“Irene is truly remarkable at teaching children how to read. I feel so fortunate that I discovered her for my children.” –actress Kate Winslet

“A memoir that raises serious questions about why certain flawed teaching methods have remained in US schools for so long. The most powerful thing the author does … is to bring to light how teachers and administrators sometimes gaslight parents (and by extension, children) into believing that it is the child’s perceived deficiencies, and not the problematic teaching methods of the school, that are responsible for their failure to learn to read.” –Kirkus Reviews

“Eve is flourishing at Stuyvesant and I wanted to tell you how grateful I am for all that you did for us. Not only did Eve get into Stuyvesant because of her weekly lessons with your tutors, but the lessons taught her study habits that are contributing to her success now at Stuyvesant. She is maintaining a high A average in all her classes.” –Jen Wening

“I wanted to let you know how much we appreciate your support and insight into helping our son. His teacher says he writes easily and at length without prodding. His vocabulary is through the roof and his reading comprehension is also very strong. This nearly brought me to tears! Such a long way he has come.” –parent at Hunter Elementary School

For Steps for Reading:

5.0 out of 5 stars – A must-have program for teaching your child to read (Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2024, Verified Purchase)

"This book has been instrumental in teaching my daughter to read. As a parent, it can be hard to know where to even begin in teaching reading. The book takes a lot of parental stress out of the equation and you just follow the workbook page by page. We typically do a page per week, then will speed up some as we get closer to kindergarten.

This workbook gave clear, age-appropriate instructions for each beginning stage of reading. My daughter found the activities doable and fun. We are using this in conjunction with occasional Starfall app/video play to teach our 4-year-old to read. We have seen huge strides in her and she can now read short books."

5.0 out of 5 stars – Excellent starting point to learn reading (Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2023, Verified Purchase)

"I recommend this excellent book to parents helping their children in their very first effort to learn to read. The method teaches phonics; on top of being considered the more correct method to truly ‘read’ and not only ‘recognize’ words, it very naturally allows the child to break down the work into small units around specific groups of letters. Key sight-words are also presented. The workbook includes games and drawings that my kids like to color. This book has definitely kick-started and structured the work together toward fluent reading."

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