eReadingPro.and.healing
 

teaching.the.world.to.read

I have to tell you about a wonderful program that was created by a special friend of mine. The program is called eReadingPro and was created by Denise MacDonald. Denise is the President and Founder of eReadingPro, and was Co-Founder and originator of the former Out of the Box Reading program. As a result of her extensive background in administering psycho-educational assessments with young children in the school system, Denise became concerned about the growing number of students struggling with traditional educational methods.

The program focuses on the visual learner. As a visual learner, readers tend to use the right side of their brain for reading rather than the left side. In doing so, words are remembered as pictures, rather than by way of the phonetic decoding methods that are used by the left side of the brain.

A lot of us are visual learners. Take a look at the list below:

• Individuals with Dyslexia
• Individuals with Down syndrome
• Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Individuals with Asperger's Syndrome
• Individuals with Trisomy 21
• Individuals with ADD/ADHD
• Individuals with Apraxia
• Individuals with a Non-Verbal Learning Disability (NLD)
• An overwhelming percentage of the population!

To overcome this problem, eReadingPro is a strong proponent of flashcards. Flash cards should be bright and engaging in order to make a real impact particularly for the visual learner. To begin teaching reading, each card should contain a word that represents something that the learner can visualize. (It is much easier for a child to visualize a 'ball' than to visualize and remember the word 'that'). Auditory reinforcement by the instructor is imperative so that the child hears very clearly how the word should sound. After mastering  flashcards, readers can then begin showing how the word is broken down into letters and sounds.

When I look at the list of individuals this program helps, there is great healing in the fact that these kids will benefit from reading in their lives when perhaps they may not have had the opportunity in today's society. Great work Denise!

Take a look at Denise’s program, eReadingPro,  and see if it can help you, or someone you know, to learn to read!