The Multi-Dimensional Reading Model
Reading instruction that takes every student as far as they can go.
A research-anchored literacy system from Dr. Alfred W. Tatum — built for struggling and advanced readers alike.
Why MDRM
One system. Every reader.
Built on scholarship
80+ publications, four nationally distributed reading programs, and decades of clinical practice.
Every reader, one system
An intervention track and an advanced literacy track in a single framework — one purchase serves the whole building.
Classroom-ready
Print-ready decoding cards your teachers can put to work on day one.
Grade level is a floor, not a ceiling.
MDRM is built for what comes next — for every reader, not just the ones who are behind.
The Difference
Most programs stop at grade level.
Most reading programs
Built to close a gap. Once a student reaches grade level, the program has nowhere left to take them.
STOPS AT GRADE LEVEL
MDRM
Treats grade level as a floor. Striving readers catch up and keep climbing — advanced readers are taken further from day one.
KEEPS CLIMBING →
Two tracks, one platform
Built for the whole range of readers.
For striving readers
Intervention Track
Tier 2–3, MTSS/RTI-aligned instruction that moves struggling readers to grade level — and gives them somewhere to go once they arrive.
For on- & above-level readers
Advanced Literacy Track
Textual lineages and advanced disciplinary reading and writing that take on- and above-level students as far as their potential will carry them.
How It Works
From first look to district-wide.
1
Request a demo
Tell us about your schools, readers, and goals.
2
Pilot in classrooms
Teachers put the cards and lessons to work with real students.
3
Roll out district-wide
Scale to every school with per-school tailored materials.
4
Track outcomes
Track each student’s growth and results over time.
“Every student — striving or advanced — deserves to be taken as far as their potential will carry them.”
Dr. Alfred W. Tatum
80+
Publications on literacy development
4
Nationally distributed reading programs
13 yrs
Directing the UIC Reading Clinic
NAEP
National reading committee service
Questions from district leaders
What you’re probably wondering.
Do students create accounts?
Is it aligned to the science of reading?
Can we start with a pilot?
Who is MDRM for?
Bring MDRM to your district.
Tell us about your schools and we’ll set you up with access to the cards.