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Learning Without Tears® Research Center

With Learning Without Tears, you’ll find proven effective, research-backed tools to foster early literacy, handwriting, to phonics, and keyboarding. Build each child’s path to literacy on a strong foundation of proven practices.

Learning Without Tears Research

Explore the Research Behind Our Literacy Programs

Handwriting Without Tears®

Phonics, Reading, and Me™

Get Set for School®

Readiness & Writing

Keyboarding Without Tears®

A–Z for Mat Man® and Me 

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Every child’s literacy journey starts with the right tools and strategies. At Learning Without Tears, our programs are developed through rigorous research to provide proven, practical solutions that support educators in building strong foundational skills. From early readiness to advanced literacy, our resources empower students to thrive.