Special Education Research
The Need: At present there are six million Special Needs students enrolled in special education programs and this number is growing. Alarmingly, the President’s Commission on Excellence in Special Education (2002) found that approximately 40%, or 2.4 million, of these Special Needs students are selected to attend special education programs simply because they have not learned to read. The Commission also found that only a small number of such students are able to meet the academic achievement of their peers. With a growing population of struggling readers in special education programs, the need for an effective and research-based solution is critical. READ 180 is proven effective in accelerating reading achievement for all students — including those in Special Education.
READ 180: Special Education
Featured Results
Des Moines Independent Community School District
Annual Achievement Growth on SDRT4 Comprehension and SDRT4 Total, Non-READ 180 Students vs. READ 180 Students
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More than 1200 students in special education in Des Moines Independent
Community School District participated in READ 180
from 2001 to 2005. Policy Studies Associates conducted an analysis
of student data from standardized testing results during this
period. The study findings indicated that for special education
students in Des Moines, READ 180 had a positive and statistically
significant effect. Among other positive findings, the study revealed
that READ 180 was associated with annual increases of 5
scale-score points on the Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test Total
Reading scores.
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Learn more about the READ 180 features that support Special Education students.
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READ 180: Special Education
 Proven to raise the reading achievement scores of Special Ed students.
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