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through cutting-edge language and literacy development programs Join us THROUGH LANGUAGE LEAP partners with Educare West DuPage to deliver that promote language development and learning for children Parent Workshops Click to read the full case history about this impactful collaboration! WORDS ARE TOOLS FOR EDUCATION LEAP believes if you can speak, write and communicate effectively, you command the most important tools to achieve your life goals. Join us Proven SUCCESS STORIES LEAP’s programs are proven to accelerate self-confidence and fulfillment in children, parents, and educators. Join us

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LEAP was born to bridge the language gap and give under-served children and teens an opportunity to increase their quality of life. After first working with the children themselves, Dr. Gottfred and her colleague, John Lybolt, Ph.D., decided to expand LEAP’s impact. Dr. Gottfred and Dr. Lybolt began training other teachers, tutors, and educators how to engage students in carefully structured lessons and activities that would cultivate oral and written language skills.
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LEAP has reached tens of thousands of teachers and low-resource students and families through cutting-edge language and literacy development programs, impacting their clients’ professional and personal livelihoods.
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“The limits of my language means the limits of my world”
– Ludwig Wittgenstien