I cannot believe it!

Today for the first time, he read a four paragraph passage about penguins, ostriches and kiwis almost entirely independently. I cannot believe it! I recorded it. When we started he didn’t even have 25 “sight words” consistently. Thank you soooo much!...

He is finally finding the joy of reading…

What we love: from the outset the books have been interesting – not just ponies and the standard school stuff! Merry loves non fiction in particular so the books on inventions, animals and the ocean have fascinated both him and us. It’s great for Merry to be...

I have a happy girl…

My mum hadn’t heard her read for a while and noticed a great change not only with blending but also in her confidence in wanting to read. I know it is early days a long way to go but I have a happy girl who I can see growing in every aspect of school work. Quite...

2 years reading age gain!

In early September at school Sebastian scored a reading age of six years and four months. When they tested him again in February he had reached eight years and two months, which was his exact age at the time. The teachers told us (they usually don\’t mention...

We have made it!

So, we have made it to the final codeword. It feels like quite a moment. Thank you so much for the support that you have shown us through Darcey’s reading journey. It has been really helpful to have a simple routine of trying to do one lesson a day and to have...