WHAT THE
EXPERTS SAY

A physician and mother of five wrote this:

I just wanted to let you know how much your program has meant to my family.  I am the mother of five.  I bought the program when my oldest had just turned 5 years old because I wanted her to learn how to read by the time she got to kindergarten.  My sister had told me that her boys had all been reading by the time they were six.  I had no idea that kids were expected to read so soon in their schooling.  The program was probably the most amazing learning tool I have ever invested in.  My Jane loved her "games".  She wanted to play them all the time.  The recommended amount of time per session was supposed to be 20 minutes but I honestly could not tear Jane away from the computer.  She mastered her letters almost immediately and we just kept moving on at a dizzying pace.  Two years later, she is now in first grade and reads way beyond her years.  I literally had to keep pushing her teachers to give her challenging books to read because she was so far ahead of her classmates.  She would bring home "homework" books in kindergarten and literally read these books in under 60 seconds.  It was amazing.  She continues to achieve in school.  What is more, she LOVES to learn.  She thinks learning is fun and a game.  She is challenged by reading and writing and I can see nothing but continued academic achievement for her.  I attended the University of Notre Dame as an undergraduate.  It is currently ranked as the 18th best university in the country.  I have already told Jane she has to attend Notre Dame or get into one of the 17 colleges that are better than my alma mater.  And I say that just to give her a mindset that she is going to a great college and she is going to achieve.  But I already know Jane is destined for this.  You program gave her a love of learning and she will do much better than I did.  I am sure of that.

I have used this program with Jane's younger brother and sister as well and started them out at even younger ages.  I have been even more astounded at their rate of learning the material.  These three kids actually fight over computer time to play their Be Smart Kids games.  It is absolutely amazing.  And when one child is playing one of the games, the other two will sit around the computer and watch.  Joe, my second, is reading third grade material as a kindergartner and Jessica is coming right along just now reading at age 3!!

2005

Be Smart Kids has taken the young children enrolled in the Green Forest McCalep Christian Early Learning Center to a new level of learning and comprehension.  Our parents and staff have observed an increase in skills essential to developmental growth, such as self-confidence, motor skills, and independence.

We fully endorse Be Smart Kids.  The program establishes skills that are far beyond the initial skills of the average student enrolled in our Kindergarten program. Our student test scores are nationally above average, we believe as a result of Be Smart Kids.

Ralph E. White Sr.
Executive Director
Green Forest Community Development Corp.
Decatur, Georgia

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2005

As an educator who has 33 years in public education (12 as superintendent of schools) and several additional years teaching ad-junct at the college/university level, I have not seen any program that has the power of Be Smart Kids.  In my professional opinion, its structure and application is absolutely the best conceived and most applicable of anything on the market today.  The program is designed to teach children in the same manner as a child learns to talk.  It is truly a practical approach to teaching the basic learning skills necessary in “preparing children to succeed in life.” 

Earnest Walker, Ed.D.
Morristown, Tennesse

2005

We feel that Be Smart Kinds has given our children a “head start” on education and academics they must obtain so young in their lives.  With so many challenges that children face today, we feel that Be Smart Kids is one of the most important partners we could have in trying to accomplish many of the goals of our program.  This includes improving the lives of children and families, and communities.  We hope this partnership can continue for years to come.

Karla Cochran, Director
UCHRA Van Buren County Head Start