Georgia Lexia® PowerUp Literacy® GMAS Validity Report 2020-21

Students in a rural Georgia school district have shown the value of Lexia® PowerUp Literacy® for achieving gains on Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS) English Language Arts (ELA). 

This infographic shows how completing more of PowerUp correlated to higher scores on the assessment in 2020–2021. The following are among the highlights from 960 Georgia students in grades 6–8:

• Correlations between students’ percentage of completion in PowerUp and their GMAS ELA scale scores show a strong, positive, statistically significant relationship. Overall, the correlation score was .59 for PowerUp completion and GMAS performance, a score well above the .35 considered to indicate a strong correlation.

• Among students who reached the advanced zone in all strands of PowerUp, 80% were proficient on GMAS ELA.

PowerUp accelerates literacy gains for students in grades 6–12 who are at risk of not meeting college- and career-ready standards. The program maximizes student learning through a personalized experience that addresses individual skill gaps and enhances reading proficiency and academic success.

Rooted in the science of reading and proven to be up to five times as effective as the average middle school reading intervention, PowerUp enables students to make multiple years of growth in a single academic year.

Explore how PowerUp is helping Georgia students succeed on GMAS ELA.