Have questions about your student’s reading or learning needs? Not sure if Read-A-Rific would be a good fit?
Schedule a 20-minute personalized phone consultation with Janel Nansenn, M.A., founder and creator of Read-A-Rific. Janel will talk with you about your student’s needs, answer your questions, and provide guidance to help you determine whether Read-A-Rific may be an appropriate fit.
Before the call, you’ll complete a brief informational form so Janel can learn more about your student and prepare for your consultation.
Your $45 consultation fee will be credited toward the purchase of a Read-A-Rific reading comprehension program purchased within one week following your consultation.
Unique, easy-to-use reading comprehension and learning programs that guide students step-by-step to improve comprehension, memory, and overall learning skills.
Developed by Janel Nansenn, M.A., Educational Therapist, with over 25 years of experience helping students succeed even when traditional approaches didn't work.
While these programs are geared toward 3rd to 6th graders, older students can benefit as well because the concept is the same. We even have adults using the programs!
Teachers can use the programs for 12 months with their entire class. Families have unlimited access to the programs and they can be used by multiple students.
Five-day money back guarantee.
Payment plans available through Affirm (3, 6, or 12 months)
Reading fluency is one of the most important skills for reading success. When students read slowly, they often spend so much energy figuring out the words that they struggle to understand and remember what they have read. Strong fluency helps reading become smoother, faster, and more automatic, allowing students to focus on comprehension rather than decoding each word.
This Reading Fluency Program includes 50 pages of carefully organized word lists designed for maximum improvement, easy-to-follow instructions, and a progress tracker. The word lists progress from simple words to longer, multi-syllable words, helping students build speed, accuracy, and confidence step by step.
With regular practice, students can improve:
Reading speed and accuracy
Reading comprehension
Confidence when reading aloud
Vocabulary
Help your child become a more confident, successful reader—one page at a time.
Our Writing Sentences Program, Multiplication Tables Program, Sight Word Programs and e-books
If your student reads well at the fourth-grade level or above, the 5th/6th grade program would be recommended. Some of the material in the 5th/6th grade program has more difficult vocabulary, more complex sentence structures and concepts, and the spelling words are more difficult than the 3rd/4th grade program. Another difference is the 3rd/4th grade program has a slower rate of speaking and has graphics geared toward younger students. We are happy to switch programs within the first week if you feel your child would benefit from a different level after purchase.
Grade Level
Structured online programs designed for students who can read but struggle to understand, retain, or apply what they've read. All programs have unlimited access.
★ Recommended
The Complete 12-Week Program
The 60-session Read-A-Rific® program provides the depth and structured practice required for students to internalize the skill of visualization to greatly improve reading comprehension, following directions, spelling, and overall learning skills.
This 12-week online program is designed to strengthen the brain's ability to form clear mental pictures from spoken and written language — building the foundation for increasing independence in learning over time.
Best for students who can read the words but:
Don't understand or forget what they just read
Struggle to explain ideas clearly
Have difficulty answering comprehension questions
Need directions repeated
Depend on frequent prompting during homework
Includes:
60 easy-to-use, guided sessions approximately 15 minutes per day (some students may take longer)
Step-by-step instruction in learning to picture what is read
Progressive development from sentences to paragraphs to full stories
Training to determine the main idea and draw conclusions from what is read
Spelling skills for memorizing non-phonetic words such as the word "enough"
Training to correctly follow 3 and 4-part directions
Because imagery is developed progressively and reinforced consistently, students begin generating mental pictures more automatically — which supports comprehension, memory, writing, organization, spelling, test-taking and greater independence across subjects when practiced consistently.
This is not additional reading practice. It is brain training designed to strengthen the process behind comprehension.
Foundation Option
This 30-session Read-A-Rific® program teaches the foundational elements of visualization-based reading comprehension.
A structured 6-week introduction to visualization-based reading comprehension. This program includes the first half of the 60-session course and is designed to help students begin developing the foundational skill of mental visualization — the process that supports comprehension, memory, and learning.
Compared to the 60-session program, this version includes:
Less cumulative repetition
Less multi-step direction training
Less practice with drawing conclusions
Less spelling reinforcement
No practice with full stories
Fewer opportunities for skill generalization
Because this program includes fewer reinforcement cycles and less cumulative practice, many students will still need adult support when applying the skill independently.
This option was created for families who may need a lower-cost entry point while still gaining meaningful foundational instruction. The 60-session program remains the most complete and comprehensive option.
★ Best Value
Includes complete 60-Session Program + bonus programs
While the 60-session program builds the foundation, the additional programs help students apply visualization skills in other academic areas — supporting deeper retention and greater confidence.
This bundle is designed for families who want to strengthen comprehension while also reinforcing visualization with writing and multiplication tables.
Includes the complete 60-Session Reading Comprehension Program PLUS:
Writing Sentences Program
Multiplication Tables Program
Beyond Tutoring eBook
Poetry Fun eBook
Save 50% on the additional products when purchased in the bundle.
Shorter commitment, full visualization support
The 30-session program builds a strong foundation in comprehension and visualization. The additional programs extend that foundation into writing and math fact retention.
This bundle is designed for families who want a shorter, lower-commitment introduction to the visualization approach while still supporting writing and multiplication table development.
Includes:
30-Session Reading Comprehension Program
Writing Sentences Program
Multiplication Tables Program
Beyond Tutoring eBook
Poetry Fun eBook
Because this option includes fewer core repetition sessions than the full 60-session program, some students may continue to need parent support to apply the skill consistently.
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Grade Level
All programs have unlimited access.
Designed for students who can read independently but struggle to consistently understand, retain, and apply what they’ve read. Most commonly used in grades 5–6, but appropriate for older learners working on comprehension and academic skills.
By grades 5 and 6, reading demands increase significantly. Students are expected to:
Summarize clearly
Find the main idea and draw accurate conclusions
Follow multi-step directions
Organize written responses
Learn independently across subjects
When the foundational skill behind comprehension is weak, these expectations can feel overwhelming — even for capable students.
★ Highly Effective
Complete 12-Week Visualization Course
This program strengthens the underlying process that allows the brain to create meaning, organize information, and store learning in long-term memory.
A complete 12-week visualization-based reading comprehension course designed to strengthen the cognitive foundation behind independent academic performance.
Best for Students who read fluently but struggle to:
Retain meaning after reading
Explain what they read
Find the main idea or draw accurate conclusions
Stay organized in writing
Complete assignments without frequent prompting
Includes:
60 easy-to-use, guided sessions approximately 15 minutes per day (some students may take longer)
Step-by-step instruction in learning to picture what is read
Progressive development from sentences to paragraphs to full stories
Training to determine the main idea and draw conclusions from what is read
Spelling skills for memorizing non-phonetic words such as the word "enough"
Training to correctly follow 3 and 4-part directions
Because skills build progressively and are reinforced consistently, students often develop stronger comprehension, improved organization, and increased independence in their academic work — especially when the program is used consistently.
This is not additional reading practice. It is brain training designed to strengthen the process behind comprehension.
★ Best Value
60-Session Program + Writing + Multiplication
Best for families who want to strengthen the foundation behind comprehension while also improving written organization and multiplication fact fluency.
This bundle combines the complete 60-Session Reading Comprehension Program with additional academic skill support for writing and multiplication tables.
As visualization skills strengthen, students often experience improvement in:
Clearer written expression
Stronger sentence structure
Faster, more confident recall of multiplication facts
Includes:
60-Session Reading Comprehension Program
Writing Sentences Program
Multiplication Tables Program
The Writing and Multiplication programs are offered at 50% off when purchased as part of this bundle.
Grade Level
All programs have unlimited access for families. Teachers have 12-month access.
Designed for students who can read independently but struggle to consistently understand, retain, organize, and apply what they learn from academic reading.
As students move into middle school and high school, academic demands increase significantly. Students are expected to understand complex information, determine what is most important, remember what they learn, and use that information successfully on assignments and tests.
By grades 7–12, students are expected to:
Understand increasingly complex academic material
Identify the main idea and important supporting information
Draw accurate conclusions and make connections
Remember information for tests and assignments
Take effective notes from textbook-like material
Organize information and written responses
Learn independently across multiple subjects
Manage larger amounts of information with less teacher guidance
When the underlying skills behind comprehension, memory, and organization are weak, these expectations can become overwhelming — even for capable students.
★ Highly Effective
Complete 12-Week Visualization Course
This program strengthens the underlying process that helps students create meaning from what they read, organize information in their minds, and store learning in long-term memory.
A complete visualization-based reading comprehension course designed to strengthen the cognitive foundation behind independent academic learning.
Best for Students Who Can Read but Struggle to:
Understand and retain what they read
Explain information in their own words
Identify the main idea and important details
Draw accurate conclusions
Remember information for tests
Organize their thoughts when writing
Take effective notes from textbooks
Complete academic work independently
Includes:
60 easy-to-use, guided lessons approximately 15 minutes per day (some students may take longer and the 7 note-taking lessons may take 30-40 minutes)
Step-by-step instruction in learning to picture and mentally organize what is read
Progressive development from paragraphs to increasingly complex reading material
Training to identify the main idea and draw conclusions from what is read
Training in taking effective notes from textbook-like material
Spelling strategies for memorizing non-phonetic words
This is not additional reading practice. It is brain training designed to strengthen the process behind comprehension, memory, and learning.
★ Important Skill
7 lessons
Learn How to Take Effective Notes From Textbook-Like Material
This program includes an introduction audio and 7 guided lessons that take most students 30 to 40 minutes to complete.
By middle school and high school, students are expected to learn large amounts of information independently. Yet many students are never explicitly taught how to determine what information is important or how to turn what they read into useful notes for studying.
The Read-A-Rific® Note-Taking Program includes 7 lessons that teach students a step-by-step technique for visualizing and taking notes from textbook-like material. Each lesson should take most students about 30 to 40 minutes to complete.
Students Learn How to:
Determine the most important information in each paragraph
Separate essential information from less important details
Organize information in a meaningful way
Write clear notes in their own words
Create a useful study guide while learning
Better remember information for tests
Learn more independently from textbooks and other academic materials
Students are guided through the process of reading the material, visualizing the information, determining what is most important, and writing notes that capture the essential ideas.
Instead of simply reading information and hoping they remember it later, students learn a structured process for identifying, organizing, and recording important information as they learn.
Designed for students in grades 7–12 — and beyond.
Add-Ons
These programs focus on specific academic skill areas and can be used independently or alongside the full 60-Session Reading Comprehension Program.
If your primary goal is improving reading comprehension and independent learning, begin with the complete Reading Comprehension course. If your child needs focused support in a specific area, choose from the programs below.
Available for 2nd & 3rd Grade
Best for: students who repeatedly forget sight words, struggle with high-frequency non-phonetic words, or rely heavily on sounding out words that should be instantly recognized.
Many sight words do not follow predictable phonetic patterns. When students try to "sound them out," they often guess — or forget them the next day. This program teaches students how to use visualization to anchor words in long-term memory, rather than relying on repetition alone.
Instead of drilling the same word over and over, students learn a strategy for mentally "seeing" the word — helping it stick. Once students understand how to visualize words effectively, the same strategy can be applied to spelling lists, vocabulary words, non-phonetic words, and academic terms in other subjects.
What's Included:
30 carefully selected high-frequency sight words
Short 10-minute sessions
5 days per week over 6 weeks
A transferable memorization strategy that extends beyond sight words
This program does more than teach 30 sight words — it teaches a method students can use for years.
Visualization-based writing support
Best for: students who struggle to expand ideas into clear, organized sentences — or who say "I don't know what to write" even when they understand the material.
Many students don't struggle with vocabulary. They struggle with organizing their thoughts before writing. When students can't picture what they want to say, writing feels overwhelming. Sentences become short, repetitive, or disorganized.
This program teaches students how to use visualization to organize ideas mentally before putting them on paper — making writing clearer, more detailed, and more structured. This is not a grammar drill program. It strengthens the thinking process that comes before writing — so sentences become easier to form.
What's Included:
10 short lessons (10–15 minutes each)
Adult introduction audio to guide implementation
Visualization-based vocabulary development
Instruction on building longer, more descriptive sentences
Support for organizing ideas logically
Students often experience:
More complete sentences
Better use of descriptive language
Stronger paragraph flow
Greater confidence in written assignments
Visualization-based math fact fluency
Best for: students who understand multiplication concepts but cannot consistently recall the multiplication tables quickly and accurately.
Many students know how multiplication works — but freeze when asked to recall facts under pressure. That hesitation slows everything down: multi-step math problems, division, fractions, word problems, and timed tests.
This program teaches students how to use visualization to anchor the multiplication tables in long-term memory — so recall becomes automatic rather than effortful. Instead of repetitive drilling that often leads to frustration, students learn how to create mental images that help facts "stick."
What's Included:
16 short lessons
2–3 minutes per lesson
Visualization-based memorization strategy
Flexible pacing — can be individualized
Students often experience:
Increased math confidence
Faster problem-solving
Reduced test anxiety
Less frustration during homework
This program strengthens memory — not just math performance.
For parents & educators
The first half of the book focuses on foundational reading instruction, including exercises to improve decoding, clear explanations of spelling rules, and Janel's spelling technique for words that do not follow phonetic patterns.
This comprehensive guide explains how Janel teaches struggling readers to read — step-by-step.
Because over half the words in the English language do not follow predictable spelling rules (such as the word "enough"), students need structured strategies — not just repetition.
The second half of the book explains how to teach the skill of visualization — seeing pictures in the imagination while listening and reading — with examples and sample pages. Presented in a simple, practical format, this book is designed for parents and educators who want clear instructional guidance — not theory.
Together, these approaches support:
Reading development
Spelling
Comprehension
Memory
Following directions
For younger students
Best for: younger students who benefit from playful, guided visualization practice before moving into longer texts.
This collection includes 35 light-hearted poems designed to help children practice picturing each line clearly in their imagination — an essential skill for strengthening comprehension and memory. Each poem is paired with simple guidance so adults can easily prompt visualization during reading.
Because the poems are short and imaginative, students can focus fully on building the mental imagery skill without feeling overwhelmed by longer passages. A simple, enjoyable way to strengthen the foundation behind reading comprehension.
What's Included:
35 visualization-focused poems
Strengthens foundational visualization skills
Builds attention and listening comprehension
Encourages active engagement with text
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