Yes. The first lessons from the program have now been specifically adapted for parents and carers to help children struggling with their literacy, with more to follow.  

In the new PARENT PACK, the first five lessons are free for individual users to give a taste of the quality and scope of the scheme. From there, each following lesson is no more than the price of two cups of coffee. 

It follows the same structure as the schools program but has been adapted to simplify its use for parents and carers at home. No teaching experience is required – a comprehensive training video provides all the help you need.  

Yes. The program has a long track record of success helping students with dyslexia to read. Its well planned structure and carefully calibrated progression are ideally suited to the task.

Everyone Can Read is not age specific. The assessment sheets give a very clear indication of any individual’s appropriate starting point. Older students tend to move through at a faster rate, but the pace is dictated by ability. The program has been used very successfully in primary and secondary schools as well as with adults.

This depends on the age and ability of the students and on the number of lessons that are given each week. Secondary students may well cover a Sound Board per lesson. Younger children may need two or three lessons per Sound Board.

No. The whole secret of success is that no one activity lasts for more than a few minutes. Although most of the activities in a lesson are aiming to teach the same skill, the material is presented in lots of different ways. For example, in any one lesson all of the following activities could be carried out – the Sound Board Drill, Exercises, Word Lists, Card Games, and Dictation. Students move on to the next activity before they have a chance to get bored.

These students are motivated by their own success. The program starts just below their level of competence and builds up their skills as fast as their ability will allow. They are very aware of their improvement. Motivation comes through knowledge of their own progress.

It is really very straightforward – the teacher’s instructions are very explicit as is the training video. All the material is there, so preparation is minimal.

Everyone Can Read helps good spellers to become very good and poor spellers to improve. The secret is that it is constantly highlighting the common elements in English spelling. It provides a framework for remembering – particularly through prefixes and suffixes and through other syllable work. However, spelling skills almost always lag behind reading skills.

Yes, for two main reasons. First, every lesson is very varied and the pace is fast. No activity lasts more than a few minutes. Second, they are very aware of how well they are doing – rapid progress is a great motivator. All of us enjoy being successful.

Everyone Can Read has been developed by Suzanne Attwooll, a teacher and literacy specialist. An arts graduate from the University of Melbourne, Suzanne started her teaching career in inner-city Sydney, where she quickly became involved in teaching remedial reading. She has always believed that the most effective way of teaching reading is based in phonics.

Following a move to the UK, she was unable to find suitable resources for her students and began to develop her own materials in 1987. The scheme that exists today is a result of decades of expanding and refining those resources.

The program has now been adopted in hundreds of schools in the UK and Australia to great effect. Passionate about her work, Suzanne is driven by the belief that literacy should be available to everyone, regardless of their background.