Case Studies

Keira: This was the program that changed my life

Oct 27, 2022

Keira, now 17, completed Easyread in 2013 when she was 8 years old. This is her story, told in her own words.

A confident seven-year-old who is reading above his grade level

Mar 23, 2021

It has been almost one year since my seven-year-old son started on David Morgan’s Easyread. The other day, I overheard him read aloud a chapter book, unprompted and unassisted, and could not believe how far he has come along with his reading—it is night and day.

Sebastian was guessing words despite reading practice every night

Dec 7, 2020

Sebastian knew some sight words but was guessing any other word, he was really struggling with word decoding.
His spelling was very bad as well, he couldn’t spell even short words.

Leah used to be told that she simply “wasn’t trying” with reading

Dec 5, 2019

Leah used to be told that she simply "wasn't trying" with reading The Backstory Before Easyread, Leah and I were both told by several teachers that she simply “wasn’t trying”. The school thought she was being difficult although she was doing well in all of her other...

Mia: From discouraged to completely confident!

Dec 3, 2019

Mia has gained confidence and competence as a reader and has enjoyed the lessons. We have achieved our goals.

Monty: from reluctant reader to book lover

Nov 15, 2019

Monty was fine for the first few weeks learning to read, but as we added more words, it became evident he was memorising the word and not reading it…

Anessa: memorising books and struggling with spelling

Jul 22, 2019

In the first few years of school, Anessa found reading ‘easy’ but as we learned, she has a fabulous memory and could memorise poems and short stories.

Annabel: Guessing, muddling up small words – now reading fluently and confidently

Jul 10, 2019

We had a 7 year old daughter who had always enjoyed school, loved learning, devoured stories that were read to her and who was described by the learning professionals as “very bright”. However we were noticing that she wasn’t at a reading level that seemed to match this – she guessed a lot of words and sometimes would read the story so it made perfect sense contextually but the words were not the same as on the page …

Alex: he has caught up with his peers and now reads before bed!

Jun 11, 2019

Before Easyread, Alex could not really read other than simple sentences and even then he struggled. He was about a year behind his peers in terms of reading. He found having to read his book from school a chore and there would often be tears before bedtime …

Fia: She now reads in bed on her own.

Jun 10, 2019

Firstly the difference in Fia’s reading from when she started Easyread last summer is amazing. She struggled breaking words down and guessed them and she read in a very broken fashion. Not only does she now know how to break the words down but a lot of the time doesn’t even need to do that, she just reads them fluently, in fact some words I would not expect her to know she just reads with ease …

Maria: Now reading the same books as her peers!

Apr 8, 2019

Maria: Now reading the same books as her peers! The Backstory When Maria was struggling to learn to read in the conventional way at school I started to look for alternatives and stumbled across Easyread. I read lots of reviews and watched a video on YouTube. The...

Máté is now reading on his own.

Mar 19, 2019

It was a huge relief, first of all, to actually find a method that seemed to offer a pain-free solution, not only to his reading difficulties but very likely also to his general learning problems. And of course, Máté was so happy to hear that from the moment we start the program, all he will have to do is play, and that, too, only for 15 minutes a day.

Grangger: Discouragement and frustration are no longer a part of his reading.

Nov 16, 2018

My son has always struggled with reading, he could read smoothly if it was a level without difficult words but when challenging words would be presented in a text he would guess at the word and if wrong become very frustrated. Discouragement set in not only with his reading but it flowed into his writing and spelling as well. It seemed to me that there was something in his brain that just wasn’t connecting together like it had with my other children and their reading.

Matthew: from reading battles to reading success!

Nov 15, 2018

Reading practice before Easyread was a battle! He was aware that he wasn’t as good as classmates at literacy and lost confidence in himself. He was avoiding reading and spelling at home which made homework very challenging. He couldn’t seem to use the ‘phonics’ method of learning to read which was being used at school but was much better when using visual cues.

Clark: from 2 years behind to all caught up in 100 days

Nov 8, 2018

Wow, what a week! My 8 year old son Clark has completed 100 lessons with Easy Read and in the same week he got pupil of the week at school, not for just anything but for his reading skills and finding his love of reading.

Elizabeth now reads chapter books and enjoys reading

Nov 6, 2018

Elizabeth now reads chapter books and enjoys reading The Backstory Before using the easyread system, Elizabeth was struggling to read picture books and did not read chapter books in 4th grade. She said she hated reading and that didn't consider herself a reader. I...

Micah: Reading frustration, tears and underperformance in school

Oct 11, 2018

Before EasyRead my boy was struggling to learn reading with the methods being taught in his school. He was falling behind his classmates, losing confidence, and so distraught he was in tears.

Carter: Still struggling at age 10

Sep 12, 2018

Carter was still struggling to read and spell at age 10. It was all memorization of rules and he hated it. He was not a phonics learner and no matter how we persisted; Carter persisted greater, to avoid reading at all costs. They did everything in school; one on one, special ed, speech therapy. At home we tried games, apps, every online reading tool. That just made it worse, made him stressed and created a strong dislike of learning.

Kayley: Reading anxiety and frustration

Aug 15, 2018

Kayley was struggling with her reading and would get anxious when it was time for her to read. She was reading below her age and became frustrated when she did not know a word.

Alicia: From failed tutoring to Charlotte’s Web!

Jul 26, 2018

Easyread for Alicia has been a Godsend. Prior to coming across Easyread, Alicia had a private tutor and although she was lovely we could not see any improvement in her reading nor her spelling in the year she had her. We had raised our concerns with the school but they lacked the resources and knowledge to help Alicia. It was by luck that I came across Easyread

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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!