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&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Marion County Public Schools in Ocala, FL, wanted to evaluate the effects of the &lt;a data-cke-saved-href=&quot;/products/&quot; href=&quot;/products/&quot;&gt;Fast ForWord&lt;/a&gt; &lt;sup&gt;&reg;&lt;/sup&gt;and &lt;a data-cke-saved-href=&quot;/products/reading-assistant&quot; href=&quot;/products/reading-assistant&quot;&gt;Reading Assistant&lt;/a&gt;&trade; products on the academic achievement of their students. Students in Florida are assessed with the Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test, abbreviated as the FCAT. The students in this study were initially at FCAT Level 1 or 2, where Level 3 means performing on grade level and Level 5 means the student is successful with the most challenging grade-level content. These study participants attended middle and high schools in the Marion County Public Schools and most of them were eligible for Exceptional Student Education services.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Each spring, all Marion County students in Grades 3-10 take the FCAT. This is a criterion-referenced test. The Reading portion of the FCAT is designed to assess student achievement of the high-order cognitive skills represented in the Sunshine State Standards.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;One way for students at FCAT Levels 1 and 2 to meet their Annual Learning Gains (ALG), a component in determining a school&rsquo;s grade, is for them to improve their scores by more than a state-mandated level that varies depending on grade level. Across the students in this study, in order to meet Annual Learning Gains, the students had to improve at least 115 points.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;After using Fast ForWord and Reading Assistant products, 60% of the participants made ALG with the actual improvement of 173 points, on average, exceeding the expected gain of 115 points by a statistically significant amount.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Related Reading:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;a data-cke-saved-href=&quot;<a href="http://www.scilearn.com/blog/fast-forword-gains-endure-over-time-longitudinal-study.php&quot;">http://www.scilearn.com/blog/fast-forword-gains-endure-over-time-longitu...</a> href=&quot;<a href="http://www.scilearn.com/blog/fast-forword-gains-endure-over-time-longitudinal-study.php&quot;&gt;Longitudinal">http://www.scilearn.com/blog/fast-forword-gains-endure-over-time-longitu...</a> Study Shows Significant Fast ForWord &lt;sup&gt;&reg;&lt;/sup&gt;Gains Endure Over Time&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;a data-cke-saved-href=&quot;<a href="http://www.scilearn.com/blog/national-center-on-response-to-intervention-ncrti.php&quot;">http://www.scilearn.com/blog/national-center-on-response-to-intervention...</a> href=&quot;<a href="http://www.scilearn.com/blog/national-center-on-response-to-intervention-ncrti.php&quot;&gt;Fast">http://www.scilearn.com/blog/national-center-on-response-to-intervention...</a> ForWord &lt;sup&gt;&reg;&lt;/sup&gt;&nbsp;Language Series Has Greatest Impact of Any Intervention Listed by NCRTI&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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