In 1931, Earl, James, and Carl Taylor developed the Ophthalmograph and Metronoscope, two of the first instruments to be used in reading instruction in the United States. A generation after the development of these early reading instruments, Stanford E. Taylor founded Educational Developmental Laboratories, Inc. (later EDL/McGraw-Hill) and invented the Reading Eye I Camera. In addition, Stan Taylor conducted the only large-scale eye-movement recording norm study, in which 39 colleges and universities participated.

Later, Stan Taylor produced a comprehensive Guided Reading library, an array of tachistoscopic programs, listening training materials, and an extensive comprehension and study skills kit series. In addition, he developed the Guided Reader, a simplified controlled reading device, the Tach-Mate tachistoscope, and the Apple® version of the Visagraph®, a computerized eye-movement recording system.

In 1995, Taylor Associates/Communications, Inc., launched the first versions of the instructional components of Reading Plus®. In 2002, research and development began for a fully integrated web-based version of Reading Plus®.

Today, under the direction of CEO Mark Taylor, Reading Plus® has become the leading silent reading intervention, helping students throughout the world transition from phonics and oral instruction to independent silent reading.