A learning organization
About The Learning Force
The Learning Force develops ideas, tools, books, talks, and initiatives that challenge how we understand literacy, learning, and human potential.
What The Learning Force is
The Learning Force is a learning and publishing organization — not a tutoring centre and not a single product.
We develop books, essays, speaking programs, media resources, and public initiatives such as Project 111K. We work with parents, educators, schools, organizations, media, and communities.
Alphabetter is our practical family-facing pathway for assessment, relearning, and structured programs at home.
Why the organization exists
Too many capable learners are misread when judged primarily by conventional written output. The patterns beneath literacy, confidence, and expression are often overlooked.
The Learning Force exists to develop clearer language, better resources, and practical pathways — so capability can be recognized earlier and supported more thoughtfully.
Core beliefs
- Every human being has genius — a human capacity waiting to be activated
- How we teach the alphabet may influence memory, attention, communication, confidence, and learning efficiency
- Many picture thinkers, creators, athletes, entrepreneurs, musicians, artists, and innovators are labelled for what they cannot do rather than the strengths they bring
- Sequential learners also benefit when literacy instruction engages a broader range of creative and cognitive capacities
- Assessment can identify points of confusion so challenges make sense — without shame, blame, or labelling
Founder · Author · Principal speaker · JD, MEd
Founded through more than 25 years of inquiry
Diane Devenyi
Diane Devenyi, JD, MEd, founded The Learning Force after more than 25 years exploring literacy foundations, capability, and learning identity. The intelligence was visible. The ease was not.
As author of Dear Genius, she developed a framework for understanding alphabet foundations and foundational relearning. As principal speaker, she brings that lens to parent nights, school workshops, conferences, and media.
She created Alphabetter for families who need structured assessment and hands-on support, and Project 111K as a movement invitation for communities.