Book excerpt: This is a formula project assignment primarily designed to effectively improve students' reading and language arts performance. Results can be seen substantially fast. You will be happy with the results! It is designed in a way that it can be easily assessed by any certified English language arts teacher. It can be used as a writing center activity in class or just simply something that parents can monitor at home in order to strengthen their child's reading and writing. It is a project assignment that takes roughly three weeks to complete. Having fully completed two or three of these project assignments (nine weeks total / one semester), you should see a positive difference in your students' reading and language arts performance. This assignment can be applied to almost any type of reading genre or selection. You may add your own task and assignment ideas to the project to enhance its value. Grading and evaluating the project assignment/assessment can be performed at your own discretion. With consistent use of this formula project assignment, your students will exercise written products related to the following areas: surveying, inquiring, identifying, chronological sequencing, applying background knowledge, text structure, summarizing, expository essay writing, comparing and contrasting, creative and logical reasoning, identification of the major components of a story, reflective writing, transitional writing, spelling and grammar, punctuation, making inferences, drawing conclusions, making predictions, extracting details/citing the text, providing sound evidences, explaining more fully in your own words, elaborating, and personalized illustrative artwork. Lastly, this formula project is something that parents can actively monitor at home with their children. It is a great way that they can take part in their child's academic improvement in school.