Effective Reading Programs for Native American Students

Native American students who have participated in Read Right reading tutoring program have rapidly and dramatically improved their reading and comprehension skills. Kalispel Students, Grades 3-12, gained an average of 2.5 years of reading comprehension in just one year. With this unique reading intervention program students get the reading help they need.
Read Right offers a Primary Core Curriculum for Grades K-3, as well as a Reading Intervention Program for elementary- and secondary-level struggling readers. To date, we have trained staff members at more than 500 non-Tribal and Tribal project sites. In 2010 we introduced a new service—Online Tutoring—that makes it possible for Tribal programs to provide cost-effective, small-group tutoring in reading to children, teens, and adults everywhere that Internet and webcam technology are available.
Effective With Kalispel Students, Grades 3-12:
- On average, students gained 2.5 years in comprehension in one school year
- Kalispel Special Education students gained 3.2 years in comprehension during the same period
Effective With Sioux Students:
- On average, Standing Rock students Grades 7-12 gained 2.9 years in comprehension in one school year
- Cheyenne Eagle Butte students Grades 4-11 gained 1.8 years in comprehension during the same period
Effective at Havermale High School, Grades 9-12:
- On average, Spokane and Kalispel students gained 3.4 years in comprehension in one school year
- Over two years, the percentage of Havermale Tribal students passing the state assessment in reading grew from 22% to 60%
Read Right Primary Core Curriculum

Read Right Reading Intervention Program
Reading problems are caused when students construct a faulty neural network to guide the process of reading. Grounded in Piaget’s theory of interactive constructivism, the Read Right Reading Intervention Program relies on the plasticity of the brain to remodel the neural circuitry that is operating inappropriately. Even the most challenged students are quickly transformed from poor readers to excellent readers—in a matter of months, not years!
Benefits for the Student
- Provides quick, significant, and permanent improvement
- Transforms poor readers to excellent readers
- Builds positive self-esteem
- Restores hope and confidence; expands student potential
- Establishes a solid foundation for academic success
Benefits for the School
- Diminishes staff frustration by providing an effective tool to help students succeed
- Generates noticeable results for children and teens, delighting family members
- Helps meet Federal guidelines and close the achievement gaps
Successful Projects Have Been Established in:
- Tribal schools
- BIE schools
- Public schools on Native American Reservations
- Urban schools serving significant numbers of Native American students
- Rural schools serving significant numbers of Native American students
For more information about staff training for our on-site programs Contact Us or call (360) 427-9440 (PST).