READS Parent/Child Reading Comprehension System was developed by Elaine Meyers and is available from EMG Education Systems, LLC. Ms. Meyers is a certified reading specialist in suburban Philadelphia. She’s spent over 25 years educating and guiding young readers reading at all reading levels.
Through her extensive research, Ms. Meyers developed the READS system to help parents develop strength in their children’s reading comprehension skills. The program was designed to be used with Elementary grades 1-4 and can be used with any chosen book or other reading material. It is effective to be used with readers above, below and on grade level.
READS (Really Easy And Dynamic System) includes:
The READS Parent’s Manual
30 Question Cards and Ring
Rewards Chart and Stickers
Magic Finger and Reading Guide Strip
Speedy Speller
Reusable Storage Pouch
The READS Parent’s Manual explains to the parent how to implement the READS system with their readers at home. An explanation of how to use each specific component is included within this guide. A thorough explanation of how to use the question cards is also included within the guide.
The 30 Question cards are hole-punched so that they can be added onto the provided ring for easy use. Every question is different and allows the child to think about the book they are reading. Questions like, “was this book easy to understand?” and “describe your favorite character” help to encourage the child’s comprehension of their reading material and also help to make sure that the parent knows the kind of questions to ask to help develop the child’s comprehension.
The rewards chart and stickers encourage reading and comprehensive development by providing a goal for the child to reach. Each day the child completes their reading instruction they receive a sticker. After they complete the chosen amount of tasks – a week, two weeks, a month – the child then receives the chosen reward for completing the program.
The Magic Finger and the Reading Guide Strip help the child to follow along with their chosen reading materials. The reading strip is clear in the middle and gray on the outsides to block out the words above and below the sentence the child is attempting to read, therefore keeping the child focused on the reading at hand. The Magic Finger is green with a red nail like a witches finger. It’s color is created to encourage better following along in reading, to be used as a pointer as the child follows through word by word.
The READS Speedy Speller is a handbook for Readers and Writers. Inside the child will find a list of over 1400 words with plenty of room to add more words as the child learns them. In the back of the Speedy Speller the child can also find a list of Punctuation and Other Symbols that are used throughout writing, Capitalization Rules, and abbreviations for states, time, measurements and more. The Speedy Speller encourages the child in both writing and reading.
The READS system was immediately well-loved in our house. All three of my school-age children were able to use this program. They are still using it today.
The youngest enjoys the rewards portion of the program to help encourage her early reading. She also likes using the Magic Finger to point to words that she knows and understands, as well as the pictures throughout what she is reading. The sentence strip has helped her to stay on track with sentences in her reading.
My middle child really enjoyed the READS Speedy Speller. She struggles with spelling words even though she loves writing. The Speedy Speller stays with her at all times, allowing her to look up common words she may forget while writing. She’s added a great many words since we began using this program.
My oldest child, who is also my struggling reader, benefited the most from this program. He was able to use all the elements of the READS system to learn how to be a better reading and have better reading comprehension. We have tried many programs to help him in reading and have struggled to find something he truly could use at home. The READS system has helped that tremendously.
My son is able to use the reading strip to help keep himself on track. He uses the finger to keep himself on track word for word along with the strip. The rewards stickers are used with him too so that he remembers to do his daily reading of 20 minutes a day. The questions come in handy for me to ask what he’s read and he likes to pick them out for me every day we use the program. We have seen a great deal of improvement in his reading focus and comprehension since beginning this review.
READS Parent/Child Reading Comprehension System is available from EGM Educational Systems, LLC for $19.95. The package includes all of the items mentioned through my review above for this amazing price.
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