JIR Enterprises, Inc.3031 W. March Lane, Ste 134, Stockton, Ca 95219               Office: 209-472-1831       

What evidence is there that this program works? 

Data from Jump Into Reading has been professionally analyzed by an agency and verified  the gains students have made during the past 3 years of services: 100% of all students made gains who have been enrolled in Jump Into Reading in the academic years of 2005-06, 2006-07, and 2007-08.  We are currently analyzing our data for 08-09.

100% of our students have demonstrated gains in one or more of the areas assessed. Listed below displays the percentage of students who demonstrated reading gains in that particular assessment component:

• Letter I.D. = 74.8%

• Letter/Sound = 82.9%

• Text Reading Level = 97.3%

• Fluency = 93.2%

• Comprehension = 78.9%

Jump Into Reading promotes a Balanced Literacy Approach where skills, strategies and routines are taught within the real context of reading with real books and authentically connected writing activities.  We do not use workbooks or drill/skill dittos and  pride this program on engaging students to truly enjoy the experience of real life reading and writing.  The biggest advantage to this program is the child's self esteem is boosted greatly as he/she truly feels successful in this program!

Each student is formally assessed upon entrance/exit of program.  Post test scores are measured against Pre test scores to demonstrate gains from the Pre test score.

Letter I.D. Component refers to the number of letters correctly named.

Letter/Sound refers to the number of correct sounds produced by the child that the letter symbol reresents.

Text Reading Level refers to the reading level the student can successfully read by using graded lists of words that increase in difficulty.

Fluency refers to the number of words read aloud per minute and measured against a norm-referenced chart of expected speed of reading for a particular level of reader.

Comprehension refers to the number of questions answered correctly pertaining to the child being able to understand the text that has been read.