R.E.A.D. Intervention

I highly recommend Sound Start Literacy! After 3 years of OG instruction, my profoundly dyslexic/ADHD son was still struggling to sound out CVC words. I talked with Jen, and she recommended I give her program a try. I was blown away. Only one year later, my son is reading chapter books with my help! Slow, yes, but he is reading! He often tells me reading with me is his favorite part of his school day and even asks to read with me outside of our school time! I would never have thought introducing multiple sound spellings at once would be possible but my son's brain thrived with it. I will forever be thankful for Jen taking her time to help us and for her Sound Start Literacy program.

Sound Start Literacy has changed the way I run my classroom and incorporate it into my teaching on a daily basis. My students were struggling with the basic concepts of phonics and the curriculum I was using. It was not developed in a way that was directly applicable to meet the needs of my students who were really struggling. I was given the opportunity to use Sound Start Literacy at the start of the new year [January] and within 2 weeks, there was growth and progress with those students who were struggling. There was progress with phonemic awareness, blending, segmenting, decoding and recognizing heart words [high frequency words]. The program is designed to guide students with the tools at a pace that is geared towards their age group.The teaching model is extremely interactive and easy to follow. With the amazing training, you will be able to pick up the program and immediately start to teach without it being overwhelming. The students love all the engaging lessons and activities that go along with Sound Start Literacy. They were excited to participate in the daily lessons, small group instruction, center games and partner work. With the program, it allows you to teach the lesson to the whole group and then use the activities as reinforcements during small group instruction. There is no need to look elsewhere for other resources or materials for small groups. I was excited again to teach phonics knowing there is going to be growth within all of my students. Sound Start Literacy is designed to make your classroom successful and give your students the confidence and joy that reading has to offer. Not only did I see a significant change in their phonics skills and abilities, I saw a change in their demeanor as the school year came to a close. They are ready and confident in their skills for 1st grade. I cannot recommend this program enough. Sound Start Literacy will change the way you teach and you can watch your students succeed within your classroom!

I loved the R.E.A.D. Intervention modules!!! The modules are very easy to navigate and I liked the online format. I could easily start and stop the modules when needed. The PDF materials will be very helpful to support my teaching. I thought the demonstration videos were fantastic and Jennifer presented in a very clear and well organized way. She really helped me understand the best ways to support students as they learn foundational skills to become successful readers. With the knowledge shared in the modules, I feel I am ready to use the suggested lesson outlines, teaching strategies and assessments to teach my students with the OG based approach. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking to improve their teaching practices, to help support the students they serve.

These materials are wonderful! I have been doing this digitally and virtually - instructing students for over 10 years and I just don't have the time nor talents to do what you have done! I am so glad I found these. I have been creating on my own and spending hours upon hours! Your digital materials will enable me to focus more on my individual students!

I used your program faithfully via Zoom and loved it. Your program is the best, and I mean that sincerely. Many other programs have more data collection than teaching!

Jen was not only a phenomenal coach for students but also a generous and gifted coach for the teachers in my school. She readily offered me and my colleagues tools and ideas for ways to optimize our phonological awareness curriculum. I learned a tremendous amount from her.

I think the OG training yesterday was fantastic. Jen is an excellent presenter. The information she provided is extremely helpful and relevant. The assessment resources are invaluable - as is the David Kilpatrick Equipped for Reading for Success recommendation.

Miss Jenn is an incredibly talented, dedicated, and meticulous practitioner. She uses evidenced based tools, techniques, and assessments in order to 'break the code' and teach kids how to read. My struggling first grade son was deflated, apprehensive, and self conscious with his reading and writing abilities. Within 5 months of working with Miss Jenn, he has caught up an entire grade level. He is now confident and proud of his reading ability and even surprises himself at times. All children should have that success and Miss Jenn provides the tools and techniques to achieve it! I am grateful for all that she has done and continues to do for my son. I am equally as grateful for her insight into my son's particular struggles and her willingness to partner with me, as a parent, so we can work together to help my son continue to succeed. As my son would say, "Miss Jenn is the best!"

Miss Jen is an amazing reading tutor. In the last 4 months my son has become more fluid and confident in his reading abilities. He actually looks forward to working with her and in the words of a 9 year old boy...”mommy, reading is so much easier now” as Miss Jen put the pieces of the reading puzzle together in a format that teaches phonemic awareness as well as blend identification. Truly a game changer.

I am so grateful to have met Jennifer Cerra a few years back. My daughter Elizabeth is 10 entering fifth grade. Jen has done such invaluable work with her. Her skill set is excellent and she just knows how to naturally work with children.