When Karl started Easyread, his mum Jennifer told us he was considered to be behind his peers in English reading at his Spanish immersion school. Karl is a highly visual-spatial learner, and compensated for his decoding difficulties by guessing short words when reading, which appeared to resemble words he had come across in texts before. So much time and energy was spent on retrieving words from his memory, that Karl’s reading comprehension was suffering. Reading was a stressful time for the whole family.

Now, Karl is independently reading each night and getting 10/10 on his spelling tests in school! Read the full case study on Karl’s Easyread journey below.

What was reading like for your son before Easyread? Main concerns/reading age level/frustrations etc?

Reading with my son was very frustrating. Although we read together since he was a baby, his reading level was at least about a year behind his classmates.

How was Easyread a good fit? What were the highs and lows of the Easyread experience for you?

Easyread helped me relax by teaching me that short success stories were more important than getting through the same material his class worked on. 

What was the direct result of going through the process for Karl, in terms of reading and spelling improvement, confidence gains, etc.? What has that meant for you?

My son instantly became more confident and I was less frustrated. By focusing on what was done well with the lessons each night he started reading more words on his own. He is still a little behind his classmates, but he reads books on his own for about 15-20 minutes each night much more fluently and comfortable.

When he sounds things out, he does so very logically. Karl is great at spelling and usually gets 10/10’s each week.

And here is a topical photo of Karl with a carved pumpkin!

For our feedback we couldn’t be happier with the program. James loves to do it every day and it is amazing how quickly he reads by looking at the characters alone without the letters, he leaves my daughter and I in his wake. James feels very empowered and loves to decode all the time. He tells me that he sees pictures above the words at school even though they are not there. I know I shouldn’t see improvement until 90 lessons but the confidence is there which we can’t help getting excited about. Thank you for helping my gorgeous boy.

– N

I did want to let you know that Easyread was a big help for Angelina, just as it was for her sister. On the other online program we did for schooling there were lessons that timed her reading speed. When she started, she would be at 6-9 words per minute. Since doing easyread, she was up to 61 wpm… much closer to the goal of 90 set for her grade level.
Thanks again,
A

I just wanted to say, we are very happy with Easyread so far. Niccolo really loves it–he had a fever today but still wanted to do his lesson! He is also reading books on his own every day now without me asking him to, and I’m sure that is because of easyread. His confidence definitely has improved. He is also definitely guessing less than he used to, but hasn’t quite dropped that habit completely.
Thanks for all your support!
L

1) Ryan would get very frustrated and not even try when asked to read. He had no confidence at all. He avoided reading completely. Homework was a real struggle.

2) Easyread was a good fit for him because he it was fun and he got immediate verbal praise (as well as prizes in the mail). His confidence built up right away and he became proud of himself.

3) I am so happy for him. He does his homework without a fight and even grabs books and wants to read on his own! He is very confident now in and out of school. He has become a good speller too.

– K