Reading Impacts
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) - The Nations Report Card on Reading
In 2019, only 33% of fourth-graders were at or above NAEP Proficient level on the reading assessment.
The following data summaries show that after using Really Great Reading’s Phonics Suite programs (Countdown, Blast Foundations, HD Word, Phonics Boost, and Phonics Blitz), students from schools in a wide variety of settings across the country have made substantial gains in their reading skills.
Third-Party Research
- New Research Supports our Diagnostic Decoding Surveys
- Pawhuska, OK - Grades 3-6 – using HD Word
- Lee County, FL – K-5 using Countdown, Blast, and HD Word
- Santaquin, UT – 1st Grade using Blast
- Fountain-Fort Carson, CO - Grades K- 4 Countdown, Blast, and HD Word
- Nebo, UT - Grades K- 3 Countdown, Blast, and HD Word
- Really Great Reading Logic Model - Study Type: ESSA Evidence Level IV
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Really Great Reading’s Data
- Fairfield, IA – 2nd and 4th Grade Students using Blast and HD Word
- Raton, NM – 2nd Grade Students using Blast
- Washington Area School, 4th-5th Grade using Boost
- Charlottesville City School, 9th–11th Grade using Blitz and Boost
- Louisiana Rural School System, 8th Grade using Blitz and Boost
- New Orleans High School, 9th–11th Grade using Blitz and Boost
- Case Studies - Diagnostic Decoding Survey Scores for Four Students
