Results > Evidence of Effectiveness
Readable English is Research Proven
Peer-Reviewed
Readable English: Can Interactive Orthography and Phonetic Cueing Improve Reading Scores of Struggling Adolescent Readers?
Findings
- Readable English students showed 2.4 years gains in reading fluency compared with 0.85 years in the control group
- Readable English students also improved in word reading and made meaningful gains in their comprehension skills.
Templeton Elementary School
Achievements
- 100% pass rate on the IREAD test for Tier 3 students
- 1.5 times greater growth on Exact Path Scaled Scores
Population
- Tier 3 students, in grades 3 and 4
The Story
After remarkable success with Tier 3 students in 2018/2019, the school expanded the use of Readable English. They experienced continued growth, in school year 2019/2020 and students who used Readable English scored more than 1.5 times Exact Path Scaled Score growth than their peers who did not use the program.
Testimonial
“The only time Readable English doesn’t work is when you don’t use it.”
– Becky Mungle, Principal
Fayetteville Elementary School
Achievements
- Achieved more than a full year’s growth by the mid-year assessment
- 2x growth of non-Readable English students
Population
- Struggling Readers, Grade 3.
The Story
For the Fall to Winter assessment window, Readable English students achieved more than double the growth of non-Readable English students. They also exceeded the typical growth as reported by NWEA MAP – in fact, Readable English students had achieved more than a full year’s growth by the mid-year assessment.
Bon Air Elementary School
Achievements
- 2x growth of non-Readable English students
- Exceeded i-Ready growth target by 75%, compared to non-Readable English students who were below by 12%
Population
- Struggling Readers, Grades 2-4.
The Story
Following the success of the program in the 2018-2019 school year, the school continued with the program in 2019-2020 and experienced continued growth, with Readable English students achieving almost double the growth on non-Readable English students.
Testimonial
“He read the first grade story without any help and by the last short paragraph, without any errors! The beam on his face was worth it!!”
– Deanna Price, Teacher
Fairview Elementary School
Achievements
- 1.5x growth of non-Readable English students
- Higher proportion of Readable English students at grade-level by end of year
Population
- Special Ed & and Struggling Readers, Grade 2
The Story
After achieving positive results in the 2019/2019 school year, Fairview Elementary School again implemented the Readable English program for struggling readers and Special Ed students in Grade 2. Readable English students far exceed their expected Rate of Improvement, compared to non-Readable English students who did not.
Testimonial
“Since using it with my class at school, I’m now a teacher for the Readable English Online School”
– Jorja Boller, Teacher
Maple Crest STEM Middle School
Achievements
- Students exceeded their growth target by 130%.
- Highest growth of all schools in their district after expanding Readable English in year 2.
Population
- Special Education and Struggling Readers, Grades 6-8.
The Story
In 2017/2018, Special Education students using Readable English, on average, exceeded their growth target by 525%. Excited by this growth, they expanded Readable English to all struggling readers and Special Ed students across all grades. The 2018/2019 i-Ready assessment showed Readable English students again exceeded their growth target by 114% and Maple Crest claimed the title of highest growth school in the district.
Testimonial
“They want to go to the library and get books!! They are volunteering to read in front of their GENERAL ED reading class now!!”
– Janice Cossell, Teacher
