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Reading In Motion Improves Reading Scores in Chicago Public Schools

Our programs have improved the reading skills of students in the Chicago Public Schools. The numerous research studies on our programs support what we at Reading In Motion and many teachers have known intuitively for some time--that an arts-based approach to reading yields impressive results.

To cite one of Reading In Motion's independent research studies conducted by 3D Group: Teachers who were trained in one of our Summer Teacher Workshops “improved their students' reading scores significantly more than teachers who used other methods."

The research studies listed in this section corroborate these findings.

Research Summary: Reading In Motion Gets Kindergarteners to Grade Level

A 2004-2005 study found that 75 percent of kindergarteners using the Reading In Motion curriculum were able to achieve grade-level reading requirements, compared to just 17 percent of students in the closely matched control group who did not use the Reading In Motion curriculum.

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The Impact of Reading In Motion on First Grade Students’ Basic Reading Skills
In 1999, children in 10 first-grade Reading In Motion classrooms improved their sound-to-symbol correlation in consonants by 58% more than the control group. These same children improved their sound-to-symbol vowel correlation by 42% more. They also improved their phoneme segmentation (i.e., the ability to hear a word and repeat its individual sounds) by 79% more than students in the control group. Rates of improvement were measured on the Read America Phonographix test.

Research Summary: The Impact of Reading In Motion's Training for Teachers on Students’ Reading Comprehension Skills
In 2000, a study found that students whose teachers were trained in the Reading In Motion curriculum improved their students’ reading skills a remarkable 128% more than the norm. Their students made 8 months of improvements in only 3.5 months. The study compared the gain in comprehension scores of students trained by Reading In Motion teachers against the national norm and was conducted by 3D Group.

The Impact of Reading In Motion's Teacher Workshops on Students’ Reading Comprehension Skills
In 2001, a study of Reading In Motion’s Teacher Institutes program found that students whose teachers we trained in the Reading In Motion curriculum made 10 months of progress in just 3.25 months of instruction—more than triple the national norm.

Research Summary: Reading In Motion Improves Bilingual Students’ English Language Arts Skills.
In 2000-2001 kindergarten through third grade bilingual and monolingual classes were evaluated. The results suggest that our methods are especially successful with bilingual students.

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