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Welcome to Project MORE!  Project MORE, Mentoring in Ohio for Reading Excellence, a scientifically based reading research (SBRR) volunteer reading mentoring project designed for students with disabilities, has demonstrated statistically significant reading results since 1999.  Research findings consistently report children with specific learning disabilities make one month reading level gain for each month they are reading mentored.  These children receive 1:1 reading mentoring four days/week for 30 minutes. ***  SAVE THE DATE:  Project MORE's 3rd Annual Conference will be held Monday, May 19th at BGSU's Bowen-Thompson Student Union with registration beginning at 8:00 and conference concluding at 2:45. Schools that attend this conference and agree to partner with Project MORE will receive $300 towards their Project MORE budgets for 08/09 school year.  See Project MORE's research article in the December 2007 issue of CEC's Division on Developmental Disabilities "Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities" Journal. [Click here to download PDF copy] All Project MORE Schools receive training, reading mentoring materials, as well as grant funding to operate their Project MORE program.

Mission Statement: Project MORE: Mentoring in Ohio for Reading Excellence is a research proven structured reading mentoring program designed to improve the reading levels of children with disabilities using 1:1 volunteer mentors. The purpose of Project MORE is to offer an Effective, Affordable, Replicable and Sustainable (EARS) structured reading mentoring program to improve the reading levels of children with disabilities.

How Does My School Get Involved? Project MORE partners with 105 schools in Ohio this year. By joining Ohio's most effective and affordable reading mentoring program, your students with disabilities can make month for month reading gains with the help of community volunteers. The cost for operating a Project MORE school is approximately $1/per mentor hour. Contact Amy Freeman, Project MORE Director at the Putnam County Educational Service Center toll free @ 1.888.319.3560, or email afreeman@pm.noacsc.org. Include your name and address, and we will send you an information packet including brochures and handouts.

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