Students (adults)
"There are no words that can describe how I truly feel about this fantastic phonics tutoring I have received. You have both been so patient with me and really helped me through all the tutoring. You both had so much patience and faith in me that I could complete the programme. I now know that there are 44 Sounds in the English language and I know them all thanks to you.
Having been falsely diagnosed with a non-existent 'learning disability' and not given any solutions or any hope - I had been looking for help since childhood. It has taken me 32 years to find you and I had to come to Australia to do that. I have completed the Phonics Tutoring and am now half way through the Learning How to Learn Course. The tutoring and courses are just fantastic. You have taken away my darkness and given me light and hope. Now it is time to give hope to thousands of other people who need your help.
It has helped me so much having the clay to work with and the magnetic letters. Having all that mass has helped me so much. I really needed that. I have never had this mass before. The CD containing all the sounds of the letters of the alphabet and letter teams was so effective, as I could practise these sounds over and over again. Working with the 44 Sounds Chart helped me so much with my reading and spelling. This chart has given me the mass I needed to show me the different ways of learning all the letter teams. Homework is very important. Working with the chart at home, using the magnetic letters and listening to the sounds on the CD has helped me to learn much quicker.
We truly do have to get this into the schools and out into the community. I really feel we need to get it into the prisons as well. So many people turn to crime and drugs because of their darkness and not being able to move forward because of their learning disabilities. People need to know that there is help out there and that their difficulties can be conquered.
It is time for Applied Scholastics to move on to let Australia (and the world) know that you are there to help. I am so passionate about this programme. I will do whatever I can do to move it all forward to a greater audience. Good luck to you both and your wonderful futures ahead. With love and best wishes."
- SM
"One thing I can honestly say is that Applied Scholastics has changed my life! Thank you Alison for bringing Applied Scholastics to Western Australia. I remember first coming to Applied Scholastics - I had a lot of attention on my pronunciation of words and my grammar, and I felt very stuck as if it were a burden. I really hated it. I came to Alison in the hope to remedy this problem and she told me the first thing I needed was to get phonics tutoring. I tell you, it was the best thing I have ever learned, it totally changed the way I communicated and my self-confidence boosted. Today I won’t look back as this is totally handled.
The next thing we did were the five basic study books as I also had a lot of attention on my study. I received tutoring on these books so I understood every single word, did demonstrations and really cleared up every vital point. Now after doing this I have no doubts with the data in the basic study books. With doing the phonics and the study books I have realised the importance of Applied Scholastics and what society is really lacking in education and in understanding the way we communicate and live. It all comes down to how we are educated.
In our current education system it’s mainly word recognition, no phonics and just do your best, which equals nothing, where people end up not being able to read or write, they get misunderstood words and become a menace to society. The government doesn’t understand the real problem and how to fix it for good - the solution. Phonics and Applied Scholastics™ Study Technology is the answer because I’ve done it, it’s changed my life and I can see it will change the life of others."
- DW
"Receiving Phonics tutoring was great. I learned all the basic ways the sounds are formed and said in the words of the English language. Before I started this tutoring I felt quite uncertain about my pronunciation and sounds of each letter of the alphabet such as the sound of the letter 'r' which I thought was said as 'w'.
Doing this tutoring I realised one of my problems was the way the letters are said with the movement of the mouth, teeth, lips, tongue and breath. I find this is vital for communication (and even reading anything) in life so people can understand me and I can understand them better. I feel more confident and able to speak to people better by knowing and applying this technology. I was amazed there are 44 basic sounds of the English language and I learned them all.
Everything I learned in phonics is used every day of my life and I wasn’t aware of it till now because I was never taught it. Learning phonics properly is essential for everyone no matter who you are!!
I would have never learned the phonics to the extent I have at Applied Scholastics. Being tutored on the basic study materials (Learning How to Learn, Study Skills for Life, Grammar and Communication, How to Use a Dictionary and the Basic Study Manual) was fantastic!! Doing this and the phonics tutoring has boosted my self-confidence and certainty in life. I realised when I read aloud and stumbled across a word, there is always a word or symbol I passed that I didn’t have a full definition for and now I can pretty much find the word myself. I also realised there were words where I had the idea of the meaning but not the full definition of that word and that it also depends on the context that word is in to what the meaning is. Thank you Alison for opening Applied Scholastics in Perth, Western Australia. It is great."
- DW
"I studied for 40 hours and I spent a very good time with the very friendly teacher. My English has improved and I feel more confident to communicate. I can understand more easily when I read and listen."
- LN
