A Pretty Girl Was Alpha Bette

Here are 4 problems for parents and 4 solutions given by the Godfrey Method in A Pretty Girl Was Alpha Bette:


• Problem 1: Our schools are falling further and further behind in education

o With the Godfrey Method of early reading by phonics, increase your child’s IQ and capacity to learn for the rest of his/her life.

o It empowers parents to reverse the downward educational trend by putting their children at the head of the class – in spite of gaps in the school’s system. This also increases their children’s self-esteem.

o The Godfrey Method helps parents make sure their children will be ready for the technology jobs of the future – because reading is the foundation of everything else.

• Problem 2: Public schools and parenting magazines are telling parents to delay reading

o With the Godfrey Method, parents can and should teach their children to read before kindergarten. It helps capture that crucial learning window between the ages of 2-5 years old. Delaying learning until school age is a travesty for our children, missing their peak learning time. Preschool is not the answer, either. Teachers don’t know what to do with bright children.

o Starting reading early, by one-on-one phonics the right way, can prevent dyslexia. Prevention is much better than remediation later, and much better for the child’s self-esteem. The Godfrey Method allows parents to start their children younger than other methods, which is key to prevention.

o With the Godfrey Method, children who are struggling will come up to speed. Children who are doing fine will learn faster and easier. It fixes the top ten wrong ways schools and parents teach reading.

• Problem 3: Many preschools and kindergartens are starting with sight reading

o If your baby can read by sight words now, s/he may have problems reading as an adult. The Godfrey Method of unique phonics teaches young children the right way. It is easier to memorize 42 sounds and easily decode new words, than to memorize 4,000 words by sight and stumble on unfamiliar words.

o Phonics has been proven to wire a child’s brain properly for reading. Phonics is the only proven cure for dyslexia, too. Sight reading puts a child behind from the get-go.

o Sight reading should never be the starting point. It comes later as the natural progression from sounding-out phonics. The Godfrey Method uses the idea of ‘platypus words’ for those that aren’t phonetic.

• Problem 4: Parents are so busy, especially working moms, and it’s hard to fit everything into their schedule.

o The Godfrey Method fits easily into any busy schedule and can make a fun bedtime routine.

o It provides children with the two most crucial things they need: quality parent time and expert reading skills. Wise parents turn off the TV, radio, and video games to spend time reading with their children.

o Universal preschool is not the answer. Many experts have proven that young children learn best from their parents. Parents are the solution to fixing education, not the problem. The Godfrey Method is simple and effective – something mom and dad can do at home. And the child never forgets.

Meg Whitman (former CEO of eBay and candidate for California governor) quote,

“We all hear reports of China and India becoming the next centers for technology and innovation. We’re running behind as a nation in engineering, science, math, and technology... Being near the bottom in education is a tragedy for our kids and a threat to our future. To restore our prosperity and do right by our children, we need to better educate them in the basics… to prepare them to excel in the workforce."