To provide at-risk Kindergarten through 3rd grade children in the Chicagoland area with the key tools required to achieve grade-level reading through music and drama.

Reading In Motion creates and delivers an innovative supplemental reading program that gets at-risk kindergarten to third grade students up to grade level. Successfully partnering with Chicago’s inner-city elementary schools for more than 20 years, Reading In Motion uses music and drama to engage students and help teachers make their core reading programs effective.

A recent third-party study showed that 88% of kindergartners in Reading In Motion classrooms learned how to read at or above grade level, in contrast to only 17% of kindergartners in comparison schools. During the most critical stage in the education continuum, Reading In Motion capitalizes on the connection between the arts and reading to create a firm foundation for lifetime literacy, leveling the playing field for at-risk students. Research shows if a student falls behind in reading by the end of first grade, it’s unlikely that he or she will ever catch up.