Online Reading Programs

Making reading & comprehension automatic

The 3 steps to reading are:

1. Learn the language by listening
2. Learn your letters
3. Map the language you hear to the letters you see

Of course, there’s more to it. For many, the challenge is in the very first step.  For them, language processing is not good enough to clearly hear every sound in every word, and so the language they hear does not always match up to the letters they see.  Their word memory is muddy, not accurate or reliable.

That’s where our online reading program can help.

Or software presents quick-fire, adaptive exercises that speed up and strengthen language processing. Once “word memory” is more accurate and reliable, mapping to the letters is easier, more automatic.

And if reading is automatic…

Reading is easier, less of a chore. And so your child will be less reluctant to read. Furthermore, if reading is automatic, if the mind does not have to concentrate on decoding, it will be free for comprehension and thinking — making connections, making inferences, thinking critically, reading comprehension with metacognition.

With comprehension comes interest and a reading habit. This is the path to being a great reader, reading practice, effortless comprehension and a love of reading.

Signs of Reading Delays

Do any of these describe your child or teenager?

• Hates to read
• Can’t read for long periods
• Isn’t understanding what he is reading
• Is a slow reader
• Has been diagnosed with dyslexia, ADHD or a language-based learning disability

We help with all of these concerns.

How we prepare the brain for reading

An NIH study: 88% of struggling readers have weak phonemic awareness.

Steps To Reading Proficiency

First: Prepare for Reading

Our self-paced exercises are the equivalent to hearing tens of thousands of words in just a few weeks. This intensive practice helps develop phonemic awareness and the other fundamental skills required for reading automaticity:

• Cognitive — language processing, working memory, attention
• Text — decoding, eye tracking, phonics
• Language —  vocabulary, spelling, grammar, literal reading comprehension

Improvements in cognitive skills removes the muddiness from word memory, making reading more automatic.

Second:  Reading Comprehension

Our goal is reading comprehension with metacognition, defined as understanding, thinking while reading, making connections, putting the text in context, self-correcting while reading. To broaden reading skills and to cover the common skill gaps, we have a series of reading programs with these strands:

• Spelling – conventions, rules, exceptions
• Grammar and language structure
• Vocabulary
• Sight word growth
• Reading accuracy
• Reading comprehension
• Thinking while reading

Reading comprehension for elementary age children is the ability to connect to prior knowledge or personal experience while reading. Our ultimate goal is the 8th grade reading standard, reading comprehension exercises that align with most state standards.

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Disclaimer

Every person is different, and so every outcome is different. We do not claim to be 100% effective in every case.  That’s just not realistic.

We make every effort to only take students we expect to help. If we think your case is high risk, we’ll tell you so before you start. We are proud of our record. If there are no undetected learning difficulties going on, we normally make a significant difference in a few months.

However, sometimes there are other issues involved, which neutralize the impact of our software. And sometimes for unexplained reasons our program is not as effective as we’d like. We do offer a guarantee, but in the world of learning nothing is certain.  More about our claims here.

Our clients are not alone. Unlike most online reading programs, we provide constant oversight and guidance. Call today to find out if we can help.  If you are still not convinced, watch this video.