Resources for Literacy Learning

Improved Outcomes: PowerUp Summary of Research

PowerUp is proven to be up to 5 times as effective as the average middle school reading intervention, making it the most trusted secondary literacy programs available to educators.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The LEAP Innovations Pilot Network Reports Positive Outcomes for Core5 Students

This brief summarizes findings from a LEAP Innovations Pilot Network study. Positive outcomes are reported for Core5 students in grades 3-5.