Forty-one percent of fourth-grade children are poor readers and only seven percent of this nation's 17-year-olds can synthesize and learn from a variety of reading materials. According to the National Research Council (NRC), "the majority of reading problems faced by today's adolescents and adults could have been avoided or resolved in the early years of childhood."

Discover the reading program so successful, 9 out of 10 parents say "It Works!"

There is an impressive new program designed to help win this battle. The all-new Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read program, published by Gateway Learning Corporation, follows guidelines for improved reading instructions as outlined in the NRC's March 1998 recommendations. The Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read program was designed to help children four to ten years of age move quickly from learning letters and sounds into reading words and stories for meaning. It's the only home reading program to combine step-by-step, musical phonics instruction with seventy-nine enchanting books and stories, many by award-winning authors and illustrators. It sells for $199.95.

This breakthrough reading program is being praised across the country. In fact, the National Parenting Center (TNPC) awarded Hooked on Phonics its 1998 Seal of Approval. In their fall 1998 Product Testing Report, TNPC states,

"What is the best method for teaching a child to read? There is no definitive answer, but according to our testers, Hooked on Phonics is a strong candidate for many parents who are looking for a product that will give their kids a head start into the world of reading. Using a combination of tools that include flash cards, audio tapes and books from a variety of authors of children's books, Hooked on Phonics is a system that can produce real results. Our testers reported to us that when they committed their own time and effort to sitting down and working together with their children that the level of increased comprehension and skill was nothing short of exceptional."

In a recent independent survey of five hundred Hooked on Phonics customers, four out of five parents reported seeing a dramatic improvement in their child's reading after just four weeks.