Read Right is an innovative and highly effective reading intervention program that transforms struggling readers to excellent readers in a matter of months, not years. It is based on theoretical constructs that challenge mainstream thinking and are compatible with what is known about how the brain learns a process. The focus is on an implicit […]
By Dee Tadlock, PhD Why was Read Right Developed–and How Read Right, a fundamentally different approach to reading intervention, is grounded in theoretical constructs that challenge mainstream thinking in the field of reading. It was developed as a result of a mother’s determination to help her son. I had just completed a PhD in education […]
BY DEE TADLOCK, PH.D. Many years ago, when I was employed by a community college, a young Vietnamese man, Nha, Became my student. His tenacity, talent, and courage in the face of extreme hardship and seemingly insurmountable odds was inspiring to me personally, and we became friends. He had been trying for three years to […]
In the mid-1970’s, after three years of intensive and exhilarating work, I was finally almost finished with a Ph.D. in reading education. I was eager to finish my dissertation and get started with a career of helping struggling readers. I never dreamed my first client would be my own son, and that helping him would […]
Read Right is a truly extraordinary reading intervention program for children, teens, and adults that compels the brain to remodel the neural network that, in poor readers, guides the reading process inappropriately. Struggling readers are quickly transformed to excellent readers. Read Right has an impressive record of success with RTI tiers 2 & 3, Special […]
Read Right Reading Comprehension Program Scores Rapid Improvement A reading program used by colleges in many regions of the United States is quickly improving the reading skills of adult students of all ages. Using two different systems of measurement, Kim Whalen of Ozarks Technical College recently examined the progress of 406 multi-age students enrolled in […]
Portland, OR—A rigorous experimental study by researchers at Education Northwest found that low-achieving middle and high school students increased their reading comprehension after one semester of tutoring with Read Right, a nationally used intervention program that supplements regular English language arts instruction. The study looked at student achievement in reading and motivation to read for […]
Irving ISD’s high – poverty John Haley Elementary School made headlines in the Dallas Morning News a few years back for its exceptional success achieving a 90 percent passing standard and an “exemplary” state rating. Among the many effective programs and strategies embraced by staff to raise student achievement, John Haley Elementary was using Read […]
School – Wide Failure Rate Reduced by 58% at Norris Middle School About two years ago, Irving ISD hosted a team of educators from Omaha Public Schools to look at the highly effective reading program being used in Irving to serve struggling Tier 3 readers. Paula Dugger, Reading Coordinator for the District, reported that 70% […]
A Texas bi-county learning cooperative for special education services earned top honors a few years back for its highly successful Read Right Reading Intervention Program. The national award for Read Right program excellence was presented to the Freestone Navarro Bi – County Coop at a national conference held in Seattle, Wash. The Fairfield office was […]
