II.  Rhythmic Building Blocks For Reading
Use the "natural sticking" method (RLRL) to learn the Check Pattern and 14 Duple Variations.  Go slow at first!  Tap your foot, and feel solid downbeats.  With consistent practice all syncopation should feel natural. 

III.  Expanding the Building Blocks
Let's use the 14 Duple Variations to learn the basics of 32nd note roll sequencing.  Just add a double beat in the space of each rested 16th note.  Maintain the basic 16th note motion of the sticks at all times.

IV.  Rudiments
Every percussionist should learn the 40 International Drum Rudiments.  For your convenience the Percussive Arts Society has compled a simple 2 page handout with all 40 rudiments.  Approach the sticking patterns of each rudiment as a single, double, or triple beat.  This method is a great tool for teaching and helps to reinforce the use of the Basic Beat Patterns presented at the beginning of this article.  Good luck!

V.  Musical Development
Now let's show you how to develop some parts using the fundamentals presented so far.  We'll make use of the 14 Duple Variations, accents, unaccented notes, rolls, and flams.i

VI.  Stone Control Patterns
George Lawrence Stone was one of the great percussion educators of our time.  Let's borrow some ideas from his method and use them with the Check Pattern.  Just like rudiments, these sticking patterns are combinations of single, double, and triple beats.  Concentrate on maintaining a natural flow of the sticks by using the rebound.  Play these at all dynamic levels.