Our History

During the 1990’s, teachers at Denver Academy in Denver Colorado developed the literacy program Foundations of Analysis, Synthesis, and Translation (FAST).  In 2005 Cheryl Campbell joined the staff at FAST Learning LLC, at the time co-owned by Denver Academy and Stephan Tattum (Administrator and Educator).

Cheryl Campbell’s 30 years of teaching children with learning and language challenges gave her unique, practical knowledge as she helped guide production for Kindergarten, Spelling, Readers, and other resources and materials for the company.  

In 2013, when administration changed at Denver Academy, Cheryl purchased all rights to the First Steps program and the right to continue to create new programs, based fully on the flagship program F.A.S.T.

Since the purchase, Cheryl has employed valuable team members, including Tricia Grey and Cathy Ayers, who have made their own amazing contributions to help grow the curriculum and company to what it is today. From Teacher Training Manuals, Pre-K-6th learning materials, Handwriting and  Intervention programs CRSL has integrated the myriad of processes of our incredible complex English Language into a system of learning that is clear, engaging and memorable for students at all levels.  

All programs adhere to the latest educational research and relies heavily on teacher input to provide instruction that works in the busy classroom.

CRSL has been recognized by the Colorado Department of Education in areas of phonics, word study and fluency.  It is being used in a variety of public and private schools, including the Topeka School District, Brighton School District, KIPP schools, as well as other schools in Michigan, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and private tutors in various areas.