Resources for Literacy Learning

Core5 Benefits Students in Kindergarten and First Grade

Core5 students outperform controls on a standardized reading test. Benefits were most pronounced for low performers.

Efficacy of the Lexia^® PowerUp Literacy^® Program: State Test Score Improvements for Struggling and Non-Proficient Readers

PowerUp users gained on average more than 20 percentile points more than non-users on their end-of-year state assessment.

Impact of Core5 on English Learners

This report summarizes research findings showing the benefits of Core5 for English Learners.

Evidence of Reading Growth Following Three Months of Core5 Use

Students from a low SES school demonstrated advancements in Core5 and improved performance on SBAC following three months of Core5 use.

Supporting Struggling and Non-Proficient Middle School Readers with the Lexia^® PowerUp Literacy^® Program

Struggling and non-proficient readers who used PowerUp significantly outperformed controls on a standardized reading test.

Core5 Benefits English Learners in a Summer Program

English Learners assigned the lowest proficiency level on WIDA showed large gains on a standardized reading test following two years of Core5 use.

Validity of PowerUp with FAST aReading

End-of-year performance in PowerUp was significantly correlated with Spring FAST aReading scores.

Validity of PowerUp with NWEA MAP Growth Reading

End-of-year performance in PowerUp was significantly correlated with Spring MAP Reading scores.

Low Proficiency English Learners Show Large Benefits from Core5

English Learners assigned the lowest proficiency level on WIDA showed large gains on a standardized reading test following two years of Core5 use.