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"42% of the students who attended Los Arcos showed significant growth in their language skills, compared to only 24% of students who did not."
Mark Walker,
Director of Curriculum, Salida Union School District, CA
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Classroom Results
English Language Learners
Case Study
- Los Arcos Learning Center, Salida, CA »
Salida Union School District developed a supplemental program, using the Academy of READING, to provide additional assistance to ELL and economically disadvantaged students and improve scores on the California Academic Performance Index. The results were dramatic – 42% of the students who attended the program showed significant growth in their language skills, compared to only 24% of students who did not attend the program.
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- Claughton Middle School, Houston, TX »
Two years ago, despite many progressive student support initiatives, Claughton's TELPAS score dipped to a bare pass at 53%. After researching various alternative intervention methods Delic Loyde, Principal of Claughton Middle School, quickly settled on AutoSkill's Academy of READING and Academy of MATH. (View PDF, 59K)
Success Stories
- Kayenta Middle School, Kayenta, AZ »
When poor reading skills threatened the academic careers of students at Kayenta Middle School, educators there recognized the critical need for an effective reading intervention program to help their students who were learning English as a second language. They chose the Academy of READING.
- 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.
- Gateway Middle School, St. Louis, MO »
Gateway Middle School is one of several schools in St. Louis to have adopted the Academy of READING. Rebecca Kettenacker sees on a daily basis the impact the Academy of READING has on her ESL students.
- 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.
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