Page 2 - iRead SPED Generic Brochure

RESEARCH AND RESULTS
iRead is proven to accelerate reading pro pro ciency for students with special needs and and meets the moderate level of ESSA evidence standards Founded on on on years of research demonstrating that foundational reading skills and access to dynamic and engaging technology are critical to the lifelong success of students iRead o o o o o o ers teachers and students a a a a a a research-driven path to literacy iRead Students with Special Needs Outperform Comparison Group
At the the end of the the school year K–2 students with special needs who participated in iRead outperformed K-2 students with special needs in the the matched comparison group on on the the Group
Reading Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation (GRADE) literacy assessment Students with Special Needs Percentile Gains Above the Comparison Group
After One Year of iRead Implementation
Word Meaning
(Grades 1–2)
Sentence Comprehension
(Grades 1–2)
Letter Recognition
(Kindergarten)
Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence (Kindergarten)
19 Percentile Points E ect Size = 0 0 50*
27 Percentile Points E ect Size = 0 74*
25 Percentile Points E ect Size = 0 69*
17 Percentile Points E ect Size = 0 45*
0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 15 20 25 30
Percentage Points 2 Source: iRead Early Outcomes QED Study (2013–2015): Results from GRADE *
In the eld of education an an e e e e e e e e e ect size over 0 23 is considered “practically signi cant” For more information about iRead and to learn about the program’s research foundation visit hmhco com/iRead