Reports Showing Improvement with Learners Receiving Special Education Services
2014-2015 Statewide Results
Texas State Results
Texas students show 1.2 years of reading growth after 5 months of intervention.
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California State Results
California students show 1 year in reading growth after 5 months of intervention.
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Florida State Results
Florida students show 9 months gain after 5 months of reading intervention.View Educator's Briefing
New York State Results
New York students show up to 10 months gain after 5 months of reading intervention.View Educator's Briefing
Georgia State Results
Georgia students show 9 months of gain after 4 months of reading intervention.View Educator's Briefing
Albany County School District, WY
Middle school students in the Albany County School District, WY, improved from the 18th percentile to the 54th percentile in language skills after using Fast ForWord products.
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Albuquerque Public School District, NM
Students struggling with language and reading skills in New Mexico made significant improvements after participation on the Fast ForWord products.
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Anne Arundel County Public Schools, MD
Struggling students who used Fast ForWord products followed by direct instruction made significant improvements in their MSA scores, with most reaching proficient reading levels.
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (Multiple Sites)
Students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) make dramatic language and listening gains after Fast ForWord use.
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Berlin School District, WI
After Fast ForWord use, elementary school students in Wisconsin significantly improved their cognitive and early reading skills and had greater gains than a comparison group.
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Buffalo Hearing and Speech Center, NY
At a private school for adolescents with emotional or behavioral difficulties, students made gains of 2 years and 7 months in language skills after Fast ForWord use.
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Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming BOCES, NY
Students in the Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming BOCES who used Fast ForWord products gained up to 19 months in reading grade level.
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Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming BOCES, NY
Reading readiness skills of students receiving special education services through Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming BOCES improve by 2 1/2 years.
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Clarke County School District, GA
Fast ForWord continues to help students in Clarke County, GA reach and maintain proficiency.
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Dallas Independent School District, TX (ELL and Special Education Students)
Texas high school students who were learning English or were receiving special education services significantly improved their reading comprehension skills by up to two years following Fast ForWord participation.
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El Campo Independent School District, TX (30-Minute Protocol)
Elementary students in Texas had significant gains of three months improvement in reading grade-level after Fast ForWord participation with a 30-Minute Protocol.
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Everett Public Schools, MA
Fast ForWord participants in Massachusetts make significant gains in MCAS high stakes reading tests following product use.
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Franklin Regional School District, PA
After using Fast ForWord products during the 2006 summer school session, elementary school students in the Franklin Regional School District made significant gains in reading skills.
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Hempfield School District, PA
Fast ForWord participants from the Hempfield School District identified as receiving special education services achieved significant gains in reading skills as measured by the SAT-9.
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Intellectual Disability (Multiple Sites)
Despite initial language deficits, students with intellectual disability were able to use the Fast ForWord products and significantly improve their tests scores.
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KidzGrow, Singapore
Struggling readers, with and without auditory processing disorders, made gains in reading fluency after Fast ForWord participation.
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Killeen Independent School District, TX
Fast ForWord participants in the Killeen Independent School District demonstrated accelerated reading acquisition which continued after Fast ForWord use.
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Lafourche Parish Public Schools, LA
After Fast ForWord participation, students in Louisiana made significant gains in English Language Arts on the LEAP and outperformed their district peers.
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Lake Wales, FL
Florida Charter school increases percent of Proficient readers by 33%
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Marion County, FL
60% of Fast ForWord participants in middle and high schools in Marion County make Annual Learning Gains.
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Niagara Falls City School District, NY
Fast ForWord participants in the Niagara Falls City School District demonstrated significant improvements on their cognitive and language skills.
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Osceola County School District, FL
Reading scores on the Florida State Assessment went up significantly for a group of students receiving special education services.
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Schaumburg School District 54, IL
Students in Schaumburg, Illinois, maintained significant gains in vocabulary and overall language skills for up to one year.
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School District of Philadelphia, PA (Summer School)
In Philadelphia, third, fourth and fifth grade students made significant improvements in reading comprehension and vocabulary skills after using Fast ForWord Language software.
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School District of Philadelphia, PA (Students Receiving Special Education Services)
Students in the School District of Philadelphia who were receiving special education services gained over three years in language ability after Fast ForWord participation.
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Springfield Public Schools, MA
Across demographic groups, participants in Springfield, MA, improved reading skills from the 28th to the 40th percentile.
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Stamford City School District, CT
After participating on the Fast ForWord Language product, students from Connecticut showed significant improvements in their cognitive and early reading skills.
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Stanford University, CA
After working with the Fast ForWord exercises, students with dyslexia changed brain activation patterns, and significantly improved reading skills.
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The Vanguard School of Lake Wales, FL
Florida students with special needs gain two years in reading skills after Fast ForWord product use.
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United Independent School District, TX
High school students in Texas who were receiving services for special education gained an average of nine months improvement in reading comprehension after Fast ForWord product use.
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Weymouth Public Schools, MA
After Fast ForWord use, students in Massachusetts receiving services for special education significantly improved their oral language skills.
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Worcester County Public School District, MD
The number of students attaining the Proficient level on the MSA doubled among students who used Fast ForWord products
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Worcester Public Schools, MA
Fast ForWord helps students classified as LEP, Special Education, General Education with their Reading achievement.
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