We are delighted with Easyread.

Things that I really liked about Easyread:
1) No claims that “Your child will be reading in one week!” Nobody should really believe those and I like that you stuck to your guns from the beginning about it being a process.

2) Focusing on the positive. Aeryn really wanted to learn how to read and was struggling no matter how much effort she put forth and it was very frustrating for me too. Focusing on positive feedback every step of the way made her much more willing to keep at it when it was hard and I liked the fact that I was her cheerleader instead of her enemy.

3) The Reading Difficulties training program. I took the whole thing and it was a better reading training than any training I had as I taught in public schools. Speaking of which, it said I could get a certificate when I completed it, but I couldn’t figure out how. Is that still possible?

4) The tailoring and assistance built into the program.

Aeryn said that she’s tickled that she can read now.

We have been VERY happy with Georges progress with the Easyread programme. Over the lockdown in NZ it was the perfect tool to help with his confidence and phonic awareness.

– N

Yes, he has made huge improvements. His school reading assessment in February was level 4, his teacher assessed him last week, his reading level jumped to 12. Thanks so much to your system for this.

In early September at school Sebastian scored a reading age of six years and four months. When they tested him again in February he had reached eight years and two months, which was his exact age at the time. The teachers told us (they usually don\’t mention these tests, and do them informally) as they were so impressed. So we\’re very happy with everything, especially as Sebastian has so much more confidence regarding his reading now. That is even more important than his reading age. 🙂

-P

So, we have made it to the final codeword. It feels like quite a moment.

Thank you so much for the support that you have shown us through Darcey’s reading journey.

It has been really helpful to have a simple routine of trying to do one lesson a day and to have someone to give us tips and support Darcey when times were harder. Even when Darcey was slightly resistant to the lessons, her objections were no where near what we experienced when we were teaching her alone and the progress she has made has been excellent.

We are happy to accept responsibility for the flying helicopter with all its moving parts and batteries etc – we look forward to receiving the final codeword.

With huge thanks and the hope that you are all keeping well at this time.

-A

Thank you. This course has been amazing for Athol his progress has been superb. The course has brought him on much quicker than he has at school in the time he has been there (5yrs, quite shocking really). I think he has even surprised his teachers.

I just wanted to let you know that in the last week we have seen a really exciting change in Merry’s approach to reading. He is picking up books (Guinness Book of World Records, in particular) and reading short bits without any prompting from us and reading some more complex words. I am SOOOOOOOOO proud of the commitment and effort that he has put into his reading, it has been a long and often tough road for him (with the school’s traditional phonics approach) but he has finally got to that place where it’s all starting to make sense and more naturally coming together. EasyRead has played a very important part in this, changing his approach and attitude to reading and giving him a route in which is fun and works more easily with the way his brain works.

I thought a little bit of good news at the moment is particularly important. Hope you, your family and the EasyRead team stay safe and well.

-G