chicago!
We’re proud to be a sponsor this year, supporting a gathering of educators, researchers, school leaders, and literacy advocates committed to improving reading outcomes for every student.

Stop by our booth and say hello! We love to connect with fellow educators, exchange ideas about evidence-based reading instruction, and share how Lindamood-Bell professional development supports phonemic awareness, decoding, word recognition, fluency, and comprehension.
📍 Chicago, IL
📅 September 30–October 2, 2026

We look forward to seeing you there!
https://www.thereadingleague.org/conference/

10/09/2026

🎧 New Podcast Episode!

Lindamood-Bell for Schools Director of Development Dave Kiyvyra speaks with Winifred Winston and LeDerick Horne from the Black and Dyslexic podcast about the dyslexia identification and support gap.

They explore disparities in dyslexia identification, limited access to effective reading instruction in many communities, and the challenges families face in understanding and securing the support their children need.

Listen and subscribe at the link: https://bit.ly/4A687Ab

10/09/2026

The Reading Wars Must End Part 3 | Lindamood-Bell

In Part 3 of our four-part series, Lindamood-Bell co-founder Nanci Bell explores the interplay of reading skills and their impact on pacing and independence.

How do auditory word attack, visual word recognition, contextual reading, fluency, and comprehension work together as reading develops?

Watch Part 3, and follow us for the final clip in The Reading Wars Must End series.
Learn more: https://lindamoodbell.com/

10/09/2026

📚 When should kids start reading?

Our latest blog article explores typical reading milestones, signs of readiness, the foundational skills that support reading and comprehension, and when additional support may be helpful.

👉 Read “When Should Kids Start Reading? Age Guidelines, Readiness Signs, and How to Help.”

In this guide, we'll explore typical reading milestones, signs of reading readiness, and ways families and educators can support reading development while

09/09/2026

🎉 40 Years of Changing Lives Through Learning

This year marks a very special milestone for Lindamood-Bell: 40 years!
Over the coming weeks, we’ll be looking back at some of the milestones that have shaped our story. From our beginnings in 1986 to the work we do today, there is so much to celebrate.

And where better to begin than at the beginning?

📷 1986: Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes is founded.

Pat Lindamood and Nanci Bell co-founded Lindamood-Bell with a shared belief that all students can be taught to read to their potential. From the beginning, our approach was grounded in the understanding that reading is a sensory-cognitive process and that the underlying skills can be developed.

What began 40 years ago has grown into a journey we’re excited to revisit and share with you.

Follow along as we celebrate 40 years of changing lives through learning and look back at the milestones that brought us here.

Learn more: https://lindamoodbell.com

08/09/2026

The Reading Wars Must End Part 2 | Lindamood-Bell

We’re continuing our four-part video series from a recent presentation by Lindamood-Bell co-founder Nanci Bell, author of Seeing Stars® and Visualizing and Verbalizing®.

In this second clip, Nanci explores the role of symbol imagery (SI) in the component skills involved in reading and discusses the SI Test as a predictor of reading skill.

How does the ability to visualize letters and words connect to reading development? And where does symbol imagery fit alongside skills such as phonemic awareness and decoding?

Watch Part 2 to learn more, and follow us for the remaining clips in The Reading Wars Must End series.

Learn more about Lindamood-Bell’s approach to reading and comprehension instruction: https://lindamoodbell.com/

03/09/2026

We’re sharing a four-part video series from a recent presentation by Lindamood-Bell co-founder Nanci Bell, author of Seeing Stars® and Visualizing and Verbalizing®.

The Reading Wars Must End is especially timely as educators continue to navigate different approaches to reading instruction and questions about how students learn to read.

In this first clip, “The Interplay of Reading,” Nanci looks at the history of the “reading wars,” including synthetic and analytic phonics, and the processes that work together in skilled reading.

This is the first of four clips we’ll be sharing. Follow us to catch the rest of the series.

In the meantime, learn more about Lindamood-Bell’s approach to reading and comprehension instruction: https://lindamoodbell.com/

29/07/2026

Helping students build stronger literacy skills before they begin secondary school can make a lasting difference.

We're proud to support Barbados' Summer Learning Pods, part of the Ministry of Education Transformation's National Literacy Programme. Students are strengthening reading, spelling, and comprehension through instruction using the Seeing Stars® and Visualizing and Verbalizing® programmes, while educators receive coaching and ongoing support to help sustain these evidence-based practices in classrooms.

Barbados Today recently featured the initiative in the article, "Summer Learning Pod Gives Students Pre-High School Literacy Boost."

📷 Photo credit: Lauryn Escamilla

Read the full story: https://bit.ly/4pNYem3

23/07/2026

We're proud to be part of Barbados' inspiring effort to strengthen literacy for students across the country! 📚✏️

Barbados Today recently highlighted the Summer Learning Pods, part of the Ministry of Education Transformation's ongoing literacy initiative in partnership with Lindamood-Bell for Schools. The article showcases the encouraging progress students are making through instruction using the Seeing Stars® and Visualizing and Verbalizing® programs.

As Lindamood-Bell Project Consultant Isabel Medellin shared, "Within just barely three weeks, he has gone from struggling to decode words... to now he can take on two-syllable words and decode them back to back."

We're honoured to be part of this important work, helping students develop the learning abilities that support lifelong literacy and academic success.

Read the full story:

A targeted summer literacy programme is delivering early gains for primary school leavers flagged in this year’s Common Entrance results, as education officials respond to a sharp fall in English scores and concerns about readiness for secondary school.

13/07/2026

Every family's learning journey is unique, and we're honored to be part of Jessica's. ✨

Thank you, Jessica, for sharing your family's experience with Lindamood-Bell Online Instruction. Stories like yours give hope to parents searching for answers and remind us that the right instruction can make a meaningful difference.

Learn how Lindamood-Bell helps students develop the skills they need for success in reading, comprehension, and maths: https://bit.ly/3SXEDUo

27/05/2026

Our latest blog explores the growing conversation around screen time, technology, and cognitive development in children, and why human interaction remains essential for learning success. Drawing on research in literacy and brain development, as well as our experience working with students experiencing learning difficulties, we share our perspective on how one-to-one sensory-cognitive instruction helps students build confidence, re-engage in learning, and make academic progress. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Rp6dcd

Human Interaction vs. Technology in Learning At Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes, our instructional model is deeply rooted in evidence showing the

15/05/2026

Want to help your child become a confident, independent reader?
Our latest blog shares practical tips families can use at home to support reading development. Learn how daily reading routines, engaging book choices, and imagery-language strategies can help children grow into strong readers.
Plus, discover signs of reading difficulties to look out for and learn when to seek expert support so your child can get the help they need to thrive.
Read the blog: Raising a Reader: Tips to Make Your Child an Independent Reader

Helping your child become an independent reader supports learning, confidence, and curiosity. At Lindamood-Bell, independence in reading means more than

06/05/2026

New for educators: Guide to Dyslexia Screening and Intervention Strategies

Our latest blog post breaks down what dyslexia screeners measure and shares research-based intervention strategies that support reading growth for students at risk for dyslexia.
Read the full article:

Dyslexia affects how individuals process spoken and written language, especially the ability to connect sounds to letters and read accurately and

01/05/2026

Forty years ago, we set out with a belief that every child can learn to read when given the right tools.

Since then, we've witnessed the impossible become possible. Children once told they would “never be good readers” becoming fluent. Students finding confidence as they decode, comprehend, and even fall in love with books. Families moving from fear to relief to joy, sometimes in just weeks.

When we founded Lindamood-Bell in 1986, the science was still emerging. We built our work on the idea that reading is sensory-cognitive, that the brain must see and feel language to truly understand it.

Forty years later, the science is catching up. And we are still here, watching minds change one learner at a time.

Enjoy a look at Lindamood-Bell today, along with some special throwback photos of co-founders Patricia Lindamood and Nanci Bell! Learn more about our journey at the link. https://bit.ly/4tTRtzU

17/04/2026

Celebrating 40 years of transforming lives through learning. ✨
Our latest blog post highlights groundbreaking research, real student impact, and a belief we have held from the start: with the right instruction, every learner can reach their potential. As Lindamood-Bell Co-Founder and CEO, Nanci Bell shares, “Forty Years In, Science Is Catching Up to What We’ve Always Known.”
Visit our blog for the full post.

  The science has never been more clear: with the right instruction, every learner can reach their potential.   NEW RESEARCH | STANFORD

13/04/2026

As part of our 40th anniversary, Lindamood-Bell is launching the Hope for Learning Scholarship Fund and dedicating up to 10% of annual net profit to support need-based scholarships for students who would not otherwise be able to access our instruction. This pilot initiative reflects our long-standing mission and commitment to educational access.

Helping more students reach their potential remains at the heart of what we do.
The next application window opens in September 2026.
Learn more:

  Honoring 40 years of impact by expanding access to Lindamood-Bell instruction. Expanding Access. Creating Opportunity. In honor of our 40th

08/04/2026

Lindamood-Bell® Professional Development Workshops in Chatswood, NSW

Join us this May for in-person workshops designed to support reading, spelling, and language comprehension.

📍 Chatswood, NSW
📅 Seeing Stars® | 11–12 May
📅 Visualizing and Verbalizing® | 13–14 May

Gain practical, research-based strategies you can apply immediately in your classroom.

Spaces are limited—reserve your spot today.

Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/3OWgIQd