About Us

Jerry & Patti Coker, developers of Read Quick-Learn Quick, are retired and reside in a small town in Oregon. 

Most of their time is dedicated to promoting Read Quick-Learn Quick, an educational software, developed by Jerry, after devoting over 40 years teaching every type of learner from age 4 to adult.

Jerry served as principal and superintendent in various public schools, consultant for school districts throughout the United States and Canada, in-service trainer and workshop leader, prior to starting his own K-12 private school. He holds (6)lifetime credentials to teach every subject at every grade level, including special education.

Following points highlight Jerry's successes and unrivaled dedication to education:

• Orcutt, CA - Public school under Jerry's administration was recognized by the National Council of English Teachers of Right to Read as one of the top 25 schools in reading from 15,000 schools investigated in the U.S. and Canada.
• Administered first known elementary public school to implement Socratic dialog teaching methods, part of a school wide implementation using critical and creative thinking skills as primary objectives.
• Administered schools that improved their reading scores from the 22-28% in the state to 95-98% in reading.
• Wrote and supervised largest Title III curriculum development program, $500,000, in the history of California at that time.
• Project developed first increments for group tests of remedial lessons for the Structure-of-Intellect, (SOI) founded by Dr. Mary Meeker, based on Dr. Guilford's work at USC.  Used throughout the U.S. and in foreign countries for preventing and correcting school failure.
• Jerry developed a K-6 mathematics program using a developmental sequence of intelligence by Piaget, world renowned French child psychologist.  Piaget research and tests were allowed to be used for the first and only known time in American schools.
• Jerry was commissioned to develop a comprehensive education program for the U.S. Air Force where airmen could attend classes, leave, return and still complete courses for a high school diploma or college credits with same instructor.  Adopted by Vandenberg and shared with other military facilities.
• Testified for State Senate Committee on school discipline and effective techniques.
• Jerry's entire school organization, his refined teaching strategies in all subjects, his methods for training staff and curriculum, were adopted 3,000 miles from school site and implemented as several pilot schools in No. Carolina.
• College instructor and consultant in using the Structure-of-Intellect (SOI) for special needs and Mentally Gifted Minors; he taught strategies for teaching special needs students, taught elementary mathematics, reading and school discipline.

Jerry combined his experiences with curriculum programs, research in educational psychology, research in effective teaching methods, teaching students, ages 4 to adult, including prisoners, all possessing a variety of reading skills and deficits, to develop the current version of Read Quick.

Others examining Read Quick have advanced the relationship of letter sequence, their sounds and control, to an even more effective and reliable system.  Such research and improvement are encouraged.

Recently, Read Quick was recognized by a leading university as having a "revolutionary approach for decoding, based on new technology".