The implementation of the Children's Art Carnival Creative Reading Program in New York City is evaluated in terms of the services it was designed to provide to 210 Title I eligible children in grades 2 to 5 who were at least one grade behind in reading. Children in the program attended the Art Carnival twice a week and received instruction from reading specialists at school once a week. The activities at the Art Carnival were designed to teach reading through the arts, i.e., printmaking, puppetry, ceramics, painting and animated films. Measurement of skills attained was done with the McGraw Hill Prescriptive Reading Inventory (PRI). Administrators, teachers, staff and school personnel rated this program a success. Tests indicated that a majority of the students mastered most of the objectives. Tables included give detailed test information. (Author/PR)