Backstory
Patient JH
Age: 9
Grade: 4th
Reading Level: 2nd Grade
Symptoms: loses place while reading, slow reading , adds, omits, transposes, substitutes words, cannot pronounce new words, dislikes reading
Results : Training Period: 4 months
Before Training (December 16, 2020):
- Tracking score @ 2nd-grade level,
- Reading speed @ 125 words per minute,
- Eyes coordinated 79% of the time
After Training (March 26, 2021):
- Tracking score @ Sophomore College level,
- Reading speed @ 286 words per minute,
- Eyes coordinated at 99% of time
JH is a 9 yr old boy enrolled in the 4th grade. He has been struggling with reading since the first grade and was reading at a 2nd grade level at the time of his assessment. He doesn’t really like reading and would rather be playing video games.
His parents are well educated and have been seeking help for him from the beginning. The help he received through the school district and tutors has not led to significant gains for him. He loses his place and tires easily while reading. He has difficulty identifying words and often has reading errors such as adding, omitting, substituting, and transposing words. As a result, he is a slow reader and his reading comprehension is not great. Although he never complained about his vision and passed the vision screening at the pediatricians office, his parents were unaware that he was farsighted and would benefit from reading glasses. While reading glasses were necessary to relieve strain on his eyes, it didn’t improve his tracking and word recognition skills.
After enter the Reading Without Limits program for only 4 months he advanced his reading speed from 125 to 286 words per minute with the tracking ability of a freshman in college. His reading comprehension jumped to the high school level.
