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Famous Dyslexics: This CEO has dyslexia and ADHD… and doesn’t do email!

May 18, 2017

Famous Dyslexics: This CEO has dyslexia and ADHD... and doesn't do any email! by Sarah Forrest|| 18 May 2017 CEO Selim Bassoul runs Middleby Corp., a massive kitchen supply goods maker based in Illinois. He runs this massive operation without email, without constant...

Siblings impact child outcomes as much as parents

May 10, 2017

Siblings impact child outcomes as much as parents by Sarah Forrest|| 10 May 2017 Dr. Mark Feinberg, the lead investigator of Penn State University’s Siblings Are Special Project, runs a social research study into sibling rivalry and its affects on individual children...

Sight Words Are Out

May 4, 2017

Sight Words Are Out: New psychological study by Sarah Forrest|| 4 May 2017 The National Institute of Literacy's Results 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress told us that "more than one-third of 4th graders (and an even higher number of our at-risk...

Famous Dyslexics: Justin Theroux

May 3, 2017

Famous Dyslexics: Actor/screenwriter Justin Theroux by Sarah Forrest|| 3 May 2017 Actor and screenwriter Justin Theroux is known for his work on Iron Man 2, Zoolander 2, Tropic Thunder, and more recently as an actor in the popular HBO series The Leftovers. He is...

Famous Dyslexics: Bella Thorne

Apr 26, 2017

Famous Dyslexics: Bella Thorne by Sarah Forrest|| 26 April 2017 Bella Thorne, an American actress and singer who started out her career as a young teen, is one of the most outspoken dyslexia advocates in Hollywood. Despite her young age (19 at the time of this...

How Kids’ Chores Lead to Success in Life

Apr 19, 2017

How Kids' Chores Lead to Success in Life by Sarah Forrest|| 19 April 2017 In the Harvard Grant Study, a 75-year-old social research project that is still ongoing, sociologists have pinpointed two keys to success in life: Love Work ethic And how did that vital second...

Famous Dyslexics: Duncan Goodhew Olympic Swimmer

Apr 18, 2017

Famous Dyslexics: Olympic Swimmer Duncan Goodhew by Sarah Forrest|| 18 April 2017 Double Olympic medalist Duncan Goodhew won gold and bronze for Britain in the 1980 Moscow Olympcs. He is famous for his alopecia universalis -- he has no hair anywhere on his body due to...

Famous Dyslexics: Octavia Spencer

Apr 4, 2017

Famous Dyslexics: Octavia Spencer by Sarah Forrest|| 4 April 2017 Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer has recently shared her experiences growing up as a gifted student with a learning challenge: dyslexia. "I was a dyslexic child and am a dyslexic adult; that...

Mr Rogers Taught Us How to Treat Children with Dignity

Mar 29, 2017

Mr Rogers Taught Us How to Treat Children with Dignity by Sarah Forrest|| 29 March 2017 A recent article I read pointed out something fascinating that made Mr Rogers (of the longstanding children's show Mr Rogers' Neighborhood) so successful at captivating children....

Reading to dogs can help build confidence

Mar 22, 2017

Reading with dogs can help strugglers gain confidence by Sarah Forrest|| 22 March 2017 The parent of a struggling reader recently told us that her daughter had a very special experience that we may not have heard of before. Her local library had a program where...

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Kelly Thoresen Isselhardt

2021-12-24

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As a parent working through the 20/21 school year in distance learning with 3 elementary kids, there were at least some positive upsides. For example, my daughter Laine’s (2nd grade, 8 years old at start) reading ability (when she is such a bright, exuberant, creative, SMART kid) kept me up at night. Something was not connecting. No amount of pressure or more reading was making up for the missing pieces in her ability to read. I was literally awake in the middle of the night, by chance watching Dr. Morgan’s Facebook ad and knew he was talking about my daughter. I started crying and felt I had been given such a gift. By morning in February 2021 she was signed up and on her way to decoding and cracking her reading struggles. It’s not been easy all the time, we have struggled through some lessons with tears and frustration. BUT today, Laine passed her 223 lesson, earned her helicopter (the code words/spy prizes have been a great motivator), and has gone from a 1.5 grade reading level to reading at a 5th grade level with limited assistance in only 10 months. I am so grateful for the Easyread program. Their attention to detail, one on one phone calls and Zoom meet ups, quick response time to questions, and consideration for my kid’s development has made us feel cared for each step of the way. If you have looked into the Easyread program and David’s description of your child’s reading journey hits home, run don’t walk to sign up. It has been one of our favorite blessings of this crazy year and I shout it’s praises to anyone who has a struggling reader.

Laura Stoker

2021-12-21

I was really skeptical about this for my 8 year old, how can 15 minutes a day and video, and games work? He struggled with blending and decoding. He know can use the trainer texts faster then I can figure out the word myself to see if he is correct. The system moves as he needs and the personal support is amazing.

Sara Cunningham-Neuff

What a fantastic programme! Our 8 yr old made such rapid progress I began to doubt myself whether she had had issues in the first place! When we looked at the video recording made at the beginning of the programme, her progress was remarkable within just a few weeks. She asks to do the session every day and complains if I don't have time - a massive difference from a child who used to invent the most incredible excuses to avoid reading before this. She now reads books in her own time and is even starting to get her head around spelling - all in less than 2 months. The personalised support from the Easyread facilitators is much better than I expected from an online course and the prizes are great too! Thank you Easyread!

Jared Amanda Stone

Our daughter has loved the Easyread program. She thinks she is just playing fun games on the computer but she's actually improving her reading and spelling skills. Her Spelling grades have improved from 50% to 90% in only a few months. Thank you Easyread for an amazing program! I would highly recommend your program for any children struggling to read and spell.

Carly Banks

2021-12-14

Wow, this program works! My 9-year old became a more fluent reader within weeks of starting, and she really enjoyed doing the assignments (structured like fun games) every day! She never complained about it once, even 2 months in she was excited to decode the words and play the games in Easyread. And she has so much more confidence now. Thank you Easyread!