A parent in Cumbria, UK, rates her son’s progress after 28 hours of Audiblox training, 1 indicating “don’t agree at all” and 5 “agree completely”:

I think Audiblox has helped Daniel with his reading a lot, and his writing is a lot better. His spelling has improved, but is still below what he should be able to do at this stage. All this has made him more confident in his abilities.

I gave 4 for reading comprehension, as again that has improved, but if there are a lot of hard words to read, he concentrates on getting the words right and doesn’t understand the meanings. He says he enjoys reading a lot more but I think he would still sooner play football or watch TV than read.

I gave 3 for willingness to read and attitude to homework, as he knows it is something he has to do and now seems to accept that the more he reads the better he will be at it, but does sometimes put off doing it.

I wasn’t sure how to mark memory as he can still be forgetful and his concentration levels can still be low. We have to keep reading sessions and any other extra work he does, short.

Daniel did flag a little with the early morning sessions when he was in The Wizard of Oz because he was overtired, but other than that, I feel the programme has been of benefit to him.

Thank you for your efforts and I would recommend extending the programme within school time.

Pauline Brown
Keswick, Cumbria

The average scores of eleven Keswick parents who completed the questionnaire: