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Reading Achievement and Improvement in Reading Scores: Research and Results

READ 180 is currently in use in more than 6,500 classrooms nationwide, and is one of the most thoroughly researched and documented reading intervention programs. After over a decade of research in association with Vanderbilt University and six years in schools, READ 180 is producing quantifiable gains in reading achievement.

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Proven to Work for Reading Improvement

Improvement in reading scores and reading achievement
Students using READ 180 in Boston, Dallas, and Columbus showed statistically significant improvement in reading scores with average Normal Curve Equivalent (NCE) gains at least double those of equivalent control groups.

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