*  To accelerate the reading progress of KALL students to a level of average or   above

*  To support and improve students' self-concept by providing successful reading and writing experiences

*  To lower the rate of first grade referrals for special education

*  To lower the number of potential high school drop-outs by providing successful reading experiences for first grade students

*  To support first grade teachers' efforts in the reading instruction of all their students

*  To provide the comploete training to more teachers and special education teachers

*  To support kindergarten and second grade teachers' in the area of leteracy instruction