What do you do with students who are
falling behind in reading?
You have a little learner—you know the one—who just seems to be hitting a brick wall with his reading.
He’s gotten all the same lessons as the other kids.
Been exposed to the same sight words.
Sung the songs and done the worksheets.
But no matter what you try, he’s falling farther and farther behind.
When faced with a struggling reader, you might be tempted
to blame uninvolved parents (we’ve all done it)
...or wonder if he has an undiagnosed learning disability
But what if the problem is easier than you think?
You see, in most cases, it’s NOT the fault of the materials you’re working with, or the child’s “reading readiness”—
It’s that you’re trying to plant seeds in soil that hasn’t been warmed up by the sunshine yet.
Studies have shown that the magic ingredient for turning any non-reader into a reader is confidence. It’s like the sunshine that prepares his young brain to receive the input (and make the connections!) that help reading grow and flourish.
So this is where most teachers struggle: We keep trying to give our child more practice worksheets, when what he really needs is a ray of sunshine.
Here’s the key:
If you focus on building a child’s confidence first, it helps even kids with unique learning challenges become more successful.
It’s easier than you think
In the Reading Patch, we’ve developed a simple, step by step system for helping new and
struggling readers become successful, when everything else has failed. It’s as easy as 1-2-3:
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Step 1. Start with the Sunshine Moment! If you try to plant “learning seeds” in soil that isn’t even warmed up yet, it’ll never grow. Start with a “Sunshine Moment” of confidence, and your seeds will fall into rich, fertile soil. We bring this out from the very first lesson. |
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Step 2. Plant the right seeds Just like you’d never expect to get a prize winning garden by throwing out a bucket full of random seeds, you can’t grow successful readers with random tips, tricks, exercises, and worksheets you scrape together on Pinterest! Plant strong seeds of learning, in the right order, and you’ll be able to grow a beautiful, fruitful garden as you nurture your little learners. |
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Step 3. Water with encouragement as your reader practices, Instead of moving on to new learning right away, spend a few days nurturing the seeds you’ve already planted! Because when your child practices, you’re making him more confident—and more sunshine equals greater reading success! |
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Inside the Reading Patch, you’ll have access to:
Step by Step Video Instruction
Based on 30 years of developmental first grade classroom experience, we’ve developed a unique step-by-step system for kickstarting your little learner’s reading success. It begins with learning just two easy sight words and plenty of practice to jumpstart your child’s confidence. Lessons build sequentially, so your child will have the tools to feel successful. Your child can learn directly from Mrs. Karle via video, or you can watch this master teacher to recreate the lesson on your own.
Teacher’s Manual and Helpful Hints
For each lesson, you’ll have a script to follow so you can recreate the experience as choral reading for your whole class or in small groups. Plus, we’re highlighting the most helpful teaching points to make sure you’re encouraging and guiding your students effectively. There’s no room for error! You’ll know exactly what to do.
Guided Practice Pages + Bonus Extension Activities
Just five minutes of practice each day will help your students internalize the reading lessons, and we have everything prepared for you, all in one place. Breeze through a single practice assignment and on to the next lesson...or stay in the same lesson with extra extension activities to solidify your child’s learning. No need to go searching for “extra help” worksheets with this program—you’ll never get lost down the Google/Pinterest/TPT rabbit hole again!
In short?
We’ve gathered everything you need to help your child be successful, all in one place.
We LOVE your site! It has made my son excited about being able to read each page. At the end of the day, he takes his worksheet around reading it to everyone he sees! He’s gaining so much confidence, which is amazing to see because he previously had such a bad self concept about reading.
-Sara,
homeschooling mom
The Reading Patch is the best investment you’ll
ever make to help your struggling readers
Lite
- Will teach a reader from NO reading ability to reading at a first grade level in 25 days.
- Step by step confidence building lessons
- 25 on-demand video lessons
- Guided practice printable PDFs
- Bonus extension activities
- Teacher’s manual
- One classroom license
- Progress chart to track your child’s progress
- Classroom tracking chart for at-a-glance records for a small group or full class
- Full Color printable PDF teacher’s guide: Print and bind all 120 lessons before you start!
- Real Picture Noun flashcards to go along with program
Watch Mrs. Karle teach reading.
There is just something about her that gives little readers confidence.
Want to peek inside?
We’ve gathered everything you need to help your child be successful, all in one place.
Mrs. Karle's Formula for Teaching Reading
What Teachers are Saying...
"I am using this as a Morning Message in kindergarten. I love that it includes a lot of our sight words. The kids are really enjoying it and the kids are very proud of themselves for being able to read it. I love how it includes a variety of punctuation marks and the kids are learning to read with expression."
-Nancy,
Kindergarten Teacher
About your Instructor
Mrs. Karle is a veteran developmental reading teacher of more than 30 years. She has spent her career proving that with a little confidence, all children can learn to read. Her materials have helped kids with significant reading delays, autism, dyslexia, second language barriers, and other learning differences become outstanding, confident readers. Mrs. Karle developed this reading program to bring the magic of “lightbulb moments” to every struggling reader.
The Reading Patch is the best investment you’ll
ever make to help your struggling readers
Lite
- Will teach a reader from NO reading ability to reading at a first grade level in 25 days.
- Step by step confidence building lessons
- 25 on-demand video lessons
- Guided practice printable PDFs
- Bonus extension activities
- Teacher’s manual
- One classroom license
- Progress chart to track your child’s progress
- Classroom tracking chart for at-a-glance records for a small group or full class
- Full Color printable PDF teacher’s guide: Print and bind all 120 lessons before you start!
- Real Picture Noun flashcards to go along with program
Our Sunshine Guarantee states that if your child doesn’t experience more confidence and reading fluency in the first 7 days, we’ll refund your investment with a smile.
"An excellent resource for beginning readers. I love how it covers word concept and correspondence. It covers so many topics for beginning readers. I can't "An excellent resource for beginning readers. Thanks."
-Katrina, Kindergarten Teacher
"I have taught Kindergarten for 11 years. I came across this program last year and immediately loved it! It is so child-friendly, teacher-friendly, and perfectly aligned to our curriculum! It even includes a Reading Readiness Assessment, sight word flash cards, and step-by-step tutorials on how to use the resources. After beginning this program with my students i the middle of the year, I saw a huge growth in their word recognition and fluency. My End of Year scores for Reading were the highest they have ever been in my 11 years of teaching! I would highly recommend this program for all teachers who wants to see their students develop a love of reading!"
-Kelly, Kindergarten Teacher
I have just begun using this program with my 3.5 year old son. He loves the bright colored pictures and the stories are interesting to him. The lesson plans are very detailed, which I appreciate since I have never taught young children before. Thank you!
-Alecia, Homeschool Mom
Excited to start this with my son at home. Thank you for spelling out everything I need to do to help him fully learn to read and comprehend!
-Angela, Homeschool Mom
We LOVE your site! It has made my son excited about being able to read each page. At the end of the day, he takes his worksheet around reading it to everyone he sees! He’s gaining so much confidence, which is amazing to see because he previously had such a bad self concept about reading.
-Anne Marie, Homeschool Mom