In years of school, no other program or intervention had ever done what IRLA did.
Reading was no longer frustrating, it made sense and like the sports he loves, practicing reading AT HIS ABILITY LEVEL was making him get better. He had a plan to move to the next level-there were goals and words he had to practice to get there. Best of all his confidence grew, and slowly he began to SOAR! He loved that it was on his iPad among his other video games he was proud to get on Bookshelf to read 20 books a day and was no longer embarrassed like when he would pick up a book and it was too hard for him to read.
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My stress over how to help him was taken away by this program, a true gift to me and my family. Best of all, I was no longer a frustrated mom trying to build my own home school curriculum I knew what books he had to read and what words he had practice to get to the next level. The program had books at HIS level that were fast, fun, and easy! He could read on his own as long as he stayed on his color or below. When we finally had him IRLA tested, his independent reading level was end of Kindergarten/beginning of first grade.we had NO IDEA IT WAS THAT BAD! He had school interventions, special education, and private tutoring for two years and gains were slow, but no one could tell us exactly where he was, let alone what he needed to do.no one! In December he tested in IRLA as a Yellow/1G level, crumbling at the sight word level (we did not even KNOW that he was struggling to read his sight words at flash speed), and after following the program each month he went from 1 Green to 2 Green (in one month), from 2 Green to 1B (in another month), to 2 Blue and then 1 Red by spring break. My son could hang in third grade reading with one-on-one instruction, but he couldn't read on his own. The American Reading Company IRLA program is the ROADMAP to reading, it really does put the training wheels on the reading bike and gradually moves them up to a 12-speed AT THEIR LEVEL, AT THEIR PACE, until they are riding the reading bike with NO HANDS! He was frustrated and so were we.įINALLY, an answer to our prayer we were introduced to IRLA in December 2015, and the program is AMAZING (and that word does not even do justice)! How every single school and library in the country does not have this is beyond me and unacceptable. Teachers told us to just keep reading, but that wasn't enough and it was not working. I spent years reading to him because the words on the page were just too hard for him to read himself he would cry and so would I, wondering if he'd ever be able to read on his own. We went to the library to get books and would check out 75 at a time, but NONE ever seemed to be right or at his level where he could read independently with confidence. We have tried EVERYTHING we could think of or were told to do to help him read, but his gains were minimal and frustrating. My middle son, now 9, has shown signs of struggle since PreK and we have struggled alongside him until now. My 11-year-old is in a gifted and talented program he was independently reading at age 3. I have three children, all at different academic ability levels. I just want to stand on the top of a mountain and shout to all who can hear me, the American Reading Company reading program is the BEST READING PROGRAM ever! “As a stay-at-home mom and former Kindergarten and first-grade teacher, I have had the pleasure of discovering your books!” -Kimberly, mom of 1 Customer Stories It’s also the first thing we reach for at bedtime she’s only 3 but already knows how to open the app and find her favorite books!” -Chad, dad of 3 “This app has quickly replaced the backpack of books we’d carry around for my daughter on long car rides. “The whole experience brought me closer to my son.” -Leslie S., mom of 3 “It’s a great system to learn the first 120 sight words.” -Steven E., dad of 2
“The online coaching tips helped me know exactly what to do at each color level.” -Michelle L., mom of 2 “The pictures! The pictures in these books are incredible!” -Elizabeth, Kickin’ it in Kindergarten “My 4-year-old (2Y Reader!) and I downloaded the app and busily started reviewing the books. Between last night and this morning, he has already (on his own) absconded with my iPad and read 20 + titles. This is an incredible resource!” -Dr. “It’s well researched and engaging for kids.” -Melissa Taylor,
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