"Unsurpassed Economy"  - Once purchased, it is not necessary to supplement Read Quick with other workbooks for decoding.  Read Quick does not rely on leveled reading books/materials with controlled vocabulary.  As a "stand-alone" system, all genres of literature, i.e., text books, quality novels, and short stories, provide the practice needed for decoding and developing word fluency for comprehension.  Schools and institutions will save thousands of dollars as the Read Quick program is a one-time purchase for all basic decoding materials. 

There is no comparison between the quality of literature available for the Read Quick program and the leveled and decodable text where students are engaged in their decoding abilities by  decimals (i.e., 1.1 - 1.5 levels) - all within the same grade.  There are 5 levels in grade 1,  5 levels in grade 2 and 5 levels in grade 3; so, where does the acceleration occur for students to advance beyond the restrictive programs for decoding and reading more difficult material.  By dividing student growth into 5 or more levels per grade level, text book publishers place an unnecessary limit on word fluency and reading skills.

Read Quick replaces all phonics/decoding workbooks, usually sold by grade level and then levels within the grade level, which is an on-going cost. Read Quick is a single system that fits all decoding needs for all students at every grade level and ability.  A world of books in a multitude of genres may be used by students to decode words at every grade level.

The entire emphasis of the Read Quick program is for student to read and process a variety of books 2-4 years above their actual reading ability, which provides a rapid acceleration of reading skills and levels. 

Statistics and history tell the complete story of teaching decoding and reading skills.  Students are tested by reliable grade level tests and there has been little improvement for over 70 years.  The percentage of student successes is 30-40% and 60-70% failure. Book publishers continue to push their costly line of books at the expense of our children.  When will their approach pay off if they have shown no improvement in 70 years?

Read Quick Advantages:

Special education and "pull-out" intervention students will be able to participate in regular class reading groups, as same system is used. Wall charts and selected lessons from Learning Center Masters will start everyone off successfully in year two and on. When used by every teacher, including remedial, bilingual, speech and classroom, students will rapidly grow in skills because of constant reinforcement. This is both a financial and an educational economy. Going from one grade level or to another class will be effortless for student and teacher as the same system is used, reducing the cost for transitional materials.. New students are taught using the software whenever they enter school and require only 3-6 lessons to participate in a regular oral reading group. All subjects that require reading will show a significant improvement in students' daily learning curve and end of year testing while reducing school cost. An excellent method for team teaching or grouping, reducing the cost of duplicating materials in more than one location. School's atmosphere will show a dramatic, positive improvement.  An economy difficult to measure in dollars and cents. Economy for students to achieve with teacher's time to teach is implied in every benefit listed. NOTE:  Material pricing used in comparison is based on reading programs and pricing from California Textbook adoption.  The companies selected for comparison are in the lower cost range for the publishers of textbooks.  These prices do not include the leveled decoding textbooks, required after grade 3.  The list includes student materials for just decoding and teacher's guides.