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Our research

¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp CKLA & ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp Caminos

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Using a fundamentally different approach to language arts, ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp Core Knowledge Language Arts® (CKLA) is built on decades of early literacy research that demonstrates the importance of wide-ranging background knowledge and explicit and systematic instruction in foundational skills. Increasingly more districts are choosing ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp CKLA because they know they’ll see results.

¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp CKLA meets the criteria for Tier I-Strong Evidence as an education intervention under ESSA.
Impact overview >

Efficacy

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[TIER I ESSA EVIDENCE] Building knowledge boosts comprehension: ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp CKLA outperformed a control group on proximal and standardized tests.

An evaluation of Core Knowledge curriculum in charter ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp:

Reading scores significantly improved and income-based gaps were eliminated.

NYC CKLA early literacy pilot: CKLA ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp’ literacy gains more than doubled those of ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp at demographically similar ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp.

AZ CKLA efficacy research report: CKLA significantly improved outcomes for ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp overall, as well as economically disadvantaged and Latino ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp.

Build content knowledge, boost comprehension

Free access to efficacy study showing ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp CKLA Knowledge meets ESSA Tier 1 qualifications.

Case studies

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Aldine Independent School District, Texas: ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp’s early literacy suite boosts reading proficiency from 30% to 50%.

Allen Parish Public Schools, Louisiana: Louisiana’s Allen Parish School District surpasses state averages with ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp CKLA and mCLASS.

Oak Harbor School District, Washington: Kindergarten reading proficiency improved by 19% and Grade 1 by 31% in 3 years.

West Jefferson Hills School District, Pennsylvania: Students reach the 98th percentile among their peers nationwide after implementing ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp.

Salemberg Elementary School, North Carolina: Students made 80–100 composite points of growth in one semester.

Euclid City School District, Ohio: ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp CKLA, Boost Reading, and mCLASS boosted Euclid Kindergarten reading proficiency from 10% to 57% and Grade 1 from 20% to 37% in one school year.

Gallia County Local School District, Ohio: With ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp CKLA, the number of Gallia County ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp needing a Reading Improvement Plan dropped from 46% to 27% in one year.

Windber Area Elementary School, Pennsylvania: Windber raises reading proficiency from 53% to 63% in one year using CKLA, mCLASS and Boost Reading.

Lafourche Parish Public School District, Louisiana: Louisiana’s Lafourche Parish School District improves third-grade LEAP scores to 73% basic or better, surpassing the state average, with ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp CKLA.

Pleasanton Independent School District, Texas: Kindergarten scores rise from 44% to 60% with ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp.

Robstown Independent School District, Texas: Texas’s Robstown ISD doubles first-grade benchmark scores—from 22% to 44% in one year—using ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp’s early literacy suite.

Buckeye Valley Local School District, Ohio: Ohio’s Buckeye Valley LSD increases second-grade benchmark scores by 23% from midyear to end of year using ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp’s literacy suite.

Lakewood Local School District, Ohio: Ohio’s Lakewood Local School District increases kindergarten reading proficiency by 57% in just one year with ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp’s comprehensive literacy suite.

Lower Yukon School District, Alaska: Alaska’s Lower Yukon School District achieves 12–18% reading growth in K–2 with ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp’s early literacy suite.

Woodbury City Public Schools, New Jersey: New Jersey’s Woodbury City Public Schools increases first grade reading proficiency by 27% after piloting ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp CKLA and Boost Reading.

Petersburg School District, Alaska: Alaska’s Petersburg School District raises kindergarten reading proficiency from 10% to 89% in one year with ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp CKLA and mCLASS, surpassing state and national averages.

Research base

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¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp CKLA: The research behind the knowledge-based approach to reading comprehension

CKLA research experiment pdf

The baseball experiment: How two Wisconsin researchers discovered that the comprehension gap is a knowledge gap

CKLA Curriculum: Links to research on teaching and learning

¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp Caminos

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¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp Caminos: The research behind the program

Saint Paul Public Schools, Minnesota: Saint Paul Public Schools raises reading proficiency from 23% to 86% in one year with ¼â½ÐÊÓÆµapp Caminos and mCLASS Lectura.

State success

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Louisiana’s Reading Renaissance: Implementing CKLA drives 3rd grade LEAP scores across Louisiana.

Ohio’s Literacy Lift: CKLA implementation raises grades 3–5 OST performance statewide.