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I invite you to register and to submit your most important question for me about helping your child's reading or learning and I will try to answer as many questions on the call as possible. Go to: http://www.secretstolearningsuccess.com Keys to Reading Success is proven to help any student from Grades Pre-K-12 and college with our accelerated learn to read and reading improvement online program through kinesthetic, tactile, visual, auditory, and right brain and left brain learning styles. To order Keys to Reading Success and get help for your child NOW: http://www.keystoreadingsuccess.com/ECommerce/IdentifyPurchaser.aspx Solve any student or child's reading problems and end your frustration--fast--guaranteed--with this revolutionary program, developed by renowned expert in accelerated learning and reading, Ricki Linksman, author of How to Learn Anything Quickly (Barnes and Noble), and founder of National Reading Diagnostics Institute. 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To order Keys to Reading Success and get help for your child NOW: http://www.keystoreadingsuccess.com/ECommerce/IdentifyPurchaser.aspx NEW: Free Teleseminar or Phone Seminar with Ricki Linksman: Would you be interested in taking a free teleseminar (seminar over the phone) with author Ricki Linksman on her virtual author book tour to find out how to get help for your child? Would you be intersted in a live question and answer call-in by phone with Ricki Linksman? If so, please email Ricki Linksman at: info@keyslearning.com and ask to be put on the notification list for news of Ricki Linksman's 2008 teleseminars with live call in questions and answers. You can write in any question about your child's or students' reading or call in the question on the teleseminar Q & A section. If interested, let Ricki Linksman know by cutting and pasting this message into your email to her as follows: "I want to be notified by email of dates and times of Ricki Linksman's virtual author book tour through a free teleseminar and would like to write or call in a question to hear live question and answers with Ricki Linksman. My question is: " " For the subject line of your email write: I want a free teleseminar with Ricki Linksman. Email your request to: info@keyslearning.com If you think any of your family, friends, or your child's teacher would be interested, email the news of the free teleseminar to them as well. We want to know how many peole are interested so we can set up the online phone call with the correct number of people interested. You are also welcome to sign up for our free Keys to Reading Success Parent or Teacher newsletter on tips to help your child improve reading at http://www.keystoreadingsuccess.com Select either the parent or the teacher free newsletter. Parents can also visit our new parent site at: http://www.thereadingexpert.com Or order Keys to Reading Success and get help for your child NOW: http://www.keystoreadingsuccess.com/ECommerce/IdentifyPurchaser.aspx Solve any student's reading problems with Keys to Reading Success. It includes the world-renowned and most comprehensive and effective learning style and brain hemispheric preference test, Superlinks to Accelerated Learning, developed by the renowned expert in accelerated learning and reading, Ricki Linksman, author of numerous books on accelerated reading and learning, and founder-director of National Reading Diagnostics Institute. Superlinks to Accelerated Learning and Keys to Reading Success are used by public school districts throughout the United States and throughout the world, proven to raise reading scores of entire school districts. It is also used by tutoring centers, including Huntington Learning Centers, by universities, including Kaplan On-line University, and major corporations for accelerated learning. Also inquire about our Keys to Reading Success online tutoring for home and online lessons for schools! To order Keys to Reading Success and get help for your child NOW: http://www.keystoreadingsuccess.com/ECommerce/IdentifyPurchaser.aspx Here is how to ask questions to the reading expert about your child's or your students' reading: Go to: http://www.keystoreadingsuccess.com or E-mail your question to: info@keyslearning.com You can also sign up for our free monthly parent or teacher newsletter, called the Keys to Reading Success Newsletter, to view articles about helping your child's reading and to see answers to questions previously asked. To sign up for the free newsletter, visit: http://www.keystoreadingsuccess.com Parents can also visit the new parent site: http://www.thereadingexpert.com You can also mail your questions to: National Reading Diagnostics Institute and Keys Learning, One Energy Center, 40 Shuman Blvd., Naperville, IL 60563. Tele: (630) 717-4221 or (630) 864-3030. Think of www.keystoreadingsuccess.com and this site as your own personal reading expert and learning coach where we can meet all your needs in the area of reading and learning. Also visit the other sections of the site for advice and tips on how to quickly help your child's reading comprehension and learning, or to view Keys to Reading Success, our online in-home parent kit containing reading diagnosis testing, phonics testing, learning style testing, brain hemispheric preference testing, and thousands of kinesthetic, tactile, visual and auditory lesson plans in all learning styles and in left-brain and right-brain hemispheric preference styles to accelerate learning of reading and reading comprehension (literal comprehension and inferential comprehension) and phonics, vocabulary, and fluency in the shortest possible time. To order Keys to Reading Success and get help for your child NOW: http://www.keystoreadingsuccess.com/ECommerce/IdentifyPurchaser.aspx Ask the Reading Expert Questions and Answers: Q1: My son's state reading test scores are low. When I listen to him read he stumbles over many words. How can I find out what the problem is and what can I do to help him? Answer 1: There are four main areas that could be causing his problem. They are phonics, reading comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency. A reading diagnosis needs to be made to determine: a) whether he can sound out or decode the words at the level at which the text is; b) whether he understands the vocabulary words at that level; c) whether he comprehends what he reads; or d) whether he can read fast enough to complete the test in the given time. I suggest that you select a book at his grade level and listen to him read to you. If he is struggling with many words, then a more thorough reading diagnosis needs to be made to determine which of the above 4 reasons are causing the problem. Once that is determined, then he can get help in the appropriate area. Keys to Reading Success can help you do all this at home with its easy-to-use reading diagnostic test. To order Keys to Reading Success and get help for your child NOW: http://www.keystoreadingsuccess.com/ECommerce/IdentifyPurchaser.aspx Q2: My daughter was diagnosed with ADD two years ago. She is on medication, but I feel that she has not shown any gains in reading in those 2 years. Is it hopeless, or is there something that can be done? Answer 2: Many people assume that the medication for ADD is suddenly going to make someone a good reader. The medication may help the child focus better, but the child still needs to receive reading instruction in the areas that he or she needs. The medication does not teach reading; it helps the student stay concentrated. If your daughter is not reading well, then we must find out why. We must do a reading diagnosis to find out her gaps in the different areas of reading. Once that is done, then systematic instruction to fill in those gaps must be provided. It is definitely not hopeless. At our National Reading Diagnostics Institute we use Keys to Reading Success to help all types of learners become fluent readers, including students with ADD. There is definitely hope. You are welcome to contact me with more specifics about your daughter's situation and I will be glad to help her. Q3: My 10th grade son used to do well in school when he was in elementary school and middle school, but now he is struggling and even getting C's, D's, and F's in some subjects. What happened to him and how can I help him? Answer 3: It is not uncommon for students to experience a more difficult time in high school than in elementary and middle school. Suddenly, there is a heavy emphasis on reading textbooks in the various content areas. There are also more tests and assignments. What I recommend is that you find out whether he can read the texts at the level at which they are written. A reading diagnosis can determine your son's reading level. Then we can compare that to the reading level at which the textbooks are written. If there is a gap, then your son's reading level needs to be raised through instruction in the areas in which he has gaps. Another cause may be that he can read the texts at the level at which they are written, but he lacks study skills and test-taking skills. If he does not know how to study for a test, or does not understand the test format, then he may have trouble demonstrating what he understands. This is another area to look at. A third reason may be that he lacks the vocabulary knowledge for the texts that he is reading. If he is missing so many words due to lack of knowing what they mean, there could be gaps in his comprehension. If this is true, then he needs to build his vocabulary in the content areas. Once the proper reading diagnosis is made regarding his skills, then steps can be taken to raise his grades. Memory skills can be taught. We have seen thousands of children and teens raise their grades by teaching them memory techniques. At National Reading Diagnostic Institue, we use Keys to Reading Success methodology to teach them how to improve their memory through their best learning styles and have had remarkable improvements in grades within the very same marking period. If you wish, you can contact us for more specific help for your son to help him be as successful in high school as he was in his earlier years! To order Keys to Reading Success and get help for your child NOW: http://www.keystoreadingsuccess.com/ECommerce/IdentifyPurchaser.aspx Message to Parents, Teachers, Students, Trainers, and Visitors from the Author and Reading Expert, Ricki Linksman: Welcome! When my first book, Solving Your Child's Reading Problems was published in 1995, followed by How to Learn Anything Quickly, and Your Child Can Be a Great Reader, and then developed the online reading program, Keys to Reading Success, and Superlinks to Accelerated Learning, I began receiving letters and calls from around the world from people who had questions and problems about reading and learning. Realizing that people need a place to go to for help, guidance, and direction in this area--whether for themselves or for their children, students, or trainees, I have opened this free advice column on www.readinginstruction.com; www.keystoreadingsuccess.com; and thereadingexpert.com (you can bookmark our sites as http://www.readinginstruction or www.keystoreadingsuccess.com and www.threadingexpert.com). I know how frustrating it can be when you can't seem to find the help and answers you need. Over the years people have told me that I have helped them find answers to difficult problems that they could not find anywhere else. Through reading diagnosis I have helped many people improve their reading. If I did not have the answer myself, I would research to find out the solution, or point people towards a resource where they can get the answer. I hope I can also be of assistance to you with your questions and difficulties to give your peace of mind and positive solutions. To order Keys to Reading Success and get help for your child NOW: http://www.keystoreadingsuccess.com/ECommerce/IdentifyPurchaser.aspx ReadingInstruction.com