Reading Reflex: The Foolproof Method for Teaching Your Child to Read

I can’t recommend this book enough. This book aligns with the science of reading. We had tried many many ways to teach my Dyslexic Autistic ADHD son how to read but they didn’t work. This did. You work on reading, writing, spelling and auditory discrimination of sounds to words. Everything you need is in the book you just need a photocopier and all lesson plans are given with instructions and solutions to mistakes made. There are peer reviewed studies backing up the efficiency of this method. One thing I would add whilst doing this book is Phonemic Awareness exercises. Easily done during the lessons as you can swap, remove letter tiles as an add on to the lessons. Honestly this book was a game changer for my son. The activities varied enough to help with transference of knowledge, no lessons are long so helped with concentration and the multi modal approach ensured he made the brain connections for the information to finally stick. I would recommend Dandelion Launchers and Readers alongside this as the follow the same order of Phonics being taught so the skills being learned can be practiced in real reading without the frustration. If you are reading this review it is probably because you have a struggling reader or want to help struggling readers. This should be in your toolbox. If you can read you can teach a child to read with this.

I have used this book (and schemes that seem to be derived from it) in school as a teaching assistant and at home as a foster carer with children who somehow managed to get through primary school without learning to read or write, sometimes being labelled as 'dyslexic'. All made immediate progress, noticeable on a daily basis. I have yet to encounter a dyslexic child.

For me this is a third copy to hand on to school for teaching a specific child - brilliant, thorough approach - works for some and very straightforward for adults to use

Could be simple to reed and use

This is a good alternative to the way phonics is taught in schools at the moment and if the current method has failed children then I hope this might help. Too soon to say how effective it is because I have not tried and tested it for myself.

The book claims that it can teach every child to read which to me is ridiculous. However, it breaks down the stages of learning to blend, including some good talking, listening and reading activities. Worth the money to give you ideas for creating an individualised programme for a child with reading difficulties.

Excellent book, great resource for young learners.

Prompt delivery. Goods as advertised.