Thank you SO much! This was one of the best PD webinars that I've done! My biggest take away was learning the difference between graphemes and letters. I also feel that moving towards orthographic mapping is going to make a huge difference with my readers! THANK YOU!

— Rachel, Massachusetts

You did a better job explaining orthographic mapping than anything else I have watched/read.

— Jen, Ohio

I had several "aha" moments! Voiced and unvoiced pairs, letter names and their relationship to their sounds, WE SPELL WITH GRAPHEMES! Thank you SO much, I am a new teacher and this reignites my passion for early literacy and inspires me!!!!

— Adrianna, Ontario

One of the biggest takeaways for myself is that in your 3 hour presentation, it is the MOST information I've EVER received on how to teach young children to read. Another takeaway was that being able to SEE how to teach the concepts was invaluable.

— Liz, Ontario

I definitely have a better understanding of closed syllables and the why of teaching them. So excited to share all I've learned with my co-workers and hopefully have them take the webinars.

— Doreen, Ontario

There were so many take-aways, but the Scarborough’s rope stuck with me a lot. I teach special Ed and I have so many that struggle with different parts of reading. That model helps me understand gaps that I can help to fill in reading, and how to explain gaps in reading to parents.

— Shae, Missouri

After the first session, I started using the signs for short vowel sounds. It's amazing how quickly my students caught on and how we use it daily.

— Shawn, Texas

Thank you so much! I was just commenting to my friend that is here with me that i can't believe this webinar was free! SO MUCH here for me. I am excited to get into tomorrow, and so sad for my previous students that i didn't have these techniques before.

— Abby, Indiana

I can continue to help my 4th graders work on orthographic mapping. It's not too late to improve their phonemic skills!

— Emma, North Carolina

I've learned these tenets in my LETRS class. However, the reinforcement of terms in SOR is key. The word 'excitation' is new for me and it's a great understanding. This added to my knowledge of SOR.

— A'isha, Washington DC

This training would be very beneficial to all K-3 teachers.

— Nicole, Arizona

This was the most informative course I have ever taken. I have learned more about reading in this course then I have in 10 years of teaching. Thank you so much.

— Kata, Ontario 

This has been a wonderful consolidation of the importance of explicitly teaching along the phonological and phonemic awareness continuum. Thank you!

— Catherine, Alberta

I'm so glad this research is being brought to the forefront! If 40% of our students will not be fully literate without a systematic approach, we really need to be making a change, and I'm so happy this change is happening!

— Leana, Washington

You deepened my basic understanding of this type of literacy instruction and made me feel more confident in the language and practices. Thanks!

— Katherine, California

This was FANTASTIC! Thank you! I was wondering how I was going to sit through 3 hrs after a day of teaching - well, it was so engaging and clear that it flew by! Thank you!

— Doreen, Ontario

Mind blowing! when we know better, we do better. Thank you!

— Jennifer, Ontario

I can continue to help my 4th graders work on orthographic mapping. It's not too late to improve their phonemic skills!

— Emma, North Carolina

 

I’m using your program in some of my 2nd and 3rd grade interventions, and we’re having fantastic results! The vast majority of our kids are reading with at least 97% accuracy

— Stacey B., Content Leader

Last week I began teaching Phonics Boost to a 54-year-old guy who says he got off track with reading when his teacher said there were 5 vowels and then began to name them…. He admits that he never really learned to read, but he did manage to memorize a few words – just enough to get by.We began the Boost lessons last week and got through Lesson 6 this morning. He is doing great! … This morning [he] told me that this is the first time in his life that he feels proud of himself.

— Karen C., Dyslexia Specialist

We have been using the (Phonics Suite) materials for a few weeks now and it is amazing how much progress the students are making!

— Amy L., Teacher

I wanted to keep you updated on our progress with our implementation.  I was at Kendrick Lakes last week for their data team discussion and student progress reporting.  In just three weeks of instruction, their 4th grade groups have doubled their WCPM and increased their accuracy significantly with similar trends in the other grade levels!  Stein is reporting similar performance across their building as well...  Of course they shared this growth at our last area principal/coach meeting.  All of a sudden, the other three schools that have been a tad sluggish in getting after implementation are now chomping at the bit to do a better job.

— Melody I., Literacy Coordinator

I am doing your program with a 3rd grader…. At first his accuracy scores flat lined below 90%.  Now they are usually in the Way to Go section. [I] showed his mom the history of his chart.  [It] was powerful....right around September you could see a huge jump.  They had parent conferences in November. For the first time ever, she had wonderful reports of how well [her son] is doing. [We] were high fiving each other and "dancing round the kitchen." His reading teacher came to observe me the other week and was amazed at the difficulty of the words he was decoding.  She said she would have to think about this as she now believed that she hasn't been challenging him enough.

— Sue G.

This year my school adopted Phonics Boost to use as our intervention program. I have absolutely fallen in love with your program! We have experienced so much success. The kids are reading with 98-100% accuracy and their reading rates have also improved. I have used Scott Foresman ERI, Voyager Passport, Read Well, and the Elements of Reading kits. None have had the level of explicit, direct, and systematic phonics instruction that your program provides.

— Elizabeth N., Reading Specialist

Really Great Reading has changed the way we think about our adolescent struggling readers. We must be able to provide an intervention to ensure these children are able to graduate from our schools reading, comprehending, and ready to participate in the 21st century. This is the tool we have been looking for!

— Jack W., Superintendent

The atmosphere was so safe. Students had difficulty reading and the other students were very encouraging and patient. Of course, that is a credit to the teacher, but still – the students must be seeing success to work so hard at something. These are some pretty tough, normally ‘unsuccessful’ students and you would think they were being paid to behave so well. They were fighting over being the reader, everyone participating and engaged in the lesson, taking notes – high school kids.

— Linda H., Curriculum and Instruction Director

We have been using the (Phonics Suite) materials for a few weeks now and it is amazing how much progress the students are making!

— Amy L., Teacher

I would like to give great applause to…all the staff that is working with all the students in the Phonics Boost program at Dundee Crown Highs School. My oldest son has a form of Dyslexia. He had gotten to a point in school that he couldn't compensate on his own. The Special Ed. team suggested putting him in a remedial reading program to fill in the gaps he missed along the way of his earlier education. Now, he has mentioned to me how much he noticed that reading and comprehension have gotten easier for him and are not such a struggle.

— Carla M., parent of a student receiving Boost lessons

During class our students continue to make wonderful progress. Our most ADHD student who is incredibly dyslexic was overheard talking to another student at an assembly saying, “I didn’t really like the idea of getting pulled out from my [old] reading class, but [my new reading class] it’s really making a difference.” Another of our students, a senior, told adults at an LD Simulation that she finally started getting help in learning to read this year. She wishes that she had gotten this program earlier but is thankful that she’s in it now.

— Linda M., RtI Coach

We have been using the (Phonics Suite) materials for a few weeks now and it is amazing how much progress the students are making!

— Amy L., Teacher