Case Studies

Grangger: Discouragement and frustration are no longer a part of his reading.

The Backstory

My son has always struggled with reading, he could read smoothly if it was a level without difficult words but when challenging words would be presented in a text he would guess at the word and if wrong become very frustrated. Discouragement set in not only with his reading but it flowed into his writing and spelling as well. It seemed to me that there was something in his brain that just wasn’t connecting together like it had with my other children and their reading.

We were getting ready to go into his 6th grade year and had tried many different approaches and suggestions of ways to help him grow in his reading with little progress. With a heavy heart, as a parent wanting so desperately to help my child to succeed at reading, I prayerfully came across a web site, dm-ed.com, how to help with dyslexia and make reading fun. After reading through the initial web site I was encouraged that there might be something that might really help my son to read. They not only described my son’s struggles with reading but they gave the cause and solution!

The Easyread Experience

My son and I quickly began the 10 free lessons. We were soon on our way to daily lessons with games and reading. Eight months into Easyread it had become part of our daily routine. We had good days and some challenging days with his lessons. When he had a difficult time with a lesson we would let Easyread know about it and they were quick to respond and help us through it. Like anything worth while in life we have to not give up and work hard. The difference with Easyread is that they know how to get to the root cause, build on it to help not just with reading but with writing, spelling and confidence. So the difference for my son and I is that we worked hard for many years with his reading but we were just “spinning our wheels” and only getting more and more discouraged. With Easyread I saw improvement in sounding out or decoding words. My son began to want to read things on his own, his confidence grew. I can’t express enough the joy and hope this program has brought to my son and myself, now and for his future. He still had a ways to go at this point but he was well on his way and he knew it and believed it as well as I did.

The Results

It’s now been a year since we started our lessons with Easyread and have completed the course! My son now chooses to pick up a book to read! Easyread is no longer a part of our daily schedule, we miss it because it became so much a part of our daily life but my son and I knew he no longer needed it. His reading continues to improve as well as his spelling and writing. Discouragement and frustration are no longer a part of his reading time or school work for that matter. What a huge difference the start of this school year has been compared to past years.

We are so thankful for Easyread – David Morgan, his great team and for the Lord who gave them the wisdom and knowledge.

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!