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CompreHelp® — Parent/Guardian Training Course

A self-paced training for parents and guardians of children aged 8–18 who freeze in front of a page of text. You learn the seven CompreHelp® tricks yourself, practise them on real informational text until the sequence is automatic, then hand them to your child using a four-layer teaching method.
You'll also learn how school grading algorithms actually work, so your child can walk into any test knowing the minimum number of correct answers that earns the grade they want. About an hour a day gets you through in roughly a week — nothing is timed, and every check can be retaken until you pass.

This course includes

  • 6 video modules covering the full seven-step method
  • 18 gamified exercises — 9 for adults, 9 for kids
  • Untimed checks and exam, unlimited attempts
  • Printable worksheets by ability level
  • Step-by-step script for teaching each trick to your child

Since 2007

Method in practice

Ages 8-18

Students we serve

3S Years

Combined classroom experience

Self-paced

Nothing we make is timed

The seven tricks you'll learn

You master steps 1–4 first and always practise them together. Steps 5–7 come once your child owns the first four.

1

Start from the end

Go straight to the questions instead of wading through the text first.

2

Identify keywords

The hardest skill to master, and the one you will practise the most.

3

Order of information

See how the order of the text lines up with the order of the questions.

4

Selective scanning

Scan and highlight only what the question actually asks for.

5

Read for answers

Read to answer, not to absorb every sentence on the page.

6

The logic of grades

Understand how typical school grading algorithms really work.

7

Smart test-taking

Work out the minimum number of correct answers for the grade you want.

18 gamified exercise files

Nine sets for the adult practitioner and nine matching sets for the child — three subjects across three readability levels, so you always practise on the same shape of text your child meets in school.

9 files

Adult practitioner sets

All nine sit in Module 4 and all nine are required — you practise the sequence on real informational text before you teach it.
  • Basic
    Adult History · ELA · Science
  • Intermediate
    Adult History · ELA · Science
  • Advanced
    Adult History · ELA · Science

9 files

Kids game sets

Where your child starts, in Module 5. Same tricks, shorter texts, game framing — no timers and no score to lose. Pick the level that matches your child, not their grade.
  • Basic
    Kids History · ELA · Science
  • Intermediate
    Kids History · ELA · Science
  • Advanced
    Kids History · ELA · Science
Even if your child reads at elementary level, you complete all nine adult texts before moving on — that's what builds fluency in the sequence.

Curriculum

Tap a module to see what's inside it.
6 videos · about 47 minutes of instruction
Unlock rule: score 80% on a module check and the next module opens. Unlimited untimed attempts, and your progress saves as you go.

How you pass it on

The four-layer trick you use in Module 5, on every child exercise set. Same rhythm every time, until they don't need you watching.

1

Demonstrate

Show your child the trick, start to finish, while they watch.

2

Practise for them

Do it again out loud, narrating each move as you go.

3

Practise with them

They lead, you stay beside them as the safety net.

4

Watch them own it

They do it alone. Only then do you move on to the next tricks.

Who this helps

Built for children aged 8–18 who struggle with reading comprehension — whatever sits behind it.
  • Dyslexia
    ADD / ADHD
    Autism spectrum
    Specific learning disabilities
    Focus and attention needs
    Auditory and visual processing
    English language learners
    and more

Unique Learning Paths

You take the training — no special education background needed. The material is written to be digestible for anyone who wants their child to do better in school.

Students who need support

Your child gets their own gamified exercise files — short texts, clear steps, no timers. Practice feels like a game instead of homework.

English learners

Receptive language usually runs ahead of expressive language. The method leans on exactly that, so a second language never blocks the learning underneath.

Who's teaching you

Two special educators with 35 years of classroom practice between them — one wrote the method, one walks you through it.
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Anastasia Gohari

Author of the CompreHelp® method

Master of Science in Special Education with a dual credential in mild/moderate and moderate/severe disabilities. Teaching students with exceptionalities since 2002, and a clinical supervisor for teacher preparation at UCLA, WGU and UMass Global. She built CompreHelp® around 2007 and has watched hundreds of students use it to gain confidence and lift their grades.

  • M.S. Special Education
    Teaching since 2002
    UCLA · WGU · UMass Global

Questions parents ask

Do I need a teaching background?

No. The material was written to be digestible for parents and guardians who are not in the special education field. Gary walks you through everything at a calm pace.

How long does it take?

It is self-paced. About an hour a day gets most parents proficient in around a week. Nothing expires and nothing is timed.

What if I fail a module check?

You cannot fail it permanently — attempts are unlimited and untimed. Reaching 80% simply unlocks the next module.

Does my child take the course too?

You take the training. Your child works through the nine child-level gamified exercise files with you, using the four-layer teaching method from Module 1.

Which texts does the method work on?

Informational text of any difficulty — history, science, social studies and similar. It is not designed for analysing themes, characters, motives or inferences.

What ages is it for?

The method has been used with students aged 8 to 18, including children with specific learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, autism, processing deficits and English language learners.

Enroll in the Parent/Guardian Training Course

Six modules, 18 exercise files, and a method that's been in daily practice for
20 years. Read smart, not hard — starting this week.
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