A national study of The Third Quest middle school reading intervention

Try the Third Quest to help your students read and achieve.

This is a Grant-funded project. There is no cost to participating districts or schools.

What is Read & Achieve?

Read & Achieve is a U.S. Department of Education grant-funded study of the impact of The Third Quest, a popular reading intervention for adolescents reading below grade level.

Why participate?

  • Try out a proven reading intervention, The Third Quest at no cost.

  • See improved reading competency for adolescents who read below grade level (gains typically seen within one school year).

  • Grow the capacity of district and school educators to lead small reading groups.

  • Participating districts will receive invaluable services, supports and materials at no cost to the district including:

    • All instructor and student materials for two years.

    • Paid training for instructors (where permissible by the district).

What is The Third Quest

  • A Tier 2 reading intervention for students reading below grade level (striving readers).

  • An evidence-supported reading intervention that builds reading skills within the context of engaging informational text and compelling fictions that adolescent readers can enjoy.

Who can participate?

  • Districts with at least two middle schools

  • Schools with a dedicated intervention or small group reading time to support striving readers in grades 6 or 7.

  • Schools with at least one dedicated instructor to lead one small group of 6–12 students.

Schedule a 30-minute informational call with our team to learn about the Read and Achieve Project and how it might serve your middle school students. Hurry! Spots are limited for the 2025-2026 school year.

When does it start?

  • Eligible districts and schools will implement The Third Quest during the 2025-2026 academic year.

  • Spots are limited and filled on a rolling basis.

Watch the video to learn more about The Third Quest Reading Program.