ReadWorks evidence is at the forefront of educational excellence.
ReadWorks is one of only 26 of the 100 most-used edtech tools in classrooms that have the evidence to meet the pinnacle of standards, those set by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Tier 3 requirements, according to LearnPlatform by Instructure.
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ReadWorks has earned the prestigious Research-Based Design, Learner Variability, and Practitioner-Informed Design product certifications from Digital Promise.
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All of ReadWorks products are developed from the National Reading Panel, the RAND Reading Study Group, and the most current research on the science of reading. See our Theory of Change.
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ReadWorks' Three Key Research FindingsEvaluated by world-renowned research institutions and ReadWorks' distinguished team of experts, over a decade of findings affirm:
1. Positive Learning Outcomes: Regular use of ReadWorks benefits reading performance. 2. Support for Challenging Reading: ReadWorks' cutting edge digital tools help students confidently and successfully navigate higher-level texts. 3. Universal Impact: ReadWorks resources impact all students, regardless of socioeconomic background. |
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ReadWorks and the Science of Reading
The science of reading shows how reading is an incredibly complex process that depends on an array of skills and knowledge. ReadWorks’ pillars of Building Background Knowledge, Growing Vocabularies, and Strengthening Strategic Reading are three major components in this process of building reading comprehension:
The ReadWorks ApproachReadWorks supplemental resources are designed to help students consolidate the skills they are learning on both strands of the reading rope:
Language Comprehension: The science shows us that these threads become the biggest contributors to students' comprehension as they become more automatic with word-reading skills and challenging texts. ReadWorks passages both complement and build on this growth to support these leading predicators of reading comprehension. Word Recognition: The science shows us that all students benefit from direct, explicit, and systematic phonics instruction. ReadWorks has built decodable resources for teachers to use as supplements to a strong phonics curriculum. The science also shows that students need to build background knowledge and vocabulary while practicing applying their decoding skills. In other words, it’s never too early (and never too late) to build knowledge and vocabulary. If we omit this knowledge-building at early ages, students are behind when they become increasingly automatic with their word recognition skills and move to new stages of comprehension. We provide support for decoding practice and early knowledge-building through our content-rich nonfiction decodables paired with listening-level texts on the same topic. |
Most Recent StudiesIntervention Study - There was an emerging trend that the experimental group improved to a greater extent than the control group on both the background knowledge and vocabulary measures, which would indicate the impact of Article-A-Day passages on improving students’ knowledge on the topic of animals. - ReadWorks, 6-week pilot with 8 teachers across 13 classrooms (2023)
Font Matters - Personalized formats significantly improve reading comprehension for both word- and passage-level reading - ReadWorks, Chapman University, Readability Matters Study (2023) Article-A-Day (AAD) - After a whole-school implementation of Article-A-Day as an enrichment activity, we observed growth in background knowledge and vocabulary and engagement around learning in the individual students and across the school community as a whole, including families. - ReadWorks, Elementary School in Trinidad and Tobago Study (2022) Impact of Differentiated Assignments - Students’ multiple-choice questions correct rate increases as their experience with the assignments get longer. Students progress over time, implying that students benefit from regularly doing ReadWorks question sets. - NYU Stern School of Business Study (2022) |