Do Inner City and Rural Students Mix in a Reading Program? What Are the Challenges? The 2013–2015 Group Report

Reading failure is not caused by where the student lives or whether the child grows up in a 2-parent household or in a single-parent home. Race and nationality are also not a factor. Reading failure is caused by the teaching methods used in the classroom. These teaching methods are often mandated by school administration or state policy. Reading improvement is determined by individual learning differences, and each child improves at an individual pace. Every child can learn to read. The group-centered approach used with the Reading Orienteering Club proved to be successful. Children who had failed for multiple years could now read.