A project was designed to increase reading skills of a target group of kindergarten through second-grade students in a primary continuous progress (CP) house in central Florida. The original target group included 15 kindergarten students, 34 first graders, and 54 second graders. Strategies included 4 parent language arts inservices, developing lessons for parents to use in their homes and providing the necessary materials to complete activities. Parents were provided with home support through visitations conducted by CP teachers, and by a parent involvement educator upon request. Project goals were that 30% of the first- and second-grade students in the target group would: (1) increase their instructional reading levels by 3 levels or read on grade level, and (2) score a minimum of 70% on the comprehension questions for a story on their instructional level. The final goal was that 50% of the families in the target group would participate in at least 3 backpack activities. Results indicated that 91% of the first- and second-grade subjects showed increases consistent with goal 1; 78% of subjects scored at least the minimum set in goal 2; and 92% of the families in the target group participated in the third goal. All program objectives were met by the target group with increased percentages of 61 for the first objective, 48% for the second, and 42% for the third. Success levels were measured by pre- and post-running record summary and by a student backpack sign-out log. (Contains 4 tables of data and 15 references; various sample forms, instructions, and activities are appended.) (Author/CR)