Nov 17, 2016 | DM Case Studies, Parent Reviews
Just wanted to say a big thank you. A friend had suggested your programme when our son was 6 and at that time we decided against it. We struggled for two years with no reading gains even though he was doing Reading Recovery at school. So in April 2016 at age 8 we bit...
Sep 6, 2016 | DM Case Studies, Parent Reviews
Prior to stumbling across Easyread we had tried many avenues to help Erin with her reading. Whilst she was not a complete non-reader she was definitely a couple of years behind and losing confidence as time went on. As a former primary school teacher in Australia, I...
Jun 29, 2016 | Child Reviews, DM Case Studies, DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
Before Easyread || When I realized Ian was not progressing in reading, I knew to contact Easyread because his sister completed the program two years ago. Both he and his sister have attention issues, so Easyread’s short daily lessons are perfect for their attention...
Apr 21, 2016 | DM Case Studies, DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
Sapphi was struggling at school because she just didn’t get on with the traditional method of teaching phonics at all. From a struggling 5 year-old who took great pains to sound out every word on a page, only to forget the word on the next page, to reading (and...
Feb 15, 2016 | DM Case Studies
Before the Easyread programme, Sean was a kid who loved books, was on grade level for reading, and very strong on reading comprehension. However, reading and spelling didn’t come easy. Sean’s mum wanted him to enjoy being curled up with a book, and not be at a...
Jan 27, 2016 | DM Case Studies, DM News Blog
Sophie joined Easyread as a seven year-old, resistant to reading and with significant troubles in remembering spellings once the weekly school spelling test was done and dusted. As a result, she was becoming increasingly resistant to reading. Now, a year later, Sophie...
Dec 7, 2015 | DM Case Studies
Before joining Easyread, James had tried other phonics programmes like Hooked on Phonics. However, his mother was finding that he was still guessing at words. Guessing seemed to work for James sometimes, but at other times when the words would reappear, it would seem...
Dec 2, 2015 | DM Case Studies, DM News Blog
Mark enrolled on the Easyread programme at the age of 11. A difficulty in understanding phonics meant that both his reading and spelling were affected. Mark would often miss words out and replace them with substitute words. For example, “in” or “the” would often...
Aug 4, 2015 | DM Case Studies, DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
Before Easyread, Sam did not like reading at all. The school readers were a daily battle with tears and frustration – and Sam was in the lowest reader in his class at age 5. Sam’s dad and extended family members all have dyslexia, so his mother was ready to...
Jul 8, 2015 | DM Case Studies, DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
1. What was reading like for Cameron before Easyread? Main concerns/reading age level/frustrations etc? Cameron is a happy, outgoing, passionate child who showed no signs of interest in listening to books, reading books, trying to figure out sounds, or caring too much...
Jun 18, 2015 | Child Reviews, DM Case Studies, DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
Before Easyread Liam was diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and learning difficulties at 4 years old. He was in a special education setting for years until he left school at age 18 without being able to read anything except his own name. His mother tried many...
Apr 28, 2015 | DM Case Studies, DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
Before Easyread: Daisy’s mother became concerned about her daughter’s reading towards the end of Reception. But since she was so young for her year group, the teachers reassured her there was no reason to worry. However, Daisy failed to progress much in...
Apr 1, 2015 | Child Reviews, DM Case Studies, DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
Before Easyread, Lydia’s struggles began early. Teachers noticed her reading difficulty right from the start in kindergarten (age 5). Her mother noticed that all of her peers were already reading, but Lydia just couldn’t grasp it. With a lot of effort she...
Feb 12, 2015 | DM Case Studies, Parent Reviews
We started 7 months ago when he had been static at school for a good 3 months with teacher – not the sharpest knife in the drawer – mystified as to the reason. Equally so was I. Within a week of starting Easyread it became incredibly obvious that this...
Oct 29, 2014 | Child Reviews, DM Case Studies, DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
Before Easyread, getting Harry to read anything was a real battle. He would skip words, use the pictures in books for clues, and stumble over even the simplest words. On one day he would read quite well, but on another he would be awful. His spelling was atrocious...
Sep 5, 2014 | DM Case Studies, DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
Before Easyread Before Easyread, Bas struggled. His parents worked hard trying to help him revise the basics, but nothing stuck. Reading became an ordeal for the whole family, and Bas was feeling worse and worse about himself. As the child of both a university...
Aug 19, 2014 | Child Reviews, DM Case Studies, DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
Before Easyread: When he started Easyread at age 7, Louie’s confidence in his reading was very low. This was starting to have a knock-on effect with all his subjects at school. He is a very bright boy with an inquiring mind who works very hard, so it was hard to see...
Jul 16, 2014 | Child Reviews, DM Case Studies, DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
Before Easyread From an early age Craig always loved having someone read stories to him, but when he started school he loathed reading and writing and homework was a battleground. It would have been easy to label him as “clever but lazy”: he had an...
Jun 4, 2014 | Child Reviews, DM Case Studies, DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
Will used to hate books and refuse to read. Once he started struggling in school, he turned from a happy chappy into an angry school-hater. One year in to his education, everything changed… BEFORE: Before Easyread, Will was at least a year behind his peers...
Apr 1, 2014 | DM Case Studies, DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
The Problem 58 year old Paul was in a serious motorcycle accident several years ago that left him with whiplash and various physical and cognitive injuries. He lost the ability to read along with other executive functions. Reading was particularly problematic, as he...
