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If we want more Australian students to learn to read, we need regular testing in the early primary years

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Sunday, February 11, 2024
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But according to 2023 NAPLAN results, about one-third of Australian school students can’t read at their grade level.

Key Points: 
  • But according to 2023 NAPLAN results, about one-third of Australian school students can’t read at their grade level.
  • For Indigenous students, students from disadvantaged families, and students in regional and rural areas, it’s more than half.
  • Our new Grattan Institute report, The Reading Guarantee, outlines a strategy to ensure at least 90% of Australian school students are proficient readers.

Struggling students need early support

  • As previous Grattan Institute research shows, struggling students need early support so they do not fall even further behind.
  • A focus on these early reading sub-skills is also more likely to instil a love of reading in students.

Tests can help

  • For example, a 2017 US study of nearly 200 students found Year 1 and Year 2 students receiving additional help to catch up on their word reading progressed twice as fast as students who didn’t receive this help until Year 3.
  • The choice of assessment matters too – they need to be quick to administer and give teachers useful information.
  • But our report argues they are not necessarily recommending effective tests and they do not always provide the information teachers need to monitor reading progress.

We need a national Year 1 Phonics Screening check

  • There should be a nationally consistent Year 1 Phonics Screening Check to provide governments with a useful “health check” on early reading performance across states.
  • The test was developed in the United Kingdom where it has been mandated for government schools since 2012.
  • But having a test focusing on phonics acknowledges how the ability to accurately decode words is a good predictor of students’ future reading achievement.

We should also be assessing students at other times

  • This would identify students who may not have learnt necessary reading skills in primary school.
  • The alternative is we keep going with a “wait-to-fail” approach, which lets too many students fall through the cracks.
  • The funds are invested and contribute to funding Grattan Institute's activities.
  • Grattan Institute also receives funding from corporates, foundations, and individuals to support its general activities as disclosed on its website.

End-of-Year Data Show Significant Reading Gains for Students Receiving Consistent, High-Impact Tutoring in School Districts Across Nation

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
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Amplify , a publisher of next-generation curriculum and assessment programs, shared a research brief on national end-of-school-year (EOY) reading data for K–5 students in several districts engaged in Amplify Tutoring.

Key Points: 
  • Amplify , a publisher of next-generation curriculum and assessment programs, shared a research brief on national end-of-school-year (EOY) reading data for K–5 students in several districts engaged in Amplify Tutoring.
  • According to the data, during the 2022–23 school year, students who scored well-below or below benchmark on the nationally-normed mCLASS ® DIBELS 8th Edition assessment (an indicator that students are not on track for grade-level reading proficiency) and attended Amplify Tutoring sessions regularly demonstrated significant growth.
  • Comparatively, only 42% of similarly at-risk peers who attended the same schools but did not participate in Amplify Tutoring made gap-closing growth.
  • equipping school staff, community partners and other tutoring providers with research-backed tutoring materials, training and program management.

End-Of-Year Research Brief: Literacy Gains Among K–3 Students Show Some, but Not Enough, Progress

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Thursday, July 20, 2023
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Today, Amplify , a publisher of next-generation curriculum and assessment programs, shared a research brief on national end-of-school-year (EOY) reading data for K–3 students.

Key Points: 
  • Today, Amplify , a publisher of next-generation curriculum and assessment programs, shared a research brief on national end-of-school-year (EOY) reading data for K–3 students.
  • The data reveal that while schools across the country have made progress in reading scores among earlier elementary grades (K–2), gains among third graders remains comparatively slow.
  • According to newly released EOY data from the 2022–23 school year, students in grades K–2 demonstrated progress compared to the 2021–22 school years, with the greatest gains among Black and Hispanic students.
  • The older these students become, the longer it will take them to catch up.”
    Despite some progress, America still faces an early literacy crisis.

Latest School Assessment Data Show Continued Academic Recovery in Early Literacy, with Black and Hispanic Students Making the Greatest Gains

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Monday, February 27, 2023
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Today, Amplify , a publisher of next-generation curriculum and assessment programs, published a research brief on national middle-of-school-year (MOY) reading data.

Key Points: 
  • Today, Amplify , a publisher of next-generation curriculum and assessment programs, published a research brief on national middle-of-school-year (MOY) reading data.
  • The data show that students across the country continue to make meaningful progress in early literacy.
  • Further, the measurable disparities in achievement between Black and Hispanic students and their white and Asian peers have narrowed since the prior year.
  • Educators serving students in grades K–3 need continued support to help students that are most at risk.

Amplify’s mCLASS® DIBELS® 8th Edition and mCLASS Lectura Selected as the Early Literacy Assessment Tool for Colorado Schools

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Friday, February 10, 2023
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Amplify, a publisher of next-generation curriculum and assessment programs, announced today that the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) has selected mCLASS DIBELS 8th Edition and the corresponding Spanish-language assessment, mCLASS Lectura , as its K–3 interim and diagnostic assessment.

Key Points: 
  • Amplify, a publisher of next-generation curriculum and assessment programs, announced today that the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) has selected mCLASS DIBELS 8th Edition and the corresponding Spanish-language assessment, mCLASS Lectura , as its K–3 interim and diagnostic assessment.
  • “Amplify is honored to partner with CDE on this important literacy initiative,” said Krista Curran, senior vice president of state partnerships at Amplify.
  • After each administration of the assessment to students, educators receive granular diagnostic observations, instant targeted groups and lessons for each.
  • mCLASS with DIBELS 8th Edition is an integrated literacy system based on the Science of Reading and validated for universal screening, progress monitoring, and screening for risk of dyslexia.

Ohio Department of Education Lists Amplify as Approved Assessment Program and Tutoring Offering for 2022-2023 School Year

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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Amplify , a publisher of next-generation curriculum and assessment programs, has been listed by the Ohio Department of Education as an approved assessment and tutoring provider for the 2022-2023 school year.

Key Points: 
  • Amplify , a publisher of next-generation curriculum and assessment programs, has been listed by the Ohio Department of Education as an approved assessment and tutoring provider for the 2022-2023 school year.
  • The assessment represents a unique approach to literacy assessment by providing benchmark assessment materials for conducting universal screening three times a year.
  • Providing an effective, educator-driven assessment to Ohio students and teachers is an honor for Amplify, said Krista Curran, senior vice president and general manager of assessment and intervention at Amplify.
  • Amplify will offer Ohio schools a full service option that provides school districts with virtual tutoring, including highly trained Amplify tutors and high-quality instructional materials.

Literacy Crisis in America’s Schools Persisting Beyond COVID-19, with Students Making Some Recovery

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Friday, October 21, 2022
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In kindergarten, half of the nations students are starting school already in need of intensive intervention in early literacy skills.

Key Points: 
  • In kindergarten, half of the nations students are starting school already in need of intensive intervention in early literacy skills.
  • Compared to where they were before pandemic disruptions, more of todays elementary students are still in the highest risk category for not learning to read.
  • We wont see early literacy improve beyond pre-pandemic proficiencies if we dont make changes across our educational system.
  • Literacy rates in the United States remain a crisis today, with many students urgently needing support.

As National Data Shows Dismal Literacy Scores, Amplify Reading Program Demonstrates Strong Outcomes for Academically Vulnerable Students

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Thursday, September 29, 2022
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Across all grades, Amplify Reading students outperformed non-Amplify Reading students after using the program during the 202021 school year, with particularly striking outcomes for students identified as at-risk for not reaching grade-level benchmarks.

Key Points: 
  • Across all grades, Amplify Reading students outperformed non-Amplify Reading students after using the program during the 202021 school year, with particularly striking outcomes for students identified as at-risk for not reaching grade-level benchmarks.
  • Students who used Amplify Reading in all grades made significantly greater gains from the beginning to end of year in word reading, oral reading fluency and comprehension.
  • Additionally, Amplify Reading students who began the year at risk were 36% more likely to end the year at or above benchmark compared to a matched comparison group of students who did not use Amplify Reading.
  • Across all grades, Amplify Reading students outperformed non-Amplify Reading students, with 59% finishing the year at benchmark compared to 52% of students in the comparison group.

New Findings From Amplify Offer Important Considerations for Districts Looking to Invest in Tutoring Programs to Address Pandemic Learning Recovery

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022
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Both research and recent outcomes show that HIT programs must align to consistent criteria in order to be successful.

Key Points: 
  • Both research and recent outcomes show that HIT programs must align to consistent criteria in order to be successful.
  • Of the findings, tutoring attendance proved highly important; students in Amplify Tutoring outperformed similarly at-risk peers on a nationally normed reading assessment, and those who attended most consistently made the largest gains.
  • Amplify regularly provides information about tutoring attendance and student achievement outcomes to schools and districts for educators as well as families and caregivers.
  • "As districts allocate pandemic-era funding into programs such as HIT, considerations for implementation are vital and provide an important roadmap for district leaders.

Collaborative Classroom's SIPPS Program Significantly Boosts Elementary School Reading Skills, New Study Finds

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Thursday, March 24, 2022
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Research find that the SIPPS program achieves significantly greater growth in reading skills than other interventions.

Key Points: 
  • Research find that the SIPPS program achieves significantly greater growth in reading skills than other interventions.
  • SIPPS provides a proven, systematic instructional model that successfully boosts literacy rates and directly addresses the needs of struggling early readers.
  • Evaluating the Effectiveness of the SIPPS Program: Comparing Reading Skills Growth of Intervention Students Receiving SIPPS Instruction with the Growth of Those Receiving Existing Instruction is a six-month study conducted during the fall semester of the 20212022 school year in Pasco County, FL.
  • "Across the nation, elementary school teachers have found SIPPS to be a 'secret sauce' in helping their students gain the literacy skills and foundational knowledge needed to succeed in school," Collaborative Classroom CEO Kelly Stuart says.