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In just 2 weeks — with six 15- to 20-minute sessions — students gain real reading power.

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Why Students Struggle with Comprehension

Why Students Struggle with Comprehension

Even skilled decoders hit comprehension barriers. Motivation drops, stamina weakens, and traditional texts fail to connect.

Hidden comprehension gaps

Low engagement

One-size-fits-all instruction

The Zinc Approach:
Science + Choice + Motivation

Zinc isn’t another workbook. It uses four proven strategies, lets students choose engaging topics, and leverages motivation to build real reading power.

Level Placement: 30-minute assessment pinpoints each student’s starting point.

Ignition: Core reading strategies delivered in short, interactive sessions.

Lift-Off: Authentic, student-driven texts + gamified vocabulary to build reading identity.

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reading diagnostic, level placement, reading comprehension, reading growth, secondary reading

Results That Matter

47% of students who complete the program advance by an average of 1.5 grade levels in just two hours of structured reading time.

85% of students say: “Yes, this helped me improve my reading.”

75% of students say: “Yes, I enjoyed the experience.”

  • “Since implementing Zinc, our 8th-grade scores on the Colorado Achievement Test have skyrocketed, and my test results are consistently among the highest in the district.”

    —Nick Brummer, 8th-grade ELA Lead Teacher, Eagle Valley Middle School, CO

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  • “Zinc solved the problems of student fear of big words and boredom with reading. Vocab engages students, and the close reading teaches them how to understand tough reads.”

    —Whitney Ann Lewis, SAT/ACT prep, Horry County, SC

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  • “In August, 86% of my 9th-grade students were below grade level (60% were below 4th-grade level). By November, 53% were up at least one grade level and 30% were up by at least TWO grade levels!”

    —Priscilla Barrera, English 1 Lead Teacher, IDEA San Juan College Prep, TX

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  • “A lot of my students said that this was the first time someone’s teaching them HOW to read, instead of just telling them to read.”

    —Michaela Morris, 10th grade English Teacher, Fresno, CA

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  • “Our reading scores have been going down. Kids just don’t seem to have the stamina to keep reading. We really liked how Zinc Ignition builds that ability to focus through engaging them in close reading.”

    —Shannon Schumacher, Instructional Coach, Campbell County, KY

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