M2IP3: The Role of Model, Motivation, Interest, Perseverance, and Positive Pressure in Teaching Challenged Readers to Read

M2IP3 tells six different stories, stories of the remarkable, joyful triumph of learners initially labeled as likely to fail in reading who overcame early predictions, and instead succeeded gloriously. These findings document how this came about and, most especially, what seemed to turn the tide in the reading experience. M2IP3 can change the course of reading instruction in American education. Not by great doses of phonics nor by introduction of the latest technology, but by the simple, powerful application of five concepts: model, motivation, interest, perseverance, and positive pressure. These concepts, rather than method or materials, involve the learner (motivation, interest, and perseverance) and the instructor (model and positive pressure), and will change the learning environment of the home and school. Drawing from the three pillars of academia—research, teaching and service—Anabel Newman speaks the language of the lay person as she shares the power of M2IP3. The concepts are free for you to explore. The outcomes can be fabulous.