What makes our products unique?
- We sell the sets enabling parents themselves to help their children at their own pace.
- We are already a household name – when people hear “Sound Combination Reading” or “Die Japtrap Leesmetode”, they know it is the reading method that works!
- Our method has been successfully used for over 60 years already, in both schools and at home.
- Thousands of children have been taught to read or have been helped by using this programme, and many schools are using our product.
- Suitable for all ages (even adults) – on average girls start from the age of 4 and boys from 5 years.
- When the learner struggles with a certain step, it gets repeated until he/she mastered it. Proceeding with the next step only happens when the current step has been mastered 100%.
What makes our method different to other methods?
- Some methods erroneously teach a learner to memorize words and sentences and prevent them from reading unknown words. Once a learner has gone through our reading programme, he/she can read ANYTHING and it is possible that the learner’s reading ability is superior to that of his/her comprehension. It means the learner may be able to read e.g. “Scintillate, scintillate globular vivific”, fluently without understanding it. But the chances are that he/she will understand “Twinkle, twinkle, little star”.
- Some methods erroneously teach a learner to sound out words singularly, e.g. c-a-t. Firstly, the learner’s ear cannot hear (most of the times) the word says ‘cat’ and will say e.g. ‘foot’. Secondly, this teaches the eye to read back and forth, causing a jerky eye-movement and there is not a fluency with the eyes. On our reading programme the learner is taught to LOOK and READ sounds combined and not to read or sound them singularly, for example "ca-t" and NOT "c-a-t".
- The other methods do not necessarily work for everybody. Our method works for EVERYBODY (from your slow, average to your bright learner as well as adults). A lady of 34, who has brain damage, as well as a man of 27 who had dyslexia, have been taught to read on this programme. A little girl with Down Syndrome was also helped on our method.
  
Testimonials
We are looking forward to starting our Afrikaans knowing that we have bought a quality reading system. Thank you once again and please know that the English curriculum we used was fantastic and my children would not have been able to read what they are reading now, if it weren't for this programme. My son had hydrocephalus which affects the brain especially with reading; he now reads JT Edison cowboy books. I even have to fight with both of them to stop reading all day. He has been reading these books since he was 9 1/2 years old. I really pray that Hiletje's dream comes true of enabling all type of children to be able to be exposed to this programme which will develop a nation of literacy.
May God Bless you - Cheryl Bower, July 2010
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I used this reading method on my daughter of 7 and my 14 year old daughter who has Down Syndrome. I can assuredly testify that the kids enjoy it and that this method WORKS! The mommy must just commit and go through the instruction booklet very carefully (this is a proven method which has been working for many years already) and viola! Contact Heidi with pleasure, she is a very professional lady with a heart for children and a PASSION for reading! - Ezle Hough, May 2011
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I walked a long road together with my daughter’s (at that stage little girl’s) reading problems. I went through all available information and did not leave any stone unturned in helping her with her reading problem. Firstly, I got her eyes tested. I was a regular listener of “Vrouerubriek” and listened to an interview with a Professor of RAU who did eye tests and decided to let her eyes be tested once again. Still there was no improvement. Eye exercises did not work. Remedial teaching which was given by local University students also did not help, until one morning I listened once again, to “Vrouerubriek” and “Die Japtrap Leesmetode” was introduced. We went to buy the programme (about 23 years ago). I went through the programme, step-by-step, together with my little girl and suddenly, as if a light was switched on, she started reading without any difficulty. I can suggest this programme to any parent who has a child with reading or spelling problems. I will soon be starting teaching my granddaughter as well, on this reading programme. I could not believe when my daughter told me that your reading programme is still available and I want to wish you all the success in marketing this remarkable programme.
Regards Hanna du Plessis, May 2011 |
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