How Does It Work?

          At Level Up Reading, students participate in regular, 60-minute online lessons with me on a one-on-one basis.  These lessons are designed to meet each student’s reading instructional needs and they address, among other things, the learning goals outlined in “What’s the Solution?”  Between lessons, students work on assignments at home that reinforce lesson content and otherwise address student needs.  Completing these is mandatory in order for students to read on grade level as expeditiously as possible and achieve any other related goals in like manner.

          After three months of lessons and practice at home, students are assessed for their ability to (1) automatically recognize grade-level words, (2) read grade-level text fluently and (3) comprehend grade-level text.  If a student achieves a success rate of at least 80 percent in the first area and demonstrates proficiency in the other two, we can conclude that they are reading on grade level.  But if they fall short, then they’re not quite there yet and I continue working with them until they are.  And in just a general sense, there is no set duration for how long I work with students and I am always happy to do so for as long as parents see fit.