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Why your visual learner is struggling to read

Jul 27, 2018 | DM News Blog

Blog The latest news in literacy, child development, and all things Easyread View all posts Why your visual learner is struggling to read by Sarah Forrest || 27 July 2018 Do you see your child constantly guessing when trying to read a sentence? Maybe they crack the...

Why do some children read more than others?

May 18, 2018 | DM News Blog

Blog The latest news in literacy, child development, and all things Easyread View all posts Why do some children read more than others? by Lydia Cockburn || 18 May 2018 It’s hardly news that poor readers usually read less, while good readers read more. But recent...

How to help your child make reading gains when school’s out for summer

May 9, 2018 | DM News Blog

Blog The latest news in literacy, child development, and all things Easyread View all posts How to help your child make reading gains when school’s out for summer by Laura Gordon || 09 May 2018 Last night, I attended the local Summer Camp Expo! for my son, who starts...

Embiggening Literacy Levels: 4 Things ‘The Simpsons’ Taught Us About Helping Children Learn To Read

Apr 9, 2018 | DM News Blog

Blog The latest news in literacy, child development, and all things Easyread View all posts Embiggening Literacy Levels: 4 Things ‘The Simpsons’ Taught Us About Helping Children Learn To Read by Akash Nikolas || 9 April 2018 It may seem unlikely, but we...

Why is there a “national crisis” in Australian literacy?

Feb 9, 2018 | DM News Blog

Blog The latest news in literacy, child development, and all things Easyread View all posts Why is there a “national crisis” in Australian literacy? by Lydia Cockburn || 9 February 2018 The changing nature of early childhood and low government funding have...

Literacy Projects Inspiring Us This Week

Jan 12, 2018 | DM News Blog

Blog The latest news in literacy, child development, and all things Easyread View all posts Literacy Projects Inspiring Us This Week by Lydia Cockburn || 12 January 2018 Imagine my surprise when – while browsing this week’s literacy news – I happened upon...

Sight Words Are Out

May 4, 2017 | DM News Blog

Blog The latest news in literacy, child development, and all things Easyread View all posts Get a 10-Lesson Easyread TrialRead Our Backstory...Archives October 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August...

Easyread Empowers at Magic Johnson Center

Nov 20, 2013 | DM News Blog

The Easyread System is improving low literacy levels of children living in supported housing outside Washington DC, as a part of a Magic Johnson Community Empowerment Center initiative. The center, in Bladensburg (Maryland), launched a free comprehensive after-school...

Debunking 5 Dyslexia Myths

Nov 12, 2013 | DM News Blog

1. Word flipping, like was/saw or on/no, or mirror writing, is a sure sign of dyslexia. Word flipping or mirror writing are classic “symptoms” often heralded as proof of dyslexia. But many people with reading difficulty don’t do either of these...

From the Page to the Screen

Oct 1, 2013 | DM News Blog

Watching a movie with your children is another way to enhance and extend a good reading experience—and it’s just plain fun. Of course, many film adaptations don’t quite live up to their literary sources, but movies have their own charms. Watching a movie...

Short and Sweet

Sep 3, 2013 | DM News Blog

Sometimes, no matter what great books we try to coax children into reading, they just can’t get through a chapter book. Struggling readers can be overwhelmed by the length of longer reading selections, and they need materials that can be completed in one...

Factoid Fridays: Smaller Screens Help Dyslexic Readers

Aug 23, 2013 | DM News Blog

Fact: A recent study at Harvard showed that it may be easier for dyslexics to read on a smaller screen. A Harvard professor named Dr Matt Scheps has recently studied the optimal screen size for dyslexic readers. He is an astrophysicist who struggles with dyslexia. One...

Factoid Friday: Illiteracy in the Army

Aug 9, 2013 | DM News Blog

Fact: Up to 40% of new recruits into the British Armed Forces have a reading age of 11 years old. The armed forces recently published details of a report into the academic levels of their personnel, in which this and other statistics were revealed. 38% fail a...

Questions About Vision Therapy?

Aug 1, 2013 | DM News Blog

Helping Every Child to Read recently hosted a live Q+A session with a vision therapy expert from the US, Dr Joel Warshowsky. Dr Warshowsky wrote an article about ‘the misdiagnosed child’, and then opened up the floor for questions that were submitted electronically....

Building Literacy through…Vacation!

Jul 24, 2013 | DM News Blog

The kids are jumping up and down. The whole family is about to leave on vacation. Maybe you are flying to a famous amusement park. Perhaps you are driving several hours or days to visit with Grandma and Grandpa. You can make the trip more fun, AND educational as well,...

Games to Improve Your Child’s Short-Term Memory

Jul 23, 2013 | DM News Blog

“She reads a word on one page, but then has forgotten it by the next page! This makes reading a nightmare…” Short-term memory weakness is one of the eight causes of reading difficulty. It can be a tricky one to pinpoint, because many parents may believe their child...

Examining Your Child’s Desk in September

Jul 18, 2013 | DM News Blog

What will your child find on her desk when she returns to school in September? Michael Gove, education secretary, recently published guidelines for a new curriculum that aims to bring the British school system up to date. The proposals are far-reaching, covering most...

Developing Child Vision through Play

Jul 11, 2013 | DM News Blog

Sometimes it seems like the best things in life come through hard work and patience. When it comes to developing your child’s healthy vision, here’s good news: it’s easy and fun! The American Optometric Association recently put together a timeline of toys...

Everybody Loves a Good Story: 6 Tips for Struggling Readers

Jul 10, 2013 | DM News Blog

Everyone loves a good story. There is something so appealing and engaging about “Once upon a time…” or “Wait until I tell you what happened…!” The minute we know we’re going to hear a story we settle in, ready to be...

3 Things I Learned from Going Back to Elementary School as a Grown-Up

Jun 11, 2013 | DM News Blog

When I was 28 years old, I went back to kindergarten. Not to be a teacher or a volunteer. I went back to be a student again. Since I’d graduated from college, I’d felt lost and let down. I’d worked my tail off in school for 17 years with the vague promise of success...

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Kelly Thoresen Isselhardt

2021-12-24

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As a parent working through the 20/21 school year in distance learning with 3 elementary kids, there were at least some positive upsides. For example, my daughter Laine’s (2nd grade, 8 years old at start) reading ability (when she is such a bright, exuberant, creative, SMART kid) kept me up at night. Something was not connecting. No amount of pressure or more reading was making up for the missing pieces in her ability to read. I was literally awake in the middle of the night, by chance watching Dr. Morgan’s Facebook ad and knew he was talking about my daughter. I started crying and felt I had been given such a gift. By morning in February 2021 she was signed up and on her way to decoding and cracking her reading struggles. It’s not been easy all the time, we have struggled through some lessons with tears and frustration. BUT today, Laine passed her 223 lesson, earned her helicopter (the code words/spy prizes have been a great motivator), and has gone from a 1.5 grade reading level to reading at a 5th grade level with limited assistance in only 10 months. I am so grateful for the Easyread program. Their attention to detail, one on one phone calls and Zoom meet ups, quick response time to questions, and consideration for my kid’s development has made us feel cared for each step of the way. If you have looked into the Easyread program and David’s description of your child’s reading journey hits home, run don’t walk to sign up. It has been one of our favorite blessings of this crazy year and I shout it’s praises to anyone who has a struggling reader.

Laura Stoker

2021-12-21

I was really skeptical about this for my 8 year old, how can 15 minutes a day and video, and games work? He struggled with blending and decoding. He know can use the trainer texts faster then I can figure out the word myself to see if he is correct. The system moves as he needs and the personal support is amazing.

Sara Cunningham-Neuff

What a fantastic programme! Our 8 yr old made such rapid progress I began to doubt myself whether she had had issues in the first place! When we looked at the video recording made at the beginning of the programme, her progress was remarkable within just a few weeks. She asks to do the session every day and complains if I don't have time - a massive difference from a child who used to invent the most incredible excuses to avoid reading before this. She now reads books in her own time and is even starting to get her head around spelling - all in less than 2 months. The personalised support from the Easyread facilitators is much better than I expected from an online course and the prizes are great too! Thank you Easyread!

Jared Amanda Stone

Our daughter has loved the Easyread program. She thinks she is just playing fun games on the computer but she's actually improving her reading and spelling skills. Her Spelling grades have improved from 50% to 90% in only a few months. Thank you Easyread for an amazing program! I would highly recommend your program for any children struggling to read and spell.

Carly Banks

2021-12-14

Wow, this program works! My 9-year old became a more fluent reader within weeks of starting, and she really enjoyed doing the assignments (structured like fun games) every day! She never complained about it once, even 2 months in she was excited to decode the words and play the games in Easyread. And she has so much more confidence now. Thank you Easyread!