Try the Third Quest to help your students read and achieve.
A national study of The Third Quest middle school reading intervention.
This is a Grant-funded project. There is no cost to participating districts or schools.
What is Read & Achieve?
Read & Achieve is a grant-funded research project designed to explore the impact of The Third Quest on the reading achievement of adolescent students reading below grade level.
Why participate?
Try The Third Quest, a proven reading intervention, 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 striving readers who are reading below grade level.
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 students in grades 6 or 7 reading below grade level.
When does it start?
Eligible districts and schools will implement The Third Quest during the 2026-2027 academic year.
Spots are limited and filled on a rolling basis.