Endorcement

The ability to read well is fundamental in our modern, diversely-literate world. And reading is complex: a child must decode word parts both visually and aurally before s/he can master the intricate business of comprehending, thinking critically, and communicating effectively in response. Clearly, any program that simplifies the process in its earliest stages deserves our attention—especially if it both expedites a love for reading and promotes good relationships among teacher, parent, and learner.

Just such an appealing program can be found in the superbly user-friendly new “Joyfully Read.”™  Designed over years of trial and error by an astute mother of five, “Joyfully Read”™  quickly and successfully teaches basic steps to those in the early stages of reading, no matter their age or aptitude. Carefully-sequenced packets provide sense-pleasing tools to engage the learner at multiple levels: Colorful workbooks, eye-catching flashcards, simple songs, active drawing and movement exercises, as well as letters, words, and stories engage all of a reader’s ways of learning—musical, visual, spatial, kinetic. The first-rate multi-dimensional processes of “Joyfully Read”™ allow parents as well as trained teachers to introduce preschoolers, early readers, and especially youngsters with reading problems to a logical chain of principles they can readily grasp.

Each step builds on the one before. The sounds and shapes of single letters and blends lead naturally to simple words and phrases. Best of all, a powerful but brief training shows parents and teachers how to establish and maintain learners’ pleasure in reading, emphasizing the joy in accomplishment through sensible—and highly effective—work/play/rest cycles.

It’s this educator’s opinion that “Joyfully Read”™ enables students to associate reading with positive, achievable, genuinely joyful experiences. Parents, teachers, and families will find “Joyfully Read”™ a productive, positive addition to their reading/teaching repertoire. This educator highly recommends “Joyfully Read”™!

Julie J. Nichols, Ph.D.
Department of English and Literature
Utah Valley University
Orem, Utah