Michelle L.W.
Reading Windows,
I have two children who in turn have been helped enormously by Reading Windows. Both of my children are two different types of learners. My daughter Hilary is a very bright child. Loves to learn and is very patient. Well adjusted and has a wonderful attention span. My son Grey seven years old. He is is wonderfully bright, super energetic and unfortunately at time is very hyperactive and has a short attention span. He was tested and scored very high but unfortunately does not have a long attention span which I was told he will someday grow out of. When Hilary attended public school four years ago she started falling behind in reading and the school suggested that I seek help with her reading. they had a summer program at the school but she did not qualify for that program because she had not yet been a full year behind in reading. The Principal of the school recommended Piper to me and told me she had a specific program that she used with the children that she thought would work with Hilary. I contacted Piper through the school and during those summer months Piper taught my daughter and her reading was back on track. So we decided to keep seeing Piper during the school year after school with permission of the principal they met in a classroom. Hilary’s reading level and the most important thing to me now is her comprehension level of what she is reading is wonderful. her ability to sound out words and basically read anything she wants has been a total blessing to me and her. Hilary is now 11 years old and she is half way through the 7th year of Language Arts in an Alpha Omega Curriculum.
This year for the first time in my life I had to teach someone how to read. This in turn is something I had never done before. I had acquired two separate phonics programs, one call Fast Track Reading and the other is the standard phonics from Alpha Omega phonics package. I have worked with my son Grey for two years with these sounds and sight words. His first grade language arts package was to tie everything together and finish up the job on his reading. Grey is a very hyperactive child and has a low attention span. When working with Grey everything you do has to be done in a short period and has to be fast moving and intense to keep his attention. This is not easy to do when you are working with tapes and then you have to turn it around and use other books to comply with curriculum testing. I then again called on Piper remembering what a wonderful experience it was for Hilary to enjoy reading and the excitement she had towards the program Piper was using. I contacted Piper the first week in May, 1997. Grey and I have been meeting with her three times a week now for five weeks. Grey enjoys reading he can remember everything from the lesson and which we reinforce at home day and night without a problem. Piper has taught Grey and I how to use her program. Last weekend Grey read the book Green Eggs and Ham to me with only needing help on a few words. That had to be one of the most wonderful experiences I had ever had not just for me but to see my son’s face when he knew what he had done. This has been a wonderful program for me. My son is enjoying reading and with Piper teaching me this program I enjoy teaching reading to my son. My son asks me can I do my reading. Reading Windows is fun and it was rewarding for him.
Sincerely,
Michelle L. W.