Building reading confidence,
one child at a time, since 2001.
in this historical video, Jeanine Phillips and Gretchen Andeel enjoy children at Rolph Literacy Academy on the first day of school in 2017.
After Gretchen's passing in 2023, Jeanine now oversees every aspect of the Phillips Fundamental Learning Center as its executive director.​
After years of fighting to get help for their own children with dyslexia, Gretchen Andeel and Jeanine Phillips opened the doors of the
Phillips Fundamental Learning Center in 2001.
Their goal was to train educators and parents who wanted to teach children with dyslexia and other struggling readers –
to help them become more than shadows and thrive.
These services have evolved to include distance-learning opportunities for parents and educators not located in the Wichita area.
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During the early years, the center offered screenings for students with reading difficulties and learning opportunities for these students.
Later, the Phillips Fundamental Learning Center saw a need for a full-time school to help elementary-aged children with dyslexia receive instruction in a way that best suited their learning styles. In 2014 PFLC served 26 students.
To date, the Phillips Fundamental Learning Center has had a hand in helping hundreds of thousands of children improve their reading skills. Jeanine Phillips remains at the helm of the center as its executive director, and her tireless research and efforts into helping dyslexic children learn to read continue to make an impact.
Most recently, Phillips released The Sound Case™, a comprehensive curriculum to help children who are emerging readers, as well as
Phillips Fundamental Learning Center Mission Statement
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Phillips Fundamental Learning Center empowers children, especially those with dyslexia, by teaching them to read, write and spell; educates adults by providing research-based literacy programs for children; and enlightens parents and the broader community to the educational and health needs of their children.
Our Strategic Partners in Mission Through Time:
Larry Jones
Bill Phillips
Jeanine Phillips
Stan Andeel
Gretchen Andeel
C.C. Woolf
Roger Lowe
Dee Rolph
Penny Dorpinghaus
Tammy Kofford
Connie Thompson