For Schools
NICHD-funded RCT results
Significant gains in fluency and comprehension vs. control group
Effect size of .99 in one major study!
Vocabulary gains sustained a full year post-intervention
500+
Schools using RAVE-O
.99
Avg. Effect size
20+
Years of research
1–5
Grades served
What RAVE-O does
Gains across multiple aspects of reading. Move beyond Phonics.
RAVE-O improves fluency, decoding, comprehension, and vocabulary together.
Fluency
Automatic word recognition builds speed and accuracy in oral and silent reading.
Decoding
Systematic phonics and orthographic pattern instruction for accurate word attack.
Comprehension
Semantic and syntactic instruction deepens understanding of what’s read.
Vocabulary (MIM Words)
Multiple-meaning words (polysemous) build rich, connected vocabulary knowledge.
For teachers
Takes lesson planning from hours to minutes.
Fully scripted daily lessons with flexibility for teachers
Digital portal for teachers; printed books for students
Decodable Minute Stories incorporate Core Words
Built-in assessments and progress monitoring
Professional development embedded in every unit
Literacy Coaches
Get a program with built-in fidelity checks and coaching guides for every unit.
Reading Specialists
Pair RAVE-O with your Tier 2/3 block for targeted, small-group intervention.
District Leaders
Roll out a consistent, evidence-based program across every building in your district.
Evidence
Proven in NICHD-funded randomized trials.
Multiple independent studies over two decades back RAVE-O's approach to reading intervention.
Reading growth over time, treatment vs. control group.
FROM EDUCATORS
What teachers say.
Educators using RAVE-O in their classrooms share what's changed.
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During my years of private practice teaching this imaginatively designed program was always my favorite to use, offering my students joyful and intellectually engaging learning experiences as they mastered essential reading/writing skills.
Nancy Young
Co-Author, The Ladder to Reading
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We loved using RAVE-O! I enjoyed the lesson plans, and how the students were able to connect with every piece of each lesson. I found that our young readers and writers benefited greatly from 'Ms. MIM and Mayor MIC' as they became more confident in word connections and meanings.
T.K.
Elementary Teacher in Minnesota
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My students love RAVE-O!! I have several students who beg me to open my classroom during lunch so I can teach them more! The results of utilizing the “Reading Circuit” (embedded in RAVE-O) allowed my 5th grade intervention group to almost meet grade level this year. These ELL students were barely reading first grade level…now they are reading for pleasure. RAVE-O is an amazing life-changing reading intervention program!
C.P.
Elementary Teacher in California
