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Dear Ricki, 

As you know, Jody has been a reluctant reader all of his life and would groan anytime we suggested he read, or when his teachers gave him a reading assignment.  He is now in 6th grade and we were starting to get really concerned.  Since working with you he has literally done a 180! This past week he has been reading a hard copy chapter book for school and — drum roll — we practically have to pry it out of his hands at night so he can get to sleep!  He can’t stop reading it!   My husband and I are I so happy that he is reading on his own—without being asked.  For the first time ever!   

 I want to share an email that we received today from Jody's Literacy teacher. Of course this, I believe, is in large part due to your work with him, and for that we are truly grateful!

- Donna, Jody's mother

Dear Donna and James,

I have some good news to share with you.  Today Jody completed his end-of-year reading assessments. I am happy to let you know that he has gained four reading levels! This is outstanding!  We expect our students to gain 1 or 2 levels in a school year, so this is quite an accomplishment. He is very proud of his results and I know you will be proud of him, too.

 Sincerely,

Ms. Ann, Jody's 6th grade teacher

Your child receives 1:1 coaching and will be realizing dramatic improvement in their word level skills in as little as 10 weeks.

This course is based on the science of how children learn to read. They’ll be able to get up in front of their class and read out loud with confidence.They’ll wow their teacher and classmates...especially those who have laughed at them in the past for reading slowly and making mistakes.

In the first step of the program we meet for our complementary parent-teacher consultation and assessment. The assessment shows your child’s reading grade level and pinpoints the gaps in their reading skills. They are about to start the Reading Simplified accelerated program that moves them forward at a pace that you never thought possible. 

We set time-based goals to close the gaps revealed in the assessment. Your child will always know where they’re going and how they’re going to get there.

I provide your child with the keys to “decoding” words and show them how to start reading words accurately - no more guessing. They'll be experiencing some big ahas.

“7 Minutes To Mastery” is one of my my favorite secret sauces for helping kids read fluently. This simple strategy works like magic to get immediate results. It works well because kids are able to keep track of their own reading progress so they always know what level they are at. 

I address your child's past struggle with reading because it may have  left them with some painful memories and fear of failure: "I'm no good. I'm the dumbest kid in the class. I'm a slow reader. My reading sucks...."

95% of our kids are capable of learning how to read, given the right instruction. This module helps them replace these negative habits  of thinking with helpful thoughts. High self-esteem will help them regain the love of school that they had whn they first started school.

Instead of feeling “lesser” than others, their self-confidence will sky-rocket in reading and have a positive effect on other areas of school and life.This accomplishment gives them a boost in many areas of their lives - academic, sports, relationships, and anything they set their mind to accomplish.

It's time to celebrate your child's successes. Let's have a party!

In this module your child becomes aware of the big gains they have made and of the importance of celebrating their successes.  They will  have some suggestions for how they would like to celebrate. They will also be thinking about where they want to go from here and will make plans for the next steps on their heroic reading journey.

"We were so surprised at how much Mark improved with each lesson. We had not expected him to get such quick results."

One morning my son told me, "I don't want to go to school. I hate school...everyone thinks I'm dumb because I can’t read."

 I knew we had to find Mark some help. I began to take him on weekly trips to the library and signed him up for reading with one of the library's volunteers.

Mark enjoyed the trips to the library but his reading did not improve...and it was still a problem getting him to go to school. One afternoon at the library in mid June, I noticed Ricki working with a student. I asked if she was able to take more students. She agreed to meet with Mark every week over the summer. We wanted Mark to be reading at Grade 2 level by the time he started school again in September.

Ricki worked magic with Mark. He began to make good progress. We were so surprised at how much Mark improved with each lesson. We had not expected him to get such quick results. 

When September came around and we wondered if it going to be a good year or would there be more fights to get Mark to go to school. 

We were in for another big surprise. Mark's grade two teacher phoned in the first week of school to say how happy she was to see the big improvement in his reading. She wanted to know how he had been able to get from beginning of grade one to grade two reading level in just two months.We will never cease to be thankful for Ricki's help. She has transformed our son's life."

Marissa, Mark's mother

"We will never cease to be thankful for Ricki's help. She has transformed our son's life."