The Adventures of Scooter McDoogal Reading To Learn Program was developed to help thousands of students across the country advance from the stage of learning to read, to the process of reading to learn. The program provides a wide range of interesting and challenging activities to actively involve students in learning about subjects such as: history, science, geography, literature, sports, the arts, and national pride.

No matter how old students are or what their level of reading is, The Adventures of Scooter McDoogal Reading To Learn Program will engage them in the process of reading and learning. The goal of this program is to have students grow to become independent readers. For that goal to be achieved, students need a sense of what makes a successful reader. In the past few years, a great deal has been learned about the reading process. Reading is not just the pronunciation of words, but also gaining meaning from print. As students read, they try to get the meaning from the printed page. They make predictions of what the print will say and then confirm or reject those predictions based upon further reading. The reading process happens so fast that students do not realize they are applying several processes simultaneously. These processes include the print, the background knowledge, and their knowledge of language, pictures and illustrations of the material they are reading.



During the reading process, the students are matching the meaning of what they are reading to what they know about the topic. If there is a match, there is comprehension. Reading is the interaction of the book and the brain. For too long and for far too many students, the reading process has been a mystery. Through the use of The Adventures of Scooter McDoogal Reading To Learn Program, the mystery of the reading process is unlocked.