Overview of Program

The Read to Succeed Program is an intervention provided in small group or one-to-one instruction to support at-risk learners, specifically struggling readers. Read to Succeed is offered to students in grade three to twelve who have difficulties with reading fluency and/or comprehension who are two or more grade levels behind.  The goals of Read to Succeed are to improve reading performance and to gain confidence and skills necessary to work independently in a regular classroom.  The teachers are trained to implement the program daily (90 mins/day) in addition to the regular Language Arts instruction and work in groups of 15 or 28 with two teachers.  The program is viewed as an intensive support which aims to move children out of the program quickly as they gain confidence and competency and learn to read for both information and enjoyment.  The Read to Succeed program relies on consistent communication and collaboration between the regular classroom teacher and the trained Read to Succeed instructor, with recommendation of a Read to Succeed Team in every school.
Every year, the Read to Succeed program has averaged a double or tripled gain in reading comprehension (measured by the Gray Oral Reading Test).  Read to Succeed is viewed as a strong intervention for supporting struggling readers and promoting a lifelong love of reading.

Saskatoon Public Schools (2009) Read to Succeed Review and Action Plan: Recommendations: A Report of the Read to Succeed Review Committee