Tami Katzir-Cohen, a doctoral student at the Center for Reading and Language Research at Tufts University, Boston wrote:

April 25, 2000

To whom it may concern,
As a doctoral student at the Center for Reading and Language Research at Tufts University, I have found the Fonty computer program an innovative, imaginative and resourceful aid in working with children with reading disabilities. I was highly impressed with this program which directly applies the most cutting edge research in the neurosciences into applied interventions. Fonty provides a multi-dimensional approach to beginning reading, integrating a systematic decoding approach with reinforcement from visual as well as auditory cues.
Some of our tutors who have worked with this program in a one on one basis with kids, who experience extreme difficulties, and even resistance to reading, have enjoyed it immensely! They report that the children quickly engage with the Fonty character, and they find him lively and funny and a great reinforcer to continue their work. The also report that the systematic approach to reading provides many routes for children to access words, both by the orthography, by decoding, and by hearing themselves pronounce the words. Learning the relationships between letters and sounds, empowers the students, and helps them understand they can read any word!
We are thankful to have such a wonderful, invaluable educational-resource for our work with children!

Sincerely,
Tami Katzir-Cohen