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Reading Plus® is a comprehensive, evidence based software solution for reading assessment and improvement that develops foundational fluency skills for students of all ages. It is the result of over 70 years of research and development in the area of reading improvement technology. Reading Plus® addresses all the elements of reading cited by the National Reading Panel including: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Vocabulary, Comprehension and, what is most important, Fluency.

The Reading Plus® assessment tools and instructional programs are browser based and can be delivered through the internet for remote access and extended instruction, or through a local area network. Reading Plus® has helped over 500,000 students become better readers and continues to be the reading intervention program that assists students who have not found help through other programs or teaching methods.

 Why it Works
While Reading Plus® develops essential vocabulary, analytical reading and comprehension skills, it is the fluency building activities that make the system unique and successful. Reading Plus® assesses and develops a student's Fundamental Reading Process, visual, perceptual and cognitive skills that are essential for fluent silent reading at adequate rates with excellent comprehension. These skills are subliminal, and involve over 15 high speed visual and perceptual processes that interact from 3 to 5 times per second as the reader's eyes move along lines of print.

Since these processes are subliminal, they cannot be directed by a teacher, nor controlled by a student. If a student's visual skills are inadequate, words may be blurred or doubled, reading will be less comfortable and attention will suffer. If students cannot perceive words accurately in a fraction of their usual eye pause time, they will inadvertently make multiple eye-stops to recognize each word. This delayed word recognition encourages visual wandering which consequently reduces comprehension. The silent reading fluency skills developed by Reading Plus® improve attention and concentration, short term memory, literal understanding and the rate at which students can read comfortably with excellent comprehension.

 What it Does
Reading Plus® makes reading comfortable, productive and enjoyable. By addressing the foundational silent reading fluency skills required for students to become proficient, flexible readers, Reading Plus® prepares students of all ages with the essential skills they need for academic and vocational success.