THE EVIDENCE IS MOUNTING

–        DR. CUPP READERS® CONTRIBUTES TO STUDENT SUCCESS

For the fourth time since Dr. Cupp Readers® and Ten Minute Phonics™  were introduced to Georgia classrooms, an independent study has confirmed that students of all types are learning to read with this innovative program. 

–        On average, of the Georgia schools reporting results, 92% of students were successful in passing the reading portion of the state-mandated Criterion Referenced Competency Test (GCRCT). 

–        Seventy-seven percent (77%) of the tracked first grade population knew 220 sight words by the end of the school year whereas 77% of the tracked kindergarten population knew at least 52. 

Here is what a few of the teachers participating in the research have to say:

During the 2003-2004 school year, Daughtry Elementary in Butts County, GA had six first grade classes.  One of these classes contained all EIP children.  The five non-EIP classes used the McMillan/McGraw Hill series as the core reading program.  The EIP class used Dr. Cupp Readers® and CRCT scores confirmed that the EIP class using Dr. Cupp Readers® ranked as the second highest class of the six in Daughtry’s first grade unit.  EIP students using Dr. Cupp Readers® as the core instructional program outscored non-EIP students using other materials in four of the six classes.

I teach in a rural south Georgia school with 83% free and reduced lunch.  This year we happily reported 91% of first grade students mastered over 283 sight words as a results of Dr. Cupp Readers®.  The average book level for first grade students at the end of the year was 59.30 out of 60.  The outcome on the Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (the state-mandated test to used to evaluate how effectively schools are teaching and children are learning the Quality Core Curriculum) reflects 100% literacy among our first graders.  [Authors’ note:  The cumulative effect of full implementation (a two-year package of Dr. Cupp Readers® with 30 booklets per year) is particularly noteworthy at this location since the first graders mentioned above were introduced to Dr. Cupp Readers® during their kindergarten year.]

Our school has seen increases every year since we began using Dr. Cupp Readers®.  Together we set targets last year for our first graders including a BLT score of between 50 and 60.  This year our actual first grade average was a 68.  In kindergarten, we projected a range of 25-35 as average in 2002-2003; this year our average rose to 41.4.  Twenty-four of my own 35 EIP students [68%] scored above 30!”

With a specific scope and sequence, teachers find in Dr. Cupp Readers® a logical, progressive plan to move children toward liter­acy, allowing for individual learn­­ing styles and abilities.  Dr. Cindy Cupp, creator of Dr. Cupp Readers®, has combined her own teaching exper­ience with a controlled, sequential introduction of important skills and experiences to build a comprehensive package.  With these materials, children begin to read at once in the very first book.