Literacy Research

Achieve3000 Literacy Grades 2–12

Actively Learn Grades 3–12

Corrective Reading Grades 3–12

Early Interventions in Reading Grades K–3

Intervenciones tempranas de la lectura Grades K–12

Open Court Reading Grades K–5

Read to Achieve Grades 6–12

Reading Mastery Grades PreK–5

Redbird Language Arts & Writing Grades 2–7

Smarty Ants PreK–2

StudySync ELA Grades 6–12

Wonders Grades K–6

Wonders for English Learners Grades K–6

WonderWorks Grades K–6

World of Wonders Grades PreK

Achieve3000 Literacy

A wide body of research, including a gold standard study with a rating of Strong from Evidence for ESSA, demonstrates accelerated literacy growth for students across grade levels and abilities.

A Final Report for the Evaluation of Achieve3000 Programs (Level I - Strong Evidence)

Achieve3000 impacts on student reading and STAAR EOC English I, English II, and Biology exams for the 2014–2015 academic year. (Level II - Moderate Evidence)

The District-wide Effectiveness of the Achieve3000 Program: A Quasi-Experimental Study (Level II - Moderate Evidence)

Glynn County, GA Students Reach New Milestones with Achieve3000 Literacy (Level III - Promising Evidence)

Aldine ISD Raised their STAAR Reading Scores with Achieve3000 Literacy + Boost (Level III - Promising Evidence)

Actively Learn

Texas District Improves STAAR Performance with Increased Use of McGraw Hill’s Actively Learn (Level III - Promising Evidence)

Virginia District Improves SOL Performance with Increased Use of McGraw Hill’s Actively Learn (Level III - Promising Evidence)

Virginia District Uses McGraw Hill’s Actively Learn to Boost Reading Scores on SOL Assessment (Level III - Promising Evidence)

Corrective Reading

Riverton Middle School Supports Core and More with Direct Instruction

Maple Lane Elementary Macomb Intermediate School District (MISD) Center Program

Charter School Celebrates 20 Years of Direct Instruction Partnership

Sumner, Washington School District Boosts Literacy with Direct Instruction

Arizona's Cartwright School District Prepares Students for Upper Grades Using Direct Instruction Programs

The Research Base and Validation of SRA Corrective Reading Program

Results with Corrective Reading

Direct Instruction Methodology Brochure

Dogan Elementary Sheds IR Status With Reading Mastery and Corrective Reading

Early Interventions in Reading

The Effects and Theoretically Different Instruction and Student Characteristics on the Skills of Struggling Readers

Intervenciones tempranas de la lectura

Teaching Struggling Readers Who Are Native Spanish Speakers: What Do We Know?

The Effects and Theoretically Different Instruction and Student Characteristics on the Skills of Struggling Readers

Open Court Reading

Open Court Reading: Research in Action

Open Court Reading Foundational Skills: Five Ways to Build the Cornerstone of Proficient Reading

Effective Teaching Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension in K-3 Students

Vocabulary: Why and How

Cypress School Meets High Expectations with SRA Open Court Reading

Open Court Reading/Imagine It! Creates Proficient Readers at Ralph Witters Elementary

SRA Imagine It! Ensures Reading Success for Tazwell County Students

The Township of Ocean School District Builds Reading Skills with SRA Open Court Reading

Jackson County Raises Confidence, Scores with Wonder and SRA Open Reading Court

Test Score Gains for Open Court Schools in California: Results from Three Cohorts of Schools

Marysville Creates a Strong Foundation with SRA Open Court Reading

Open Court Reading: Leading the Way to Literacy Success

Read to Achieve

Riverton Middle School Supports Core and More with Direct Instruction

Key Areas of Effective Adolescent Literacy Programs

Reading Mastery

National Blue Ribbon School, Hellgate Intermediate, Succeeds with Direct Instruction and SRA Reading Mastery

Bancroft-Rosalie School Wins Award for its Commitment to Direct Instruction

Maple Lane Elementary Macomb Intermediate School District (MISD) Center Program

Beating the Odds at Cherry Street Elementary

Charter School Celebrates 20 Years of Direct Instruction Partnership

Sumner, Washington School District Boosts Literacy with Direct Instruction

Fort Hall Elementary Writes its Story with Reading Mastery Signature Edition

The Research Base for Reading Mastery

Rethinking English Language Instruction: An Architectural Approach

Special Education and Direct Education: An Effective Combination

Examing the Core: Relations Among Reading Curricula, Poverty, and First Through Third Grade Reading Achievement

Direct Instruction and the Teaching of Early Reading

A Report on the Effects of SRA/McGraw-Hill Reading Mastery: A Response to Intervention Solution

Results with Reading Mastery

Seattle Schools Boost Reading Scores with Reading Mastery Curriculum

Florida School Moves from D Grade to A with Reading Mastery

Barren County Posts Highest Reading Scores Ever

Highest Percentage of Charter School's Student Testing Above National Average

Delaware Charter School Students Maintains High Reading Scores

DIBELS Scores Advance to Grade Level with Reading Mastery

Reading Scores Rise at Elementary With Reading Mastery Plus

Washington Elementary Students Excel on WASL, ITBS with Reading Mastery Plus

Low-Performing Kentucky School on its Way to High-Performing with Reading Mastery

SRA/McGraw-Hill's Reading Programs Bring Increases in Baltimore Scores

Success Begins Early at Alaskan Elementary School with Reading Mastery

Title I Schools in North Carolina District Meet All-State Reading Targets with Direct Instruction

Utah School Districts Maintain High Language Arts Scores with Direct Instruction

Wisconsin Teachers Use Horizon to Customize Reading Lessons

Florida Elementary Students Master Reading in Preparation for Junior High

Reading Mastery, Corrective Reading Help Students with Disabilities Achieve Significant Academic Growth

Commitment to Direct Instruction Increases Reading Scores at Cleveland School

Modesto Elementary School Advances from Underperforming to Distinguished with Direct Instruction

Open Court Reading and Reading Mastery Combine to Create Successful Elementary Reading Program

Exceptional Education and Regular Education Students Excel with Direct Instruction

Direct Instruction Helps Kentucky Blue Ribbon School Attain Record Reading Scores

Cleveland School Keeps Reading Mastery as Curriculum Core

Oregon Reading First Project Uses Reading Mastery Plus as Core Reading Program

Anchorage School's Diverse Population Flourishes with Direct Instruction

Pennsylvannia School District Uses Horizons to Give At-Risk Readers Foundation for Success

Native American School Uses Reading First Grant to Implement Direct Instruction

All Grade 3 Students in Two Monroe, Wisconsin Elementary Schools Score Proficient or Advanced in Reading

Miami School Boosts FCAT Scores with Reading Mastery

Test Scores Transform Troubled School into National Model

Special Education Students at California Elementary School Achieve AYP with Direct Instruction

Reading Proficiency More than Doubles Among Putnam County Special Education Students

Direct Instruction Reduces Special Education Referrals in Louisiana School District by Half

Houston Blue Ribbon School's Deaf Population Achieves AYP with Direct Instruction

Combination of Open Court Reading and Direct Instruction Equal Consistently High Reading Scores

Nebraska Reading First School Reaches States Highest Scores with SRA Reading Programs

Florida School Raises Reading Scores with Direct Instruction

ELL and Struggling Students at Wisconsin District Build Literacy Skills with Direct Instruction

Phoenix Inner-City Students Strive toward National Reading Average

California Blue Ribbon School Closes Achievement Gap with Reading Mastery

The Research Base and Validation of Direct Instruction Language Programs

Direct Instruction Drives Success for Bilingual Students at Houston Elementary School

Direct Instruction Methodology Brochure

McGraw-Hill's Reading Programs Bring Increases in Baltimore Scores

Research Base and Validation of Reading Mastery

Dogan Elementary Sheds IR Status With Reading Mastery and Corrective Reading

Institute of Education Sciences: What Works Clearinghouse, Reading Mastery and English Language Learners

Institute of Education Sciences: What Works Clearinghouse, Reading Mastery and Reading Fluency

Dyslexia—Part 1 of 2: Defining Dyslexia

Dyslexia—Part 2 of 2: Addressing Dyslexia

Redbird Language Arts & Writing

Personalized Instruction for Literacy: Gaining Master of Language Arts and Writing Using Student-Centered Adaptive Technology

Positive Technological and Negative Pre-Test-Score Effects in a Four-Year Assessment of Low Socioeconomic Status K–8 Student Learning in Computer-Based Math and Language Arts courses

Smarty Ants

Smarty Ants®️ is an Early Literacy Solution That’s Backed by the Science of Reading (Level IV - Demonstrates a Rationale)

Boosting NWEA MAP and FSA ELA scores with Smarty Ants and Achieve3000 Literacy (Level III - Promising Evidence)

StudySync

How to Put the "Blended" in Blended Learning

A Theoretical and Empirical Basis for StudySync

New Rules for a New Game

Wisconsin School District Sees Impact across Three ELA Assessments

Wonders

Text Complexity

Clarifying the Confusion about Collaborative Conversations

Close Reading in Elementary Classrooms

Academic Vocabulary Study in the CCSS: Embedded, Deep, and Generative Practices

Improving Literacy for English Learners: What Teachers Need to Know

Miami-Dade County Public Schools: Strengthening Instruction for all Levels Across a Large District

Lincoln Public Schools Reading Scores Trending Upwards with Continued Use and Refinement of Wonders

Delta Elementary Charter School: Finding Balance with Wonders

Wonders Efficacy and Success

Building Social and Emotional Learning into the School Day: Seven Guiding Principles

Setting Up the Balanced Literacy Classroom

Straight Talk on the Science of Reading

Word Study: Effective Language and Vocabulary Instruction in a Balanced Literacy Classroom

Wonders for English Learners

Improving Outcomes for English Learners: High Expectations and Academic Support

Leveling Up for English Learners

WonderWorks

Foundational Skills: Grades K–5

World of Wonders

Evidence-Based Strategies for Improving Children's Vocabulary Knowledge

Kindergarten Readiness

Social-Emotional Development