Ketchum woman develops reading app based on her time in Japan
Narda Pitkethly grew up with a brother who struggled with reading, and she was determined to prevent her daughter from wrestling with the same issues.
"My brother Jay is brilliant, but reading is a critical skill. My family was upper-middle class, and they tried everything to help my brother read better, but nothing worked," Pitkethly said.
Pitkethly said she started recalling her time after college when she went to Japan to teach English. She had been to Japan as a child when her father was a neurosurgeon in the U.S. Army, and she loved it so much she couldn't wait to go back.
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Traditional reading methods have failed us—over 25 percent of the population in the United States cannot learn to read with traditional teaching methods. Offering your child a new way to learn to read could make the difference in your child’s struggle. Tackling your child's reading challenges has long-lasting benefits, supporting them long after they have successfully completed the Nardagani Reading Program.⠀
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Joanna Learns to Read with Nardagani
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Nardagani has proudly been taught with great success in jails and prisons throughout the United States. Teaching adult students who struggle with learning English, as well English as a second language, is a tool that can not only support the success of a prisoner after they are released, but also helps effect positive change of prison life as a whole
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