Neuropsychologist Jeannine Herron
Developer of the Read, Write & Type!™ Learning System & Wordy Qwerty
"I want to change the way kids learn. Parents and teachers need to understand that reading and writing go hand in hand. In fact I think writing is the most powerful, the most active, and the most interesting way to become fluent at reading. Students often see writing as a chore. They have so many things to say, but the mechanics of writing slows them down and stifles their enthusiasm. Read, Write & Type!™ makes writing easy. And seeing kids boost their reading scores time after time with this program convinces me that writing is an absolutely magical route to reading!"
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Jeannine Herron is a true visionary
A number of years ago, our nation released reports that reading instruction was failing an alarming number of students. During that time, Dr. Herron was traveling to educational conferences and meetings across the country presenting her talk, Just Married!, Phonics and Whole Language, telling her listeners that children needed phonics as well as whole language to master reading skills. Now research is stressing the importance of that very union.
More recently, national studies have revealed an equally distressing failure in the writing skills of 5th and 6th graders. Many of our elementary school-age children are not getting the tools they need to master the written word. In the Read, Write & Type! Learning System™ Dr. Herron incorporates writing as a powerful pathway to reading - a revolutionary concept in reading instruction. Children are bursting with thoughts and ideas, and with RWT!™, they read as they write, and write as they read, gaining confidence in self-expression, and developing a life-long love of books and learning.