For parents of schoolchildren in the northern hemisphere, May and June can be nail-biting months. As the school year comes to an end, parents with struggling learners can be catapulted into worries about how their child will cope with the demands of the next year with new teachers, new peer groups, and harder material.
For children between the ages of 7 and 10 who are behind in their reading and spelling, this is an especially debilitating concern. Without a good reading foundation, these children cannot progress.
If you are in that boat, you may be considering summertime solutions to help prepare your dyslexic son or daughter for what’s ahead academically.
A recent study of the Easyread System found that in an average of 120 lessons, poor readers who were two years behind caught up to an age appropriate level. So starting Easyread in June could mean that by the end of September your child is no longer fighting their literacy battle.
Now if that’s not a worthy summer project, I don’t know what is.
For more information on how Easyread works, watch our video. For info on pricing and how to sign up to Easyread, click here. With questions, please email support@dm-ed.com .
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Sarah Forrest is a Reading Specialist at Oxford Learning Solutions, publishers of programs for children with highly visual learning styles, dyslexia, weak auditory processing, and more. Easyread has unparalleled success working with children in this bracket of difficulties.
