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. Read the full Nations Report Card on Reading>>

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 – 1^st 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  

White Papers 

• Early Literacy White Paper
• Adolescent Literacy White Paper

Really Great Reading’s Data

• Fairfield, IA – 2^nd and 4^th Grade Students using Blast and HD Word
• Raton, NM – 2^nd Grade Students using Blast
• Washington Area School, 4^th- 5^th Grade using Boost
• Charlottesville City School, 9^th–11^th Grade using Blitz and Boost
• Louisiana Rural School System, 8​^th Grade using Blitz and Boost
• New Orleans High School, 9^th –11^th Grade using Blitz and Boost
• Case Studies - Diagnostic Decoding Survey Scores for Four Students

Dyslexia & English Language Learners 

• Really Great Reading for Students with Dyslexia
• Really Great Reading for English Language Learners