Brookstone Student Rises Above Adversity

While literacy has always been a priority and concern for the nation, recently, much attention has been paid to making children repeat a school year to ensure they are proficient in reading. At Brookstone, we address literacy issues when they surface, sometimes as early as kindergarten or first grade. We believe that students held back earlier rather than later, are able to ‘bounce back’ quicker than those held back in later grades.



Jeremiah with his lunch buddy, Stephen Neill

Jeremiah is a perfect example of the wisdom of early intervention. A current Brookstone second-grader, two years ago Jeremiah was in first grade, but severely struggling with math, reading, and writing, and subsequently acting out in class. According to his first grade teacher, Elisabeth Alvarado, “It was apparent Jeremiah was becoming very demoralized and discouraged.” As the year reached its close, his teachers and parents decided that repeating first grade would be the most beneficial for Jeremiah’s success.

Throughout the 2011-2012 school year, Alvarado was elated to report that it was as if Jeremiah “was a different child. He has been able to be the leader in this class instead of the one who is always struggling.” When speaking of Jeremiah’s attitude, Alvarado states, “It's evident that Jeremiah’s much happier and that’s a huge part of his confidence and success.” Unlike the previous year, this time around Jeremiah has many friends and has an overall happy and excited demeanor.

We work tirelessly to ensure the success of all our students, personally meeting their needs, so that every one will reach their God-given potential.