Removing the Frustration of Learning to Read™
SARA’s Books brings the joy back to learning to read — through stories, science, and a little bit of magic.
40%
of fourth graders can’t read at grade level.
Phonics-only instruction fails millions of children. There is a better way.
The Story Behind the Method
My oldest daughter demanded literacy. Before she turned three, she would climb into my lap with a book and refuse to leave until we’d read it — twice. When she discovered audiobooks, starting with Alice in Wonderland, there was no stopping her. By six, she had consumed hundreds of books. She didn’t just want to read — she needed stories like she needed air.
My son was different. He could name every letter by age four, but at five he still confused b and d, slowly recited letters out of order even while dragging his finger left to right. I watched him take sixty agonizing seconds to sound out five letters. One afternoon I noticed he could read better while chewing gum. That strange observation sent me down a path into dyslexia research that would change everything.
Reading has never come easily for me either. I share something with my son — a brain that processes text differently. But I refused to let that be a limitation. I enrolled at Salt Lake Community College, transferred to the University of Utah, and in 2020 earned a degree in Writing Studies — the same year I finished writing my first novel. Then I taught myself to code.
My youngest child benefited most from everything I’d learned. Every insight from her siblings’ journeys, every piece of research, every late-night experiment with reading techniques — it all came together. She became the testing ground for the methods that would become Read by EAR.
All three of my children tested above the 90th percentile in reading proficiency.
That’s not a miracle. It’s a method.
Engaged Aided Reading turns every reading moment into a learning opportunity.
When your child encounters an unfamiliar word, they pause.
They identify each letter by name, activating phonological awareness.
A parent, teacher, or the app provides the correct pronunciation.
They resume reading fluently, with the new word added to memory.
1.6
average exposures to learn a new sight word
vs. 4–14 with traditional methods
15–49
new sight words learned in 45 days
NSF
National Science Foundation funded research
Stop the homework battles. Start seeing progress.
Know exactly what every student knows — in real time.
