Strong Reading Skills Build Confident Kids

We help parents along the way

At The Active Reader, we are experts in the Orton-Gillingham approach. We are dedicated to breaking down barriers to literacy education and fostering a lifelong love of reading in your children.

The Orton-Gillingham approach is an explicit and systematic approach to reading instruction that is research-backed and proven to be effective.

Experts in childhood literacy

Is your child on track with their literacy development?

Find out with our Literacy Test!

Invest only a few minutes to see where your child stands today, and recognize early signs of future reading struggles.

Play an active role in your child’s success

We offer personalized 1:1 coaching sessions to empower parents of children aged 2 to 6 years old with the tools and strategies to improve their child’s literacy skills and nurture their passion for reading. We create individualized plans you can do with your child at home in just minutes a day to start them reading early, to strengthen their literacy skills or even help with a language delay.

What Parents Are Saying

  • Kickstart reading

    “I did a coaching session with Rebecca which was extremely helpful in aiding me to better understand how to help my kids learn to read! I cannot recommend this product enough!”

    Alison K. Parent of 3, 4 and 6 YR olds

  • Highly recommend!

    “I participated in a 1:1 session where I learned tools to help me support my daughter as she learns to read. I highly recommend a 1:1 session to all parents!”

    Morgan O. Parent of 5 YR old

  • Active Reader success!

    “We have been following The Active Reader teachings since my son was 3 years old. He is now in senior kindergarten and reading at a Grade 1 reading level. I am amazed at his progress and so were his teachers!”

    Ana M. Parent of 5 YR old and 3 YR old twins

  • Best way to fill your day

    “I love how The Active Reader sets me up with so many ways to engage my toddler. We chooe a card each day and I have at least two hours of educational fun right there.”

    Caitlin M. Parent of 3 YR old and 8 Month old

  • Coaching session

    "I participated in a 1:1 session with an Active Reader literacy specialist and am so thankful for the time, layout, education and planning that was given. I'm so excited and feel equipped to move forward helping my child learn the steps towards reading.”

  • So impressed!

    The Active Reader has taught me so much! We have been following them and using our Early Reader Pack for a year now and I am amazed by what my daughter can do. She has developed a real love of learning and I am seeing the signs of early reading. She is 4 and entering JK this fall and I feel so confident that she's going to love it.

    Leigh M. Parent of 4 YR old

  • Love them!

    The Early Reader Pack has kept my 2.5 year old’s interest for about a year now - there are so many interesting and creative ways to incorporate them into our daily routine. I can’t believe how many letters she can recognize now through both sight and speech. They are also very excellent quality and will be in great shape for my youngest child to use as well.

    Tanya L. Parent of 2.5 YR old and 1 YR old

  • Wonderful Product

    My two year old daughter has a love for letters so I knew that the Early Reader pack would be a hit. She engages with the cards and traces the letters to help with her letter recognition and early writing skills. We have enjoyed the activities on the cards as they create real life connections and are looking forward to making them a bigger part of our daily routine!

    Alicia S. Parent of 2 YR old and 1 YR old

Meet The Founders

Rebecca and Robyn are here to help you feel confident that you’re giving your child the best start on their path to reading.

The Benefits of The Active Reader

  • Build phonemic awareness and vocabulary

  • Encourage healthy social engagement

  • Learn the reading and writing basics

  • Create confident kids who love to learn

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Is The Active Reader right for me?

  • Set your child up for success before they enter kindergarten or learn how to kickstart their reading skills to supplement classroom learnings.

  • Learn how to build their literacy foundation to prevent future classroom struggles and high tutoring costs.

  • Build a learning partnership with your child that will last for years to come.

  • If your child is struggling in a certain area or thier teacher has identified areas of need, receive a customized learning plan to support them and help them overcome these challenges.

  • Learn how to focus on speech sounds to not only help remediate a language delay but also prevent future reading and spelling struggles.

"My 4 year old is sounding letters out like crazy when a year ago he was still in speech therapy for a major speech delay. Thank you Rebecca and Robyn, you have a forever customer."

— Christina K, parent

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