The Reading Model
The Multi-Dimensional Reading Model
MDRM is a structured-literacy system designed around a simple conviction: grade level is a floor, not a ceiling. It develops struggling and advanced readers in one framework.
Inside the deck
Color-coded decoding cards, engineered for practice.
Eight units, 80+ cards — color-coded by unit and built for explicit, multi-sensory decoding practice. Print-ready for the classroom.
80+ cards across eight color-coded units
Explicit, multi-sensory decoding practice
Score sheets to track student growth
Print-ready, classroom-tested format
UNIT 02 · DECODING
digital
di
gi
tal
CHECK IT
di | gi | tal
Count
Separate
Read
Every card is color-coded to its unit — front to decode, back to check.
The Roadmap
Where MDRM is headed
From a research-backed foundation to a full literacy platform — here’s the path, and where MDRM is today.
01
Research-backed foundation
Anchored in Dr. Tatum’s scholarship — the multi-dimensional reading model, textual lineages, and enabling texts.
02
Multi-sensory decoding practice
Color-coded decoding cards across eight units deliver explicit, structured-literacy practice.
03
Score sheets & progress tracking
NOW
Companion tools let teachers measure each reader’s growth from day one.
04
A complete dual-track platform
A full intervention track (Tier 2–3, MTSS/RTI) and an advanced-literacy track — textual lineages and disciplinary reading & writing.
05
Branded assessment & outcome data
A built-in assessment that proves measurable growth for every reader and feeds district reporting.
06
District partnerships & coaching
Multi-year Literacy Platform Agreements with bundled professional development and implementation support.
07
Nationwide adoption & scale
Independent review and state-list placement take MDRM from pilots to a national literacy platform.
Two tracks, one platform
One purchase serves every student.
Intervention Track
Tier 2–3, MTSS/RTI-aligned instruction that moves striving readers to grade level — and gives them somewhere to go next.
Advanced Literacy Track
Textual lineages and disciplinary reading and writing that take on- and above-level students further.
See the model in your classrooms.
Request access to preview the cards and talk through a pilot.