Parents, Educators, and the Press Across the Country Agree: Keys to Reading Success™ Improves Reading Comprehension Quickly and Dramatically

What Parents Are Saying:

Grandparent, Richmond, Virginia:

“My grandson was left back in the same grade twice because he could not read. He was diagnosed with ADD and a learning disability. We spent years trying to find out why he could not read because he was a bright boy. Then, I found on the Internet Keys to Reading Success which diagnosed his reading problem and identified that he was a kinesthetic learner. It gave us a prescriptive plan to solve the problem and lessons in his best learning style. Within the first lesson of Keys to Reading Success, using kinesthetic learning techniques, my grandson read for the first time in his life, to his joy and excitement, and he has been reading ever since. Within a few months, he was able to read at his grade level, and we were able to take him off his ADD medication. The developer of Keys to Reading Success, Ricki Linksman, is truly the Michael Jordan of reading.”

Parent, Wheaton, Illinois

“We wanted our 4-year-old child to qualify for a gifted school but she didn't achieve the necessary score on her first test. With this program, within less than a year, she not only learned to read at a 3rd grade level, but was able to qualify for the gifted school. We are so thrilled with the results.”

Parent, Miami, Florida

"Our son was in special education classes since 1st grade and by 7th grade still had not learned to read. We were so worried. After the reading diagnosis, learning style test, and instruction, our son learned to read in months and no longer needs to be in special education. His self-esteem has gone up and he is so happy now."

Parent, Lisle, Illinois

“Our teenager did not score well on the practice test for a high school entrance exam to a college preparatory school. After a few months of working with this program, areas of need were targeted and our daughter got 99% on the actual entrance exam and was admitted to the preparatory school.

What Educators Are Saying:

Dr. Doris Langon, Superintendent, Will County, Illinois

"This is the only reading program I have found with the scientifically-based reading research that has proven statistics to raise reading levels so rapidly. Keys to Reading Success? helped our school get off the state watch list that it had been on for 6 years.

“This year – 2006 – we have finally made Annual Yearly Progress goals and met state reading standards by using the program for only 6 months. The discipline problems in our school have been dramatically reduced as students rapidly went from reading below grade level to reading above grade level. Students are engaged in learning because they have experience success.

“This has raised their self-esteem and motivation to achieve in school. The parent involvement lessons that are included in the program allow parents and teachers to work as a team for every child's success.

“This program ensures that every student can raise reading levels and test scores using comprehensive but easy-to-use reading diagnosis, learning styles and brain styles assessments, and its powerful and engaging reading lesson plans in all learning styles. Teaching using this program has helped every student learn to read in his or her most effective and fastest learning style possible.”

Dr. Michael Early, School Superintendent, Will County, Illinois; former Principal, West Suburban Chicago, IL

“Our junior high school rose from 2/3 of the students achieving below state standards on state reading assessment tests to 2/3 of the students above state standards using Keys to Reading Success? for only 8 months.”

What the Press Is Saying:

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Gazette

“Author Ricki Linksman has plenty of tips for parents who want to be sure their kids love to read, and can read well. Her book, Your Child Can Be a Great Reader, argues that parents should supplement school education with home tutoring in reading, and she offers lesson plans to that end.” (January 3, 1999)

The Abilene Reporter-News, Abilene, Texas

"This step-by-step guide is designed to help children overcome every kind of reading problem and get back up to grade level or beyond. It is filled with short, fun activities to do at home and provides pointers to boost self-esteem and motivation." (Jan. 24, 1999)


L.A. Times and San Diego Times
Article: “What is Your Child's Reading Style? If You Know How Your Child Reads You Can Help Him/Her Learn”

“All children in California will be reading at grade level or above by the end of third grade." With this promise, California state leaders have made reading instruction in the early grades (K through 3) a top priority in the public schools. So while the politicians are trying to do their part, how can parents help their little readers measure up? According to Ricki Linksman, author of Your Child Can Be a Great Reader, parents should first figure out their child's learning style. "Research shows that each of us receives information in different ways," Linksman explains. "Visual learners learn better through their eyes, auditory through their ears, tactile learners by touching, and kinesthetic learners by moving around.” (March 1999)

Kansas City Parent
Article, "Improving Reading Instruction: Many Schools Are Weak in Providing Instruction in Reading Comprehension"

“In her book, Solving Your Child's Reading Problems, Ricki Linksman, M.Ed., suggests that comprehension involves a variety of skills including an understanding of details (information usually found right in the text), main idea (what the passage is about), and time order (the sequence of events, or what happened first, next, and last), using judgment (considering the consequences of actions), inferencing (assuming things that are not directly stated in the text), and the ability to make predictions (anticipating what will occur next in the story). These are all crucial components to understanding what we read.”