What do users say?

Here’s a recent email from Keziah Lee, Oxford Hills, Maine:

“I learned how to read using Alpha-Phonics when I was four years old, and for over six months, I carried that red book with me everywhere. I want to thank you for your contribution to my life, for without that book, I do not think I would love reading, and writing, as much as I do now.”

From Pastor Lau, Penang, Malaysia

“I write to thank you for the great help your book Alpha-Phonics has given us. With that book we have trained all our children to read proficiently by the age of 4. At the back cover of your book, it says “This book can solve America’s reading problem.” I suggest that it should read “This book can solve the world’s reading problem.”

From Susan and Dr. Anthony J. Bowman, Greeley, Colorado

“Thank you so much for your program. My husband wanted our son to have the best program available and after much research his choice was Alpha-Phonics. This program is helping tremendously in homeschooling our only child.”

From Mr. & Mrs. Howard Walter, Port Orford, Oregon

“Using Alpha-Phonics, we taught both of our children to read and write. In six months we taught our 5-year-old daughter, Meghan, to read. When our son, Christian, was 4 1/2 we started him on this learn-to-read manual. Eight months later he is reading the King James Bible at 70 words per minute and understanding it! Both my husband and I learned to read with Dick & Jane, the look-say way. After teaching our own children to read using Alpha-Phonics, we are now better readers and spellers ourselves. We have sold or given away more than 18 copies of Alpha-Phonics over the last year and a half. One young mother, whose 5 year old was in the public school’s kindergarten, was shocked that she could teach her son more in 2 weeks, with the help of Alpha-Phonics, than he had learned all year in the school’s program of ‘reading readiness.’”

From Nancy Ellen Govoni, Malden, Mass.

“I was a special needs foster parent. My foster son had multiple Learning Disabilities, and he was illiterate at age 14 ½. Over the course of almost six months, I taught him 14 lessons in Alpha-Phonics. It was very painful for him to try to learn… But before he left, he demonstrated measurable reading readiness from the 14 Alpha-Phonics lessons. That sold me on the Blumenfeld method forever, because it works so wonderfully and sensibly.”

From Susan Eiland, Bay Minette, AL

Alpha-Phonics is very clear and easy to understand. I really liked the fact that there was not unnecessary busy-work and boring drill-work. Our oldest child had used another method but quickly burned out. Alpha-Phonics is a breath of fresh air and has brought the joy of learning to read back! Plus it is easy to use with all three of my children at the same time.

Christine McNeil Montano

I highly recommend this program to any parent who believes that an intensive phonics method is the way to teach a child to read. It doesn’t get easier for a parent to use than this. It is easy to use and understand. I love that the author gives reasons for why he thinks things should be taught in this manner which I like to hear.

Beth (Amazon.com)

If there was one correct choice I made in curriculum when deciding to homeschool, it was Alpha-Phonics. I got the $30 book and am thrilled with it. It is a no nonsense approach, and takes just a few minutes a day with wonderful results. I can’t say enough about Alpha-Phonics. A fantastic program!

Anonymous (Amazon.com)

I used Alpha-Phonics to teach my two boys, now 8 and 6.5 to read. I am currently using it to teach my 5 year old. Minimal to no teacher prep. There is a teacher guide in the back of the book. I stopped using it after the first couple of lessons. If you know how to read you can teach with Alpha-Phonics. I thought I was missing something with Alpha-Phonics because it is so fast and easy. It feels like cheating. I took an expensive trip around the block to see what I was missing and discovered that Less is More! I highly recommend Alpha-Phonics!

Gary Kuwano, Santa Clara, CA

Bottom line is that it helped my first grader greatly accelerate her reading skills. My daughter, though bright and motivated, does not have an aptitude for reading and possibly has a slight case of dyslexia. We started Alpha-Phonics in November. We finished the book in January. She has since been advancing at almost a level a week. This book has made a difference because it lays a phonic foundation in an organized, comprehensive manner with exercises that continually reenforce the learnings in each lesson. It starts out very simply so that the child is not overwhelmed and immediately feels a sense of accomplishment.

“chrnmom” (Texas)

This is a wonderful phonics instruction book. I have used several different phonics instruction books and this is my absolute favorite. It is simple to use and systematically covers all necessary phonics skills. Also, there are no illustrations which might encourage children to guess at words rather than reading them.

G. Boller (Texas)

Forget the fancy stuff. This is all you need to teach your child (or anyone) to read. We do two lessons a day (or more on the easier lessons), about 20 minutes per day, and my daughter was reading simple sentences by the third week. Talk about motivation! Unlike some programs, this moves quickly enough to keep the child’s interest. Don’t waste your money on games and such—just Alpha-Phonics and a chalkboard will make your child a reader.

Jill Barrett (Independence, VA)

I have taught three children to read with Alpha-Phonics, and am thrilled to be able to buy a plastic-bound version for my fourth child, which hopefully will also last through #5 and #6. Two of my children learned to read using this program between the ages of four and five, and one between the ages of five and six. Forget those other pricey, gimmicky phonics programs. This thirty-dollar book is all you need, and it will take no more than 15 minutes per day to teach any child to read. Alpha-Phonics is proof that the best isn’t necessarily the most expensive.

Ronald K. Vogel (California)

I have wanted to write you a note for some time. Many years ago, I heard you on a radio program talking about the evils of “sight reading.” I was convinced that you were completely right about the subject. At the time my son was only a baby. But I bought Alpha-Phonics, and your book was the only book used to teach Michael to read. I would like you to know that Michael has graduated from High School as a National Merit Scholar, and has accepted an Appointment to the United States Air Force Academy. Your book and your educational philosophy were key components in his education. My copy of your book was used so much, it disintegrated. So I bought another copy for my Daughter. She is currently in the fourth grade, and is a straight “A” student. Mr. Blumenfeld, you are a prophet. Everything that you said would occur, in regards to sight reading, occurred. When my children get married and have young ones of their own, one of the first things that they will receive is a copy of your book, Alpha-Phonics.

Anonymous Customer (Cape Cod, MA)

Frugal phonics. For the low cost of $29.95, Alpha-Phonics packs more structured learning in every page than any other phonics program on the market. Students quickly learn all the basic sounds and blends. The sentence practice is wonderful. Several years ago I used the Alpha-Phonics system to teach an illiterate sixteen year old, high school dropout, to read at a sixth grade level in five months. I have no teacher training. Today, this young man is studying for his GED. Reading teachers will love the Alpha-Phonics program because of the extensive word lists that are used for every sound and spelling combination.

Anonymous Buyer (Oregon City, OR) on Amazon.com

I bought Alpha-Phonics for my 5 year old after checking it out at our local library. It has proven to be a very successful tool in teaching her to read. The format allows her to learn a lot on her own. The process seems to go quickly. I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to use a phonics based system.

Anonymous Buyer (Olympia, WA) on Amazon.com

This book is a favorite in our family! We are currently teaching our fifth son to read using Alpha-Phonics. We used Alpha-Phonics to teach each of his older brothers as well. We can’t say enough good about this book! It is easy and inexpensive. We’ve been homeschooling now for 9 years, and with most subjects we find that one child loves one curriculum, and the next child hates it and needs something else for his different learning style. Alpha-Phonics is the only book that everyone has loved!

Rebekah Hutzler-Malatt (W. Virginia)

Although I’m a nurse with many years of experience, I still doubted my ability to teach. But no more! We started on your book Alpha-Phonics, and it so great to see my son Joey progressing so rapidly and asking to do more!

V. L. Goltry, M.D. (Idaho)

I was so pleased with the ease of instruction of Alpha-Phonics, the clarity of the book and the response of my son that I felt I should write you and commend you on the results obtained by the Alpha-Phonics method. By the time John and I had finished Alpha-Phonics, over a period of eight months, John could read and pronounce most any word.

Mrs. Teresa A. Ambra (Massachusetts)

I must admit that when I first looked at the teacher’s instructions in Alpha-Phonics, I was a little skeptical. There were no frills, and it looked too simple. However, in one month we had covered the whole book. And my son went from reading signs to reading books.

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