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95 RAP™ is a technology-based, Tier 3 intervention for students who are persistently struggling to learn to read, including those with dyslexia.

Developed by Hill as the Hill Reading Achievement Program (HillRAP), 95 Percent Group acquired HillRAP in January 2023 and renamed the program 95 RAP. 95 RAP is an individualized, small group reading intervention designed for struggling readers who have been intervention resistant. Direct, explicit, mastery-based instruction supports progress in phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

Discover 95 RAP™

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Learn more about 95 RAP, a Tier 3 reading intervention that provides individualized instruction.

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Learn About 95 RAP™ Training and Support

Hill and 95 Percent Group work together to support 95 RAP in US-based schools and districts.

Hill provides 95 RAP training, coaching, and implementation support for:

  • Hill Affiliates
  • Select NC Districts (Ashe, Avery, Chapel Hill-Carrboro, Carteret, Davie, Durham, Edgecombe, Orange, Stanly)
  • NC independent/private schools, charter schools, and university lab schools
  • KIPP Schools nationwide

If you fall into one of these categories and are interested in learning more about 95 RAP, click here to submit an inquiry to Hill. All other interested parties should contact 95 Percent Group for assistance.

Engaging solution, data-driven insights

This structured literacy program provides fast-paced and motivating small group activities, while tracking individual student progress.

  • Influenced by Orton-Gillingham, 95 RAP teachers infuse multisensory techniques to help reach all learners.
  • Provides flexibility to deliver individualized instruction in-person or remotely
  • Offers visibility of data for teachers on student struggles, learning, and progress
  • Designed by teachers for teachers, lessons are delivered efficiently in 45-minute blocks, four to five days per week, in a 4:1 student to teacher ratio.
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History

Designed by teachers for teachers

When Hill Learning Center opened in a yellow farmhouse in Durham in 1977, no other school or organization in North Carolina was providing a similar type of specialized support for students with learning differences.

In the years that followed, we consistently sought opportunities to expand our reach and help more students achieve success. We’ve done that by growing our school, summer, and tutoring programs locally, delivering presentations and workshops for parents and educators nationally, and providing training to thousands of public and private school teachers worldwide so they can put our proven methods into action.

Another innovative approach from Hill: developing training, curriculum, and technology to make the Hill Reading Achievement Program (HillRAP) available to students and teachers everywhere.

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RAP is based on the scientific understanding that for students who learn differently, reading must be taught systematically to effectively build their skills — and their confidence.
While its roots and use in our school go back to our founding, “HillRAP” was born around 2000 when we started training teachers beyond Hill in our reading methodology.
We’ve trained more than 4,000 teachers across America and around the world and developed partnerships with schools and school districts to make RAP a focal point of their approach to reading intervention.

HillRAP Testimonials

I think there is a tremendous sweet spot with HillRAP, particularly for those students that need this extra boost, that need another level of intervention. I really believe we’ve arrived at a place that is going to be a huge benefit for children.

Dr. Mark Edwards, Former Superintendent of Mooresville Graded School District

My colleagues and I used to debate Wilson vs. Orton-Gillingham. After seeing HillRAP in action, there is a new contender. HillRAP is one of the best programs I’ve seen for teaching reading to students who learn differently.

David Flink, Founder of Eye to Eye National

What is amazing to see is that four struggling readers get quality instruction in settings that typically serve only one child at a time. This is cost efficient and effective.

Ellen McIntyre, Former Dean of the College of Education at UNC Charlotte

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