"The children are not only learning to read, they are learning facts and a great deal of information that they are eager to share, and that they retain over a period of years."
— Judy Kleweno, Principal

"All of our students are reading, and we are finally meeting the needs of every individual."
— Jill Russell, First Grade Teacher

"The structure and explicitness of Read Well offer important advantages over other programs. Differentiated instruction is authentic with Read Well and provides a structure for effective classroom management. The mastery-based design benefits students of all levels and is preferable over a more rigid, time-driven pacing guide."
— Kelly Butler, Director, Program Strategy, The Barksdale Reading Institute

"The content grabs their attention because it is so rich. The topics of the books are interesting to kids—dinosaurs, which they love, and insects—kids love to read about animals. They’re engaged. If you reread stories, they’ll share information they’ve read about before. They remember it. They’ve learned that dinosaurs are extinct. Then they’ll tell you, ‘that means there are no more dinosaurs on Earth.’"
— Katie Hollister, First Grade Teacher, All Title I School

"[Our first graders] read every chance they have! Today, because of changes in our schedule, we didn’t get our ‘Drop Everything and Read’ time, and they’ve been mad at me all day. They read at lunchtime. They read at home. They read with their parents at home. They read every chance they get. They love it! The children feel successful right from the beginning."
— Richard Dunn, First Grade Teacher, All Title I School

"Parents are saying they can't keep their kids away from books."
— Denise Turner, First Grade Teacher

"Read Well puts all of our beliefs into a useable sequential program. I have finally found the program I have tried to patch together for eight years."
— First Grade Teacher

"What a great year of learning and accomplishments! I am so proud of what my students have accomplished. My students . . . have a real feeling of success."
— Transition First Grade Teacher

"Read Well meets the needs of all of our students--takes them where they are and gets them farther."
— First Grade Teacher

"Parents are saying that they can't keep their kids away from books, and that they can really sound out words."
— First Grade Teacher

"The kids love the content of the stories. They love the facts. I can always tell what they are reading about in Read Well because they'll ask for books about 'snakes, or that hermit crab, or turtles' . . ."
— Librarian

"The stories are so good the children don't mind reading and rereading. The children ask for the books they can read."
— Reading Teacher

"The Comprehension and Skill Work develops skills the second grade teachers will be thrilled with in the fall. Concepts are overtaught without being boring and become so ingrained in the learner that the skills carry over into other subject areas."
— First Grade Teacher

"Students like Read Well. They can see what they are doing and where they are headed."
— First Grade Teacher