ReadWorks evidence is at the forefront of educational excellence.
ReadWorks is one of only 36 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's 2024 EdTech Evidence Report.
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ReadWorks has earned the prestigious Research-Based Design, Learner Variability, and Practitioner-Informed Design product certifications from Digital Promise. ReadWorks is the pinnacle of privacy standards with a Common Sense Privacy Rating pass.
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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:
ReadWorks Pillars of Reading Comprehension with Scarborough’s Reading Rope
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. |
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Most Recent Studies with Research Brief DownloadsArticle-A-Day - After a nine-week intervention, students in the experimental group improved 11% on the science background knowledge assessment. Read the research brief to see all the key findings. Download Now
Article-A-Day + Decodables - After a six-week intervention, teachers reported growth in their instructional practices and students' decoding skills and reading confidence. Read the research brief to see all the key findings. Download Now Article-A-Day - 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. Download Now Article-A-Day - We observed that student engagement increased in the virtual classroom setting, and students’ reading and writing production increased. Overall, students' monthly standardized testing scores improved, a correlational effect the teacher and school attributed to regular Article-A-Day implementation. Download Now 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. Download Now |
