Something I was very unaware of before I started working in this field is that there is more than one type of phonics.  It is kind-of like saying you want pizza for dinner without specifying which kind.  The differences in phonics comes from the manner of instruction, sequence, …

It's not very warm here yet in Utah; it's been a wet and cool spring. That's okay. The temperature will rise and summer will come with its accompanying joys any day now. Here's my wish list today: I wish for children to have memories of lazy summer afternoons outside under a tree on a …

We’re all different, but there are a few similarities that connect almost everyone. One of those things is learning to read. I’ve seen first hand that not everyone effectively learns to read, but I think it’s safe to say that almost everyone has had experiences learning …

As summer approaches I’ve been thinking increasingly about the importance of summer reading programs for struggling readers. Summer presents the perfect opportunity for children that struggle with reading, or any skill, to catch up with their peers and improve their reading skills. …

My last phone call this morning was from an older, retired teacher who knew the value of a good foundational phonics program from her days spent teaching reading to second-graders. She told me about the 22 year-old young woman she has been helping with our reading program manuals, ( …

We recently recieved a copy of the product review (a hearty recommendation!) completed by The Old Schoolhouse Magazine's senior reviewer, Dr. Anne Margaret Wright about our program, Intensive Phonics (for ages 4-9) Software and Direct Instruction Materials- the simplest and easiest way to …

The release of Reading Horizons' version 5 for schools and institutions has recently been in the limelight. This new V5 product is not yet adapted for home use and will be made available sometime this summer. In the meantime, here's a link to an interesting article about it posted at the …

Sometimes we get calls from people asking where they can access our reading program in a public setting. It happened that one of the calls was from the Bronx yesterday, and I told her about the New York Public Library System endorsing and using our program. Here is an email from Ken …

Recently I have been traveling to schools that are using our program and training teachers on how to help their students transfer the decoding skills they are learning to context reading.  It is becoming more and more evident that students who go through a …

This morning I spoke with a woman who asked about testimonials before then calling back and ordering. Here is the link for those interesting reading success stories. I'm sure it's encouraging to hear people who've struggled with something like dsylexia and already found this life-changing …