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The Reading Lesson Reviews _____________________________________________________ My 4 year old son is in week 5 of the reading lessons.
He absolutely loves it. He wakes up every day asking to do a lesson. I just finished the reading lesson with my daughter,
Elsa, who is 4. Your book is very good, she can read and understand book
level 2. I have already used your book with my other daughter, Morgan,
last year. Now she is 5 and in Kindergarten, she has a reading level
and understanding
of a third grader. Great book, and simple to use. At the end of lesson
20 you wanted us to write you so you can send me a certificate to commemorate
my child achievement. Thank you for the certificate and again great book.
I have recommended this book to many friends and school teacher. I just wanted to express
my gratitude for your amazing product: The Reading Lesson. My son is
in Kindergarten, and until now- had not had a strong interest in reading.
Last year he was diagnosed with ADHD, combined type- meaning he is
both inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive. So, as you can imagine-
trying to teach him has been very trying! Since I purchased your book
his reading has improved dramatically. We are currently on Lesson 10,
and am going to try to have the book completed in 6-weeks. His father
returns from a year long deployment in Iraq, and my son wants to show
him that he can read! I will do anything and everything I can to help
him achieve his goal. Luckily for me, your book pretty much does it
all! Thanks again! I am very satisfied with the Reading Lesson. My two sons
have just finished I am a reading specialist and I work both at a school
and in my own private practice. I use the Reading Lesson book for my
students. I like it because it follows roughly the same sequence of phonics
as Orton-Gillingham which is the approach I use in much of my tutoring.
I also like the fact that the kids get immediate opportunities to practice
the new sounds and new words that have just been presented, and the fact
that there is phonemic awareness built in as part of the lesson. I've
only been using the book for about two weeks but so far it is working
very well. I just wanted to thank the creators of this program. I
started the reading Just to take this opportunity to thank you and Michael
for creating these books because it really works! Dj was very happy and has the certificate on the table
to admire. Thanks again. Our reading is going great..and you make it
look easy teaching it..but I remember the fear I had before we started.
And now it’s the most natural thing, even the confusing sounds
like one. I went ahead and said..that sounds like a W sometimes..you
just have to learn that word is a W sound. English is a tough one..but
you made something hard easy.D. Flores, Sep 2007 Luca and I are now midway through Lesson 19. It's amazing how much she has learned in just about 3 2/3 months. Her cousin is going into Kindergarten this coming week and I am so proud that Luca already knows so much already. In fact, I did teach her cousin lesson 1 in about 20 minutes. It's so simple. I am "officially" home schooling Luca this fall and we'll start on the story lessons, writing and math. Thanks! A. Hawkes, Sep 2007 Wow, I didn't know you were a family owned business. I have read all the good reviews on your product and my daughter is 3 and a half. She loved the sample lesson and she is very enthusiastic to read more. We will definitely be coming back for more products. It's wonderful!! I am sure there are more parents out there who are grateful that their children are benefiting from these superb products. Nish Mattews, Aug 2007 We are loving The Reading Lesson. My 5 year-old is nearly done with lesson 4 and we got it about 2 weeks ago. She did know her letter sounds before hand which helped. She is learing quickly. I looked online for reading ciriculum for quite some time. I was about to buy the Learn to Read in 100 Easy Lessons when I came across this book. The comments were outstanding and now that I have the lessons, I know why. My son is 3 and a half and knows his letter sounds too and so I will soon try him on lesson 1. I know he is not ready yet because of his attention span but I AM excited to try the Math Lesson as he LOVES numbers and stories. Allison Cole - June 2007 I have been using the Reading Lesson with my son for the past couple of months and I have to say I absolutely love your program. We tried Learning to Read in 100 Easy Lessons for about 5 months and neither my son nor myself liked the program. (We did get about half way through the book, but found it frustrating to use.) My son finally said to me, Mommy, these stories just don’t make sense, I don’t want to do it anymore. I had to be honest with him at this point and told him that, the whole program did not make a whole lot of sense to me, and that I would find another reading program for him We have started the Reading Lesson a couple of months ago and we both love it! Your product is far superior to the Learning Read in 100 Easy Lessons. I love the lay out, the way you have set out the lessons, the stories, the little activities, etc. The whole program is very well done. My son is on Lesson 12 already. The supplementary computer CD is a great as well. We really like it and find that it helps my son when it comes to his reading lesson. Shiela B. - April 2007 I have 20 children from age 2 through 6 and they LOVE
the Emily Mullens _____________________ Just wanted to let you know my 4 1/2 year-old finished
the "Reading Lesson" book today after about 4 months of instruction.
Christopher loved your book so much, Katie My son and daugther both learned to read with The Reading Lesson. My daughter Leah, who is 5 just finished the program. I want to tell you how really nice your book is. We think it is the best book for teaching children to read and you deserve a lot of success. Thank you again and please send the completion certificate to: S. Lev, Cleveland, Ohio, ____________________________ My son, Danial Firdaus, who is five and a half, has just completed all 20 chapters of 'The Reading Lesson' today (4 December 2006). Both my husband and I are extremely proud of him as he has done this in less than 3 months. We would like to thank you for producing such an amazing book (we relied solely on your book 'The Reading Lesson'). It is a highly effective reading programme and has even managed to sustain the interest of our son, who had hitherto been such a reluctant reader. Towards the middle of the book, he showed a clear enjoyment of the reading passages and even suggested that we coloured in all the pictures. We gave him a nice reward (he wanted a pop up book and a fancy cake) for completing Chapter 10 and will get him a bigger present, as promised, now that he has completed the entire book. Thank you once again as our child is now a very confident reader. Have you got a follow up to this book or could you recommend us other books to make him read even more fluently? I would be really grateful if you could send him a certificate to mark his big achievement. Our address is as follows: Maizura, Malyasia, Dec 2006 _______________ I homeschool my 5 oldest children but I was having trouble
getting my boys interested in reading. As soon as I found The Reading
Lesson (readinglesson.com) it has been a different story. My 2 boys are
loving their lessons and I love it, too. I bought the ebook and really
enjoy just sitting with the boys at the computer to do our "school" as
they call it. My 6 year old ask me everyday, even Saturday and Sunday,
if I'm ready to do his lesson. I'm so thankful for how easy and fun it
is for them to learn. My 8 year old is so confident now. Thank you so
much for all that you're doing with the ebooks. I have a five year old son, to whom I taught reading
using your Reading To mark his achivement, can you please send him a certificate,
it will I just wanted to express my thanks for your program.
The material was well presented well and made it easy for me as a parent
to use consistently with my son. My son, who turn 4 1/2 on Dec 1, 2004,
has just completed The Reading Lesson and we are pleased with the results.
Watching your child read is a joy, especially when you know that you,
the parent, taught him. Now, his world will be expanded as he begins
to read on his own and with me. To whom it may concern, we have finished The Reading
Lesson. We have had a very smooth, successful experience with your program!
I am requesting two of the completion certificates for my kids. One is
for Kaleb Jackson, age 6 and one for Mary Jackson, also age 6.
I have used the reading lesson for several years. My
students start the program at age three and are completing the program
before kindergarten. I am a preschool teacher. I would love to see booklets
that correspond with each lesson so they can take home a reader that
relates to their lesson. Is that something that may be available in the
future ? The children love the pictures of the characters and coloring
them after they read would be rewarding and fun. Thanks, ________________ We are living testimonials to your book. I purchased "How to Teach Your Child to Read in 20 Lessons" when my son was 4. We did a page, or two or three depending on his mood, every day. I didn't push him, just let him set the pace. We are finished now (he's 5 and 1/2) and he is reading so very well! I cannot believe how successful your book is. Thank you! I plan to order it for my daughter who's 3 and I'll put it away until she's 4. Thank you so much. Sincerely, Kris Denholm ___________________________________ ____________________ First I want to tell you what a
wonderful program I feel you have. I used it a couple years ago with
children with autism and they loved it and made outstanding progress. I am writing to let you know how impressed I am with The Reading Lesson. My daughter enjoys it very much. I have been trying to convince my sons charter school to carry this program. I think it beats a lot of the other programs out there. It is simple and fun to use. It makes teaching reading fun and less scary! I love how the CD ROM incorporates the keyboard so the children learn where letters are. Thank you very much for resending that lesson
to me. I hope to show it and the CD ROM to the school if that is okay.
The teacher looked online and said the program looked like it was for
preschoolers. The school already offers Teach Your Child to Read in 100
Easy Lessons. I have tried that program, and I think this one is superior.
It is more engaging and interesting. I also think it is more fun than
the totally scripted repetitive pages in the other program. I hope to
convince her that this is a very complete program for teaching reading
even to Kindergarteners. ..... Julie Merrill, Modesto, CA
Gail Hensler
Ann O'Brien, RN, MSN, San Ramon, CA
Renee Paufve, CA
Marilyn King, Ph.D, Oak leaf Center, Kennewick, WA
Nancy Mather, Ph.D. Dept. of Sp. Education, College of Education, University of Arizona.
Gary Dauphin, Advisory Systems, Apple Computer Inc.
Suzan Cervantes, Palo Alto, CA
Janet Snoyer
Vicky Patterson, Escondido, CA
Fran Podova, New York ______________________________________________________________________
The Reading Lesson
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Review by Cathy Duffy Oct 2001 A unique marking system of underlining
and other supplementary marks such as hollow circles above vowels is
used to alert children to phonetic groupings, alternate vowel Letters are taught in groups that
allow children to begin reading words Words, sentences, and short stories
are interspersed throughout the lessons The CD-ROM, created with Macromedia,
features animations and sound along Capital letters are introduced
beginning in lesson eleven. Writing the A weak point is the lack of instruction
on syllabication. In addition to the The Reading Lesson is a beginning
reading program. While it does introduce When you also consider how low the cost is for this program, it begins to look like a very good bargain. Cathy Duffy The Reading Lesson The Reading Lesson is a step by step interactive approach to reading for children ages 4 to 8. There are 20 lessons in the book that can help children learn to read fluently. This worthwhile program is designed for parents who want to help their preschool and kindergarten children to read. The Reading Lesson is a practical structured teaching method, for the first time reader, as well as for children with reading difficulties. The book and a CD-ROM contain short stories and activities. The Wordbook contains all the important (Dolch) words used in the course. A video reviews the names and sounds of the alphabet in a straightforwad way. In each lesson children learn new sounds, letter combinations and words. The Word Theater has animation and characters - clowns, magicians, and sea creatures - that make learning to read fun for the child. The Interactive Reading Games build word recognition skills rapidally. The Reading Lesson teaches new sounds, sound blending and how to recognize key sight words in a very step by step progression that is easy to follow. It also incoporates basic spelling. The program offers no gimmicks, or magic formulas. It is structured, simple and easy. Adult supervision is needed because the parent plays an important role in teaching the child to read. The Reading Lesson uses both phonics and sight-words that are developmentally appropriate. The vocabulary of the program closely corresponds to 500 most commonly used words. The Reading Lesson does not follow the alphabet, but instead begins by teaching the most common letters un the English language (similar approach as the Distar program in the book, "Teach your child to Read in 100 Lesson". This way children can begin reading words and simple stories from the very first lesson. Lower case letters only are used in the first ten lessons. Upper case letters come later. The Reading Lesson concentrates on teaching children to decode. Decoding is not the same as reading comprehension. The goal of this program is to give children basic reading skills so they can begin to read independently. I have used this program with some of my students, who were not familiar with the names of the letters, their sounds or how to blend to make words. They are now starting to look at words with new interest. They are beginning to try to sound out words they don't know. This is a great program for parents who want to intorduce reading to their children. Bob Spear RATING: The Reading Lesson takes the basic form of How to Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons, slows down the pace, and simplifies the concepts. Each lesson begins by introducing a few new letters or sound combinations. Then the reader builds competence and confidence by working through a slow, steady progression of practice sounds, practice words, matching games, short phrases, and stories. Simple symbols are used to clarify potentially confusing pronunciation as new words are introduced. The reader is slowly weaned from these cues once a word has been read many times. Delightful line drawings of animals and objects illustrate stories and provide mnemonic sound cues as letters are presented. Punctuation, capitalization, and sight words are gradually worked in, and the print size steadily decreases as the difficulty of words increases. This low-frustration reading
program is particularly geared for children 4 to 7 years old and
older children with reading challenges. We rated this book five hearts.
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