Sam is progressing well. He has been assessed at school and has made 5 months progress in his reading in his first half term this year. This is of course welcome news! He is working well with the Easyread lessons, although he needs to put more effort in with his sounding out, which I keep reminding him to do.

– C

Eliot is doing fine with Easyread. He has never found it particularly difficult, which has helped! He finds the reward system a great incentive (great that the rewards came thick and fast at the beginning). He is motivated to finish the course with his eyes fixed on the final prize: the helicopter! He is happy to come to the computer every morning before school for his ten minutes. There has been a few grumbles of late – a bit repetitive, snow-white doesn’t appeal much, although he is reading it without complaint. He is still prone to make the occasional hasty decision: guessing or not waiting for the definition of the word before saying if it is correct.

He seems to be making progress, and is more willing to do general reading before bedtime. He likes the range of Dyslexia Friendly Books by publisher Barrington Stoke. Our school has recently bought lots of them. He has just finished his second book and finds it satisfying to be able to read a chapter of a chapter book in one or two sittings.

– S

Generally Tom’s reading is getting stronger and he is having extra literacy lessons at school to help with his general work. I am confident that with all this he will be in the best possible position to move up to secondary school next summer!

– D

Finn has been making good headway over the last few weeks and I’m very impressed with his efforts. Thanks!

– H

I have been dancing with joy this week over the fact that David has chosen a book for himself to read and is obviously enjoying the challenge and the story itself. It is the first time he has ever EVER wanted to read a book for himself. Hooray!

– M

I’m very happy with the program. The biggest achievement to date has been that Harrison is starting to develop some confidence around the process of reading and is attempting to read his own books, looking more closely at signs, etc. The prizes are excellent. I can’t think of any improvements that I would suggest!

– J

Today we completed our 100th lesson!!

David is doing very well and we are seeing progress at school with his reading. Slow, but steady, which is what I prefer.

Thanks for all the support so far. We have come a long way since July when we started and it’s hard to believe we have achieved this much in only four months.

– L

I have not forgotten that would you like feedback from us on how we think Easyread is going – in short we think it’s FANTASTIC – and when I find the time I will tell you more!

– J

L is getting a lot out of Easyread. His fluency is improving and when he rereads the text on the second day, he is very confident. He is finding the trainer text much easier now, and I have no reluctance from him to do it. Before we began Easyread, we were having daily battles over reading. I am delighted by the progress in his confidence.

– T

My husband and I are very pleased with the investment we have made with Easyread. We have seen Blake move from Level 6 reading to Level 11 in the six weeks since we started. It is so positive and his confidence has really grown.

We are really pleased to have caught any issues early as the schools current reading recovery would take him out of class for an hour a day, as well as having 4 reading books a night and homework. It is a lot to ask a 6yr old to do after a long day at school. Its actually a lot to ask a parent when it will be an uphill battle in the evenings. We have found first thing in the morning before school – the perfect time and Blake always asks for it.

The highlight to date for us, was when Blake received a school certificate at assembly for his dramatic improvement at reading!

– T

Tom’s decoding in everyday reading has improved and he will have a sensible go at working out any unfamiliar words. He is not shying away from reading now and is keen to read at bedtime – sometimes with both parents – one after the other!! His whole demeanour is changing – he is full of confidence and it is great to see.

– D

E has found the Easyread programme fun and interesting. He loves the games at the end but also is keen to read The Three Little Pigs. I have to say that he is often quicker than me to decode. I have noticed an improvement in other reading. He particularly is enjoying reading to himself in bed some Dr Suess blue back books, something he could not do before. His teacher has also noticed progress. Both E and I are happy to continue. It is very encouraging.

– S

I just wanted to let you know that B wrote the shopping list today ! wonderful to see his progress thank you so much

– S

Dean is showing excellent progress. Yes, he still guesses and struggles to sound out words, but his confidence to try and sound out new and difficult words has improved in leaps and bounds.

I can also report a lot more spontaneous reading out and about and also attempts to read instructions for games on the iPad! His teacher has also commented on his reading progress at school.

– L

Joseph is doing really well with his reading and spelling and is now at reading stage 8 on the Oxford Reading Tree! I’ve been most impressed with the course and it has helped Joseph to catch up and even surpass his school friends!

– E

Acacia is doing amazingly at school and her literacy improvements have been great, although still a long way to go. Thanks as ever.

– T

I’ve just had a real WOW moment. I hadn’t worked with Ben for over 2 weeks, and the improvement was huge. He has been completing Easyread everyday, he has been an absolute star!

– A (Ben’s Teacher)