Your Partner in Literacy Success
With Learning Without Tears, educators gain simple, effective tools to foster early literacy skills, from readiness to handwriting to phonics, ensuring every child’s path to learning is built on a strong foundation.
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Literacy Matters: Empowered Conversations
Best of Season 3
Celebrate the highlights of Season 3 with Dr. Cheryl Lundy Swift as we revisit the year’s best moments, answer viewer questions, and reflect on insights that inspired educators everywhere. Get ready for even bigger and bolder conversations in Season 4—don’t miss it!
Family and Community Engagement
We partner with schools and districts to empower families and communities with tools like Hands-on Learning Packs, Reading & Writing Kits, and Student Bundles—ensuring every student builds essential skills for lifelong success.
Engage, Learn & Grow
Explore live and on-demand workshops from Learning Without Tears, tailored for educators, OTs, and special education teachers. Gain expert tips on Pre-K–5 topics you can use right away!
Winter Prep for Parents: Fun Literacy Activities to Keep Kids Learning
With winter break excitement in the air, it’s the perfect time to mix festive fun with learning. Keep literacy progress on track while enjoying family time and holiday cheer!
Readiness & Writing
Setting Students Up for Success
Ease your 4-year-old students into their designed pre-writing program.
Learn MoreGet Set for School
A Complete Program for 4-Year-Olds
This early learning curriculum prepares students for kindergarten in delightful ways.
Learn MoreHandwriting Without Tears
To Help Students Read, Start with Handwriting
Build strong readers with Handwriting Without Tears—simple, proven, and designed for student success.
Learn MorePhonics, Reading, and Me
Connecting Sounds and Letters
When students make connections between sounds and letters, the pathway to reading unfolds before them.
Learn MoreKeyboarding Without Tears
Building Foundations for Digital Success
Digital lessons teach proper keyboarding technique, leading to effective typing skills.
Learn MoreProfessional Development
Develop Your Skills, Empower Student Success
Empower your educators with professional development that’s customizable, practical, and designed for lasting success.
Learn MoreBlogs and Articles
Enjoy weekly content rich with expert insights, teaching tips, and effective strategies curated to empower educators.
Read MoreLiteracy Matters Podcast
Join Dr. Cheryl Lundy Swift and fellow education leaders as they explore the landscape of early literacy and beyond.
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Learning Without Tears By The Numbers
Teachers
Teachers’ time is already stretched thin. You need time-tested solutions that impart foundational skills to Pre-K–5 students.
Administrators
We give school district administrators the power to stay a click away from student success.
Families
Family-focused materials designed to help accelerate your student toward success.
The intertwined connections to real world, real life, and all the learning modalities facilitate learner success.
Vanessa Brown, B.A., M.Ed., Retired Assistant Principal and ELA Coordinator
Learning Without Tears has improved our students’ test scores and improved their communication skills. The proof is in the numbers.
Patricia T., Administrator
The Learning Without Tears materials cut down on my prep time and are easy to implement. Plus, my students love them.
Darren R., Teacher
The reason Learning Without Tears works well for us is that it is an integrated program that takes into consideration a child’s developmental needs and looks to meet the required state standards.
Holly Harrison Martinez, Director of Elementary Literacy