September 2021
This REL Midwest study examined the effect on student reading achievement of being in schools that received enhanced coaching supports as part of Chicago Public Schools’ P–2 Balanced Literacy Initiative to improve literacy instruction and looked at the successes and challenges of implementation.
February 2021
This REL Midwest study describes trends and gaps in reading achievement across kindergarten and grade 1 in two diverse Illinois school districts: the 2016/17 kindergarten cohort of District U–46 (Elgin Area Schools) and the 2017/18 kindergarten cohort of District 186 (Springfield Public Schools). Drawing on a different reading assessment in each district, the study revealed gaps in reading achievement. Related infographics share key findings for each district.
December 2012
This study examines impacts of the Content Literacy Continuum (CLC) on high school students’ reading comprehension and accumulation of credits in core subject areas. CLC combines whole-school and targeted approaches to supporting student literacy and content learning using instructional routines and learning strategies developed by the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning.
The Impact of the Measures of Academic Progress Program on Student Reading Achievement
December 2012
This study examined the impact of the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) program on student reading achievement and teachers’ use of differentiated instructional practices. The MAP program is one of the most widely used commercially available systems incorporating benchmark assessment and training in differentiated instruction.
