1. Without RR Retention First Grade Second Grade Special Education 98% Successfully Promoted With RR Reading Skills Class Average

2. This is the year to make a difference in a child’s reading skills and impact their lives. K12345 The GAP in Reading Achievement increases each year. Intervention has greater impact at 1 st Grade than any other grade. Achievement Gap

3. Drain on Tax Base Special Education Drop OutWelfarePrison Multiple Retentions Cycle of Poverty

4. Contributor to Tax Base Child Develops Good Self Concept Successful in School Prepared for Today’s Job Market RR Closes the Gap in First Grade Cycle of Success

5. Jill Speering Metro Nashville Public Schools 615-262-6978 jill.speering@mnps.org