Classroom Results

Middle School Implementations

Efficacy Studies

Great Falls Public Schools, MT »
During the 2006/2007 school year the AutoSkill Academy of MATH® intervention software program was actively used at 16 schools in the Great Falls Public Schools District. The program was targeted mainly towards students that were having difficulty with their math skills. (View PDF, 147K)
Faust Junior High School, Chambersburg, PA »
The effectiveness of the Academy of READING in promoting reading skills was examined in a group of 8th grade students at Faust Junior High School. Students participating in the study had been identified as having at least two years of reading delayed problems. After 11.5 hours of time on task on the Academy of READING, these students showed statistically significant gains of 2.4 grade levels on the Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test. (View PDF, 105K)
Independence Middle School, Bethel Park, PA »
In less than one school year, a group of 93 regular and special education students training on the Academy of READING demonstrated substantive average gains of 2.5 grade levels on the Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test. Prior to training, only 14.4% of students scored at or above their grade level on the SDRT. Following training, 54.4% of students scored at or above their grade level on the test. (View PDF, 144K)

Case Studies

21st Century Preparatory School, Racine, WI »
In reaction to a growing concern that numerous students were performing well below grade level, educators at 21st Century Preparatory School in Racine, Wisconsin, realized that the solution to stemming the tide of sagging performance was already in the building — AutoSkill’s Academy of READING® and Academy of MATH®. (View PDF, 54K)
Blackman Middle School, Murfreesboro, TN »
BMS decided to implement a pilot program called Across the Road in the summer of 2003. Approximately 50 to 60 students from grades 6 to 8 participated in the initial pilot with borderline grade 8 students being a priority. BMS decided to use AutoSkill's Academy of READING and Academy of MATH as the literacy intervention solution of choice. (View PDF, 64K)
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)
Independence Middle School, Bethel Park, PA »
Like many schools, Independence Middle School had a population of “at-risk” students that school educators could not help using standard, time intensive remedial efforts. These students achieved 39% or less on the TerraNova test or were deemed Basic or Below Basic on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA). Two reading specialists, Kimberly Pepper and Sonja Kubinec, were fiercely determined to find a new way to help these students. (View PDF, 421K)
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)
Washington Middle School, Springfield, IL » A short assessment led to a decision to test the Academy of READING and Academy of MATH with 76 students in the winter semester. The pilot results for Washington Middle School were compelling with some students achieving gains of 2.0 levels in a three month period. (View PDF, 67K)

Success Stories

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.
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.
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.
Komachin Middle School, Lacey, WA »
Educators at Komachin Middle School first began to seek out a reading intervention program when the Washington Standards of Learning and the district revealed that many of their students were reading below the 35th percentile. Educators examined several different programs, but the Academy of READING was the clear choice because of its scalability, adaptability, and basis in neurological research.