The Texas Reading Institute (TRI) is a non-profit educational institute that seeks to maximize the student's ability to read and learn from print.  TRI integrates assessment, intervention, and technology.    The focus of assessment is to measure objectively each factor that promotes or retards reading development.  Intervention includes student instruction to address the factors that are holding back reading, plus parent training, family support, and teacher in-services.  Technology includes talking computers to support reading and writing in content courses. 

The printed word is the major repository for information.  Reading is the most efficient access route to print.  Print is the principal source for growth in background knowledge, vocabulary, and understanding of language structure.  In turn, these three are major determinants of comprehension.