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English Language Learners

Efficacy Study

• 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)
• Evergreen Elementary School, Holmen, WI »
  The goal of this project was to evaluate the efficacy of the Academy of READING and Academy of MATH with struggling students in third through fifth grade. Gains were examined on the AutoSkill Placement tests and Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) standardized test. (View PDF, 76K)

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. (View PDF, 109K)
• Valley High School, Las Vegas, NV »
  Rapid growth in newcomer students with Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
  is challenging many schools across the nation to meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) targets established by No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Valley High School turned to AutoSkill’s Academy of READING; a software-based literacy intervention solution that has a proven track record for achieving permanent and measurable gains in students of all ages. (View PDF, 1.44MB)
• 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

• 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.