Program Description

"Tailored to the more complex forms of literacy required in middle and high school, Read to Achieve is the first reading program to teach portable comprehension strategies that students can carry into their content area classes."

Cost

Teacher packages and student materials sold separately. Pricing varies by subscription length and content type.

Intended Population

• Intervention
• Intensified intervention

Grade

• Middle School
• High School

Intended Group Size

• Any

ELL/DLL

• None

Multisensory Applications

• No

Computer-Based Delivery

• Partial

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Skill Specific

Placement Tests

• Yes

Accelerated Learning

• No

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• Yes

Error Correction Built In

• Yes

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• Unspecified

Research Summary

One study conducted by an independent evaluation agency was found. In this study, middle school students reading below grade level made positive gains in reading comprehension after one year of program implementation, and outperformed the students in the control group on a state reading comprehension measure. However, the gains made by students in this study were not sufficient in bringing them up to a proficient level of reading comprehension on the state reading measure. No peer-reviewed research was found. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence to support the efficacy of Read to Achieve at this time.

Study Citations

Education Northwest (2012). Washington Striving Readers: Year 1 Evaluation Report. https://www.mheducation.com/unitas/school/program/read-to-achieve/washington-striving-readers-year1-study.pdf

Evidence Base (ESSA)

• Qualifying studies found no significant positive outcomes

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Insufficient evidence