Project MORE, Mentoring in Ohio for Reading Excellence, is a scientifically based reading research volunteer reading mentoring project for students with disabilities, that has demonstrated statistically significant reading results since 1999. Independent research findings consistently report students with specific learning disabilities make month for month reading level gains when they are 1:1 reading mentored four times/week for 30 minutes.

Project MORE's Scientifically Based Reading Research is published in the 12/07 issue of CEC's Division on Developmental Disabilities "Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities" Journal.[Click to download PDF]

Mission Statement

Our mission is to significantly improve the reading levels of students with disabilities in Ohio and throughout the United States using 1:1 volunteer reading mentoring.

How Does My School Get Involved?

Project MORE currently partners with 160+ schools in Ohio and has limited partnerships available in Ohio and other states for the 09/10 school year. The cost for operating a Project MORE school is less than $1/ mentor hour for partnering schools.

Contact Amy Freeman, Project MORE Director, Putnam County Educational Service Center, 1.888.319.3560, or email afreeman@pm.noacsc.org.