Dec 16, 2015 | DM News Blog
In the run up to the holidays, we thought it’d be a nice idea to give our budding Easyread writers the chance to see their festive stories appear in our Easyread library, to really put our readers in the festive mood. We received heart-warming stories galore,...
Dec 15, 2015 | DM News Blog
In the run up to the holidays, our secret agents have been working just as hard as ever, logging in every day to complete their secret mission training – master the Trainertext code to achieve reading success. There’ve been a number of helicopters that have taken off...
Dec 8, 2015 | DM News Blog
We thought we’d offer everyone another chance to have their story appear in our Easyread library with a new, feel-good festive book: Christmas Tales. We’re looking for stories to warm the heart during the winter season (or keep you extra toasty if you’re writing from...
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...
Nov 18, 2015 | DM News Blog
Meet Mary. Mary is the lovely lady who posts all our Easyread prizes to the UK and the rest of the world (minus the US). Hi Mary! Tell us, how did you become a prize sender for Easyread? I became a prize sender for Easyread in 2012. My daughter Laura worked for...
Nov 16, 2015 | DM News Blog
What books should you be turning to once your child starts showing an interest in wanting to read outside of the Easyread programme? Eight year-old, Sienna, thinks the Billie B Brown series are the way to go. Here’s Sienna’s review of Spooky House, A...
Nov 11, 2015 | DM News Blog
What do you read when you’ve finished the books in the Easyread library and must go out into the big wide world of words? Our recent Easyread graduate, Anna, has been enjoying getting into the Harry Potter series. Read her critical comparison of the book and...
Nov 9, 2015 | DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
What a great month October was! Congratulations to all those Easyread secret agents who completed their reading training and, as a result, have received their helicopters. We’d love to see a photo/ video of them in action, you’ve worked so hard to get them! We wish...
Nov 4, 2015 | DM News Blog
Over the past two years, we have been working on a big update to the Easyread System. We have now completed a major overhaul of the lessons. What’s new for Easyread 2.0? You can now find: Much more detailed tracking of learners’ progress A more adaptive,...
Oct 30, 2015 | DM News Blog
For Halloween this year, we invited our Easyread writers to send us their spookiest short stories, for the chance to have their work appear in a new book in the Easyread library, Spooky Stories, where all the other children on the programme could read it. They made us...
Oct 22, 2015 | DM News Blog
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Oct 21, 2015 | DM News Blog
It was a dark, blustery night in late October. Over the howl of the wind blowing through the trees, there was the sound of a door creaking in the distance. Suddenly, a tall dark shadow appeared round the corner… … And now, over to you, our budding Easyread story...
Oct 19, 2015 | DM News Blog
The 5th – 11th October marked the British Dyslexia Association’s Dyslexia Awareness Week. This year’s theme was ‘Making Sense of Dyslexia’. Artists, poets, actors and authors rallied together to share their thoughts on what dyslexia means to them. We shared poet,...
Oct 9, 2015 | DM News Blog
To celebrate Dyslexia Awareness Week, The Guardian published The Box, by poet Sally Gardner, who struggles with reading herself. It’s a great description of the frustration of being stuck without the tools that our society expects. Every day, we strive to spread...
Sep 28, 2015 | DM News Blog
Sir Richard Branson is one of the most high-profile struggling readers of our time. When Margaret Rooke set about gathering celebrities to feature in her new book, Creative Successful Dyslexic, it was only natural that the entrepreneur be featured to champion the...
Sep 10, 2015 | DM News Blog
During our initial telephone meetings with parents, we are often told that a child is experiencing a lot of confusion with the letters b and d when reading. And when you take a look at these two letters typed up, you can see why a child may get into a bit of a muddle...
Sep 4, 2015 | DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
Back in 2008, Connor and his mum, Hilary, joined Easyread to help 10 year-old Connor work through his reading struggles. Connor was having a hard time with decoding words out loud, and was a stickler for having a good guess at a word or two… Over the course of...
Aug 28, 2015 | DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
When we started the reading today and it was a white screen with black letters Ryan immediately said he couldn’t see the words. He started to squint and to get closer to the screen to see. I asked him if he wanted me to change the background color as soon as I...
Aug 25, 2015 | DM News Blog
Here at Easyread, we are often posed the question “Should I still be reading to my child whilst they are doing the programme?” Our response? “Yes, it’s great if you can.” We are all for continuing to read to your child whilst they are doing...
Aug 14, 2015 | DM News Blog
Singer-songwriter and Grammy Hall of Famer Carly Simon is best known for her hit singles “You’re So Vain”, “Let the River Run”, and “Nobody Does It Better” – the latter written for a James Bond film. She’s also a...
