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Quotes from letters received:

British School in Tokyo
"I think that the Word Wasp is the most important development in Special Needs teaching resources since Toe by Toe. I have been teaching for 24 years in both special schools and as a mainstream SENCO in British Military and International schools and I can say that the manner in which this resource identifies difficulties and raises pupil's self esteem is truly remarkable. I am seeing consistent improvements in my most challenged English and Japanese pupils who are following this remarkable little book. I would not hesitate for a moment in recommending The WORD WASP without reservation to every busy SENCO, worried parent and frustrated child. This is a fantastic SEN resource."
 
The Purbeck School, Wareham, Dorset
' It has filled a niche in the market and has proved very successful with our students, indeed it has had dramatic results in raising their spelling ages.....Students like Word Wasp's:
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 Individualised nature
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structured approach
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fast track from sounds/easy words to harder words
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repetition/reinforcement
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built in success
Staff like Word Wasp as it is:
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easy to use
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can be used by teacher, LSA, parent in any combination
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a calming routine
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easy to show progress (when used alongside standard spelling test)
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 It is a great frustration buster and confidence builder to those older students'
 
Ilford Ursuline High School, Essex
'It builds confidence and encourages the girls to believe in themselves. Previously these students considered themselves poor spellers and incapable of ever learning how to spell. Now thanks to ''Word Wasps" they are thinking positively and making rapid progress. I have sent the girls home with the programme during holiday periods and parents have commented that their daughters enjoy the programme and also of the improvement in their daughter's confidence and self-esteem.'
 
Blackfyne Community School, Consett, Co. Durham
'I want to tell you how brilliant your spelling programme is!
We have used it for the last two years with 30 pupils. Some started with reading ages of 6 years. All of them have made rapid progress, but most of all, the programme has raised their self-esteem and their level of independence. Their spelling ages have gone up loads!!'
 
Mrs. Prideaux, Leeds
This has improved his speech and confidence dramatically.......
Both Matthew and I both feel much more confident, and Matthew even enjoys learning, as he can also see himself progressing. I can now hold hope that in the future Matthew will be able to stand along side his peers because of help from Word Wasp.'
 
Mrs. D.Robinson, Leeds
'I would like to thank-you for the help and encouragement you have given my son......At the age of 50, his spelling was very laborious and slow. In the eight months since he got the W.A.S.P.book he has learnt more than in the eleven years he was at school. As his spelling improved, so did his reading and writing. He now has more confidence. Its a pity there wasn't such a book, as yours, when my son was at school forty-five years ago.'