Typically, students make one to three years gains in just six weeks. Even better, they typically make three to five years gains in one year of concentrated instruction. In a twelve-week study, all the elementary-aged students, tutored by college interns, made significant gains using the Reading from Scratch program. Students selected were reading below-basic and far-below-basic (10%-20% percentile rank). Note that 50% represents an average percentile rank. Significant improvements were found in vocabulary and reading fluency. At the end of the intervention, all the students ranked at 40% without music and 60% with music, placing them in all in the average range! Significant improvements were also evident in reading comprehension and writing fluency; however, this data was not included in Dr. Cintron's research.
