Reading In Motion (RIM) will release on Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 11:00 A.M. a study titled "Using Music- and Drama-based Instruction to Teach Students to Read: An Evaluation of Reading In Motion's Grade K-3 Program 2004-2008." This four-year study shows 60% of third graders in RIM schools were reading at the third grade level versus 19% of children in closely-matched Chicago Public Schools. For more information on these results click here.

The other way Reading In Motion helps teachers conquer the disparate needs of their young readers, particularly those readers who are struggling, is through a new program component launched in 2007-2008 called Extra Dosage. The Extra Dosage program focuses on students who are fully capable of reading at grade level if given additional practice on key skills.

Reading In Motion piloted the Extra Dosage program in 2007-2008 in just two schools. By the end of the school year, 85% of the pilot students were reading at grade level, a 35% increase over similar students the year before. Thanks to funding from the Louis R. Lurie Foundation, the program will be expanded to include eight schools in 2008-2009, along with a five-week summer camp for struggling readers entering first or second grades.

Click here to see a photo of Reading In Motion staff and Board members receiving the Humana grant check.