In this report, standard tests are the primary source of data and are interpreted, first, in terms of the characteristics of the students and, second, in terms of their progress. Complete data were available for 250 students in the 12 sections. For each student, learning history indices were computed providing estimates of student progress compared with the "average" student. Each of the 12 teachers of the sections studied the growth of each student, the progress of the students in his or her section, and the progress of the read to succeed initiative as a whole. The study included the acquisition of vocabulary, phonetic and structural analysis skills, and gain scores computed from the standard tests. The overall picture that emerged is the emphasis in this chapter.