Analyses of the data also revealed statistical significance between the effects on student motivation to read during the 1-year implementation of the Xtreme Reading program. The findings in this study will be beneficial to secondary principals who are held accountable for literacy development, implementation, and evaluation as the school instructional leader. The findings in this study will also be beneficial to directors of curriculum and instruction as well as district superintendents in how recommendations are made to school boards for changes in policies of implementation and monitoring of effective reading intervention programs for students at the secondary level.