🌈 Reading Miracle

 
 
 
 

Reading Made Easy and Fun. Building confidence with success!

Supporting a rich culture of reading combined with daily practice, with caring mentors using the most efficient approaches.

 
 

Reading is about communication and is a profoundly social endeavor. This is comprehensive program supporting families in creating a culture of reading at home and joining our enthusiastic IMA learning community. We believe in daily practice and coaching. We meet with students 3 times a week for a combination of individual and community lessons. We combine this approach with what we consider to be the most efficient, effective (and most importantly fun!) way to teach reading which yields results your child will be proud of from Day.

 

How Distar Works

 

Inspired by Co-author, Dr. Phyllis Haddox Introduces Teach Your Child to Read

Reading Mastery Transformations

The Research:

“The results are fairly uniform: children taught with Distar outperform their peers who receive instruction in other programs. These results hold after one year of instruction, after two, after three, and after four. The largest single study in which Distar was involved was the comparison of U.S. Office of Education Follow Through sites-the largest educational experiment ever conducted. Various geographic sites in the United States selected a specific educational program from those made available. Each site agreed to implement the chosen program for teaching poverty children in kindergarten through grade three. The University of Oregon Follow Through·model, which used Distar instruction in all grades and for all major subjects (reading, language, math), consistently outperformed all the other sponsored programs in reading achievement." These results hold true no matter race, socioeconomic status.” - Reading Mastery Transformations

Reading Mastery

 

National Blue Ribbon School, Hellgate Intermediate, Succeeds with Direct Instruction and SRA Reading Mastery

Special Education and Direct Education- An Effective Combination

Washington Elementary Students Excel on WASL, ITBS with Reading Mastery Plus

Commitment to Direct Instruction Increases Reading Scores at Cleveland School

Native American School Uses Reading First Grant to Implement Direct Instruction

Nebraska Reading First School Reaches States Highest Scores with SRA Reading Programs

McGraw-Hill's Reading Programs Bring Increases in Baltimore Scores

Charter School Celebrates 20 Years of Direct Instruction Partnership

Barren County Posts Highest Reading Scores Ever

Florida Elementary Students Master Reading in Preparation for Junior High

Anchorage School's Diverse Population Flourishes with Direct Instruction

Houston Blue Ribbon School's Deaf Population Achieves AYP with Direct Instruction

Direct Instruction Drives Success for Bilingual Students at Houston Elementary School

Maple Lane Elementary Macomb Intermediate School District (MISD) Center Program

Direct Instruction and the Teaching of Early Reading

Highest Percentage of Charter School's Student Testing Above National Average

Utah School Districts Maintain High Language Arts Scores with Direct Instruction

Open Court Reading and Reading Mastery Combine to Create Successful Elementary Reading Program

Pennsylvannia School District Uses Horizons to Give At-Risk Readers Foundation for Success

The Research Base and Validation of Direct Instruction Language Programs

Fort Hall Elementary Writes its Story with Reading Mastery Signature Edition

Florida School Moves from 6D Grade to A with Reading Mastery

Wisconsin Teachers Use Horizon to Customize Reading Lessons

Oregon Reading First Project Uses Reading Mastery Plus as Core Reading Program

Direct Instruction Reduces Special Education Referrals in Louisiana School District by Half

Direct Instruction Drives Success for Bilingual Students at Houston Elementary School

Bancroft-Rosalie School Wins Award for its Commitment to Direct Instruction

Examining the Core- Relations Among Reading Curricula, Poverty, and First Through Third Grade Reading Achievement

Low-Performing Kentucky School on its Way to High-Performing with Reading Mastery

Modesto Elementary School Advances from Underperforming to Distinguished with Direct Instruction

Special Education Students at California Elementary School Achieve AYP with Direct Instruction

California Blue Ribbon School Closes Achievement Gap with Reading Mastery

Institute of Education Sciences- What Works Clearinghouse, Reading Mastery and Reading Fluency

Rethinking English Language Instruction- An Architectural Approach

SRA:McGraw-Hill's Reading Programs Bring Increases in Baltimore Scores

Reading Mastery, Corrective Reading Help Students with Disabilities Achieve Significant Academic Growth

Reading Proficiency More than Doubles Among Putnam County Special Education Students

ELL and Struggling Students at Wisconsin District Build Literacy Skills with Direct Instruction

Dogan Elementary Sheds IR Status With Reading Mastery and Corrective Reading