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

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.

It is not an easy option and requires time, patience and hard work but it has got my son enthusiastically writing shopping lists for his mother and settling down on the sofa looking at books out of choice for the first time. It has also helped me to improve my spelling. A great book.

I have worked with my grand-daughter for over a year using Word Wasp. Ellie was over 14 years old when she was diagnosed with dyslexia. She is dedicated to working and opening up her world. Her writing, confidence and self esteem is amazing. She is a different young lady now. I work as a Learning Support Assistant in a small school and love to do Word Wasp with the children who need some extra help. Seeing the difference in these children is wonderful. At last I have found what I want to do. Thank you

At the age of seven, my daughter was rated in the bottom one per cent of children her age in terms of visual sequencing ability. Needless to say, this impacted her ability to read and spell considerably. Two and a half years later, having completed Toe by Toe and The Word Wasp (both recommended by her Educational psychologist), she has just attained 100% (score 141) in her school Verbal Reasoning NFER test. This is entirely down to her commitment to complete this wonderful program. The books are seriously hard graft, requiring 10-20 minutes work a day for an extensive period of time (at least two years for both books combined), but the results have been so amazing that I have been moved to tears. Over this time, the author has provided help and encouragement when contacted. Eschew any books falsely promising quick fixes (e.g. through whole word visualisation) and go do it. You won’t regret it

We are now on page 133 so we have almost finished the hornet. We are doing 15 minutes a day. It has made a big difference…. His confidence has surged as well and he loves it that he knows how to spell difficult words that his older brother (who is a great natural speller and finds spelling very easy) can’t spell.

We will be starting the Wasp when we’ve finished. I like the fact that the Wasp will be repeating the Hornet initially. Repetitiveness is good for my son and hopefully he will store things in his long term memory.

His reading fluency has definitely improved and he is reading polysyllabic words better. Knowing the spelling rules has really helped him. Once he knows the rule he remembers it and he becomes engaged. Any other method for him to learn how to spell just doesn’t work and doesn’t engage. In spite of extra daily practice and reading at home.

It was evident very quickly that it was a much better use of the time and our son has progressed enormously and we highly recommend it. He has become much more confident … and has moved up his school levels. We will start on Word Wasp to consolidate his learning from Hornet and we are confident he will continue to benefit from the clear, structured and manageable programme.

She is more confident and I can see how this programme is making a huge difference to her. I am thrilled with this book working for her and her school is now doing it with her 3 times a week, so she only needs to do it at home a couple of times a week.
I would recommend it to everyone who has a child with poor spelling, poor phonetic awareness or dyslexia. 10/10

She now has the ability to read almost any word even previously unseen ones. The word hornet has given my daughter the gift of reading, all other methods had failed and having a dyslexic son we have tried many methods. It is so nice to find a system that actually works and also the encouragement from the beginning of the success and progress you child is achieving is enough of a benefit to ensure you complete the book. As we home educate I know that it is entirely down to word hornet that my daughter has been able to learn to read. She now is able to read a book independently, which is a joy to see for a child that previously didn’t have any interest in reading to herself. We are starting the Word Wasp as the benefits of these systems not only enable reading but also develop spelling and teach the rules of grammar. The word hornet is worth every penny, we did buy toe by toe but abandoned it in preference of this as it is so much quicker and the progress can be seen almost straight away.

but this was too tricky for my son to start with. Now, after all the wonderful auditory discrimination in the Hornet, he is ready to go back to the Word Wasp and keep on with his learning. These Manuals are excellent and I am full of admiration and gratitude for them, as a parent with a background in clinical communication studies. My son truly enjoys these books and is a really big fan. He especially appreciates the sense of humour and “nonsense” quality of using the low frequency words in reading passages. The Hornet is delightful and it works if you keep at it with a sense of humour and an awareness that training the brain can sometimes be as challenging as a sting in the tail! The hard work is a sting worthwhile and the Certificate for the Hornet, signed by the authors, was the most beautiful Certificate we had ever seen, including a secret message in the insect’s wings!

I was told that this primer is very good at filling in gaps in reading/phonic knowledge. It is a definite time investment. 10-15 mins every night for us. But wow, the benefits were fantastic. 8 months down the line and her reading age has jumped from 6.5 years to 10.5 years. But more ….her confidence has soared. …challenging books don’t frighten her off and she has the ability to read them. As they say: you can’t argue with success.