It started with a note from a desperate grandmother. “My grandson is 12 years old, autistic and cannot read,” wrote Catherine Hayward. “His teachers say he may never learn to read. It would be a miracle if you could teach him to read.”
Read MoreJody Braun looked at the three students in front of him and sighed. The students were eighth- and seventh-graders but they read just 20 to 30 words a minute—first-grade reading level. “Most of them had gravitated toward comic books—anything with lots of pictures,” the special-education reading teacher recalled. “Reading was a chore for them
Read MoreMichael was one of our first students. He was on juvenile probation and had been ordered by the chief district court judge to take the Nardagani reading program. Due to his criminal behavior, Michael was considered an “at risk” child by the court.
Read MoreIn August, I received a call from a woman named Allyn. She explained to me that her great-nephew, Gavin, is going into third grade and is behind in reading. She was very concerned. Allyn told me that Gavin was visiting her family in Boise from California for only three weeks, and then he would be going back home and starting school.
Read MoreMost people would assume that since I’ve written a book and make my living primarily as a writer that I’ve always been a great reader, but that wasn’t the case.
Read MoreAs 11-year-old Brianna Palencia walked down the hallways of Wood River Middle School, she began blurting out the words on every sign she saw to a friend who was accompanying her.
Read MoreFabio Aguirre used to try to hide in another store aisle when he saw his boss coming. “I wanted to greet him with the words, ‘Hello, Chip!’ But I was afraid I would say, ‘Hello, sheep,’ instead. I couldn’t pronounce his name right.”
Read MoreEnglish was more difficult before this course. It was very difficult to pronounce words. Now, I understand English much better. I still need to practice my pronunciation.
Read MoreThe letter “O” bewildered Kayman Clark, making reading a struggle. Sometimes, people sounded it one way; sometimes, another. Which was it?
Read MoreKaren’s daughter, Lena, recently spent several months in India. She traveled to schools, sharing and teaching the Nardagani reading program. Students learned to read English in four lessons, using the Nardagani method. Once they felt confident reading and accurately pronouncing the language,
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