The Latest Literacy Coaching - on the Internet

While one in five of our children still cannot read at 11, many are now fixing that on the Internet

The Internet has proved an extremely good medium for that, despite some people's reservations. Here's why:

1 Working on the computer is attractive to most children.

2 Teaching Synthetic Phonics normally takes a lot of training. But the Internet can be a fully trained individual coach for each child.

3 The child is just working one-on-one with the computer. This makes it a more private and less stressful experience than working with an adult, when reading is a struggle.

4 It is adaptable. The computer can sense the ease or difficulty that a child is having and adjust an activity accordingly. So, as the child improves he or she can stay within a narrow "challenged but comfortable" zone.

5 Delivery can be controlled. We have found that a child will learn faster by being given less to learn each day. That may sound strange, but six new things learnt thoroughly are worth far more than a dozen new things half-learnt.

The proof is in the pudding. Many children who were going nowhere with conventional approaches have learnt to read in just weeks with Internet coaching.

By: David Morgan

To learn more about systems for helping children learn to read with online support, visit our website www.EasyreadSystem.com. We currently offer a free trial of the Easyread System there.

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