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District-wide Implementations

Efficacy Studies

• Spring Independent School District, TX »
  The goal of this project was to evaluate the efficacy of the Academy of READING® and Academy of MATH® with struggling elementary, middle, and high school students. Gains were examined on the AutoSkill Placement tests and Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) standardized test. (View PDF, 157K)

Case Study

• Janesville School District, Janesville, WI »
  Identifying struggling students is rarely a problem for educators — most have at least a mental list of kids who are unfortunately falling behind. Identifying what the best course of action for those students is where the challenge is often found. For the School District of Janesville, that prescribed action included the intervention solutions Academy of READING® and Academy of MATH®. (View PDF, 55K)
• Brownsville Area School District, Brownsville, PA »
  In 2003 all five Brownsville Area schools failed to meet the minimum standards established by the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) and all schools fell into the red and required 'school improvement'. "The PSSA forced us to look at how we were instructing our students. We needed to formulate very clear goals and forge a long term plan that would help us to level the playing field," says Dr. Harry Miale, Assistant to the Superintendent. (View PDF, 463K)
• Sebeka School District, Sebeka, MN »
  Like many schools across Minnesota, educators at the Sebeka School District were faced with an important decision — how best to utilize funds available from the Minnesota Microsoft settlement.
  Many software intervention solutions were investigated and considered. Based on first-year results, Superintendent Dave Fjeldheim is certainly convinced they made the correct decision
  in adding AutoSkill’s Academy of READING® and Academy of MATH® to their curriculum. (View PDF, 56K)
• Sheboygan Falls School District, Sheboygan Falls, WI »
  Jean Born's pre-implementation research paid off. The Sheboygan Falls School District recently completed their first year of using both the Academy of READING and Academy of MATH and district administrators have seen marked improvement throughout the student body. (View PDF, 67K)

Success Stories

• Fillmore USD, Fillmore, CA »
  Fillmore USD initially adopted the Academy of READING to benefit its remedial students; but when those students' reading levels soared by as many as six grades, word of the program quickly spread and students of all reading abilities began using it.
• Cobb County Public Schools, Marietta, GA »
  Cobb County Public Schools use the Academy of READING software program for more than just improving students' reading skills, they use it to help decrease the rate of high school dropouts. The unique instruction methods of the Academy of READING inspire students to learn while boosting their confidence and giving them a reason to stay in school.
• Scott County School District #2, Scottsburg, IN »
  Administrators at Scott County decided that they needed to find a solution to help their students who were falling behind in reading that offered concrete, measurable gains in both classroom performance and statewide testing. The answer was an innovative two-part solution that combined the district's own "Minds in Motion" pre-reading readiness program with the Academy of READING.
• Caverna School District, Cave City, KY »
  Diagnostic capability is one reason why educators at the Caverna Independent School District chose the Academy of READING as their primary reading intervention. Another is the program's solid track record for producing better, stronger readers, and, according to one four grade teacher, better writers too.
• Southbridge, MA »
  Educators in Southbridge, MA, recognize that their small community is not immune to some of the challenges associated with larger cities. Through the Academy of READING teachers have helped their students overcome some powerful educational obstacles and achieve impressive success.
• Chambersburg School District, Chambersburg, PA »
  The Academy of READING made such a strong first impression at Chambersburg Area School District that teachers and administrators were calling for a district-wide rollout of the software within months of its initial implementation.
• Jefferson Davis High School, Houston, TX »
  When a third of its sixth-grade students failed a state reading test, Houston Independent School District implemented an ambitious reading program, one that focused on a balanced approach, emphasizing the fundamentals. The Academy of READING has become an important part of that program.
• Ocosta School District, Westport, WA »
  Ocosta School District has tried various reading intervention methods without great success. When statewide reading tests indicated the seriousness of students' reading disabilities, teachers decided that a solution had to be found. They turned to the Academy of READING and were very happy with the results.