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2025 Year in Review: Building the Evidence Base for Educational Technology
Read More →: 2025 Year in Review: Building the Evidence Base for Educational TechnologyAs we close out 2025, we find ourselves reflecting on a year of meaningful work, productive partnerships, and steady progress toward our mission: helping educational technology companies demonstrate the impact of their products through rigorous research. This year reinforced something we’ve observed for some time now. Schools and districts are becoming more sophisticated in how…
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The Language-Reading Connection: Reflections from the International Dyslexia Conference
Read More →: The Language-Reading Connection: Reflections from the International Dyslexia ConferenceLast weekend at the International Dyslexia Conference, I found myself returning again and again to a single insight that seemed to weave through every conversation, every poster session, every hallway chat: the connection between language and reading runs deeper than much of our research has acknowledged. Standing at our two LXD Research posters with my…
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Educators Demand ESSA Evidence: What 200+ K-12 Teachers Say About AI Tool Adoption
Read More →: Educators Demand ESSA Evidence: What 200+ K-12 Teachers Say About AI Tool AdoptionIn today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape, artificial intelligence has emerged as a transformative force. A recent study conducted by LXD Research with over 200 educators across 37 states reveals how educators across the country are navigating this technological shift. The key insight for us? Research itself becomes the most powerful form of social proof when…
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New Survey Reveals Teen Perspectives on Learning to Read: Key Insights and Opportunities
Read More →: New Survey Reveals Teen Perspectives on Learning to Read: Key Insights and OpportunitiesAt LXD Research, we know that to truly understand what works in reading instruction, we need to hear directly from students themselves. That’s why we recently conducted our Teen Voice Survey, asking 50 teenagers across the U.S. to reflect on their experiences learning to read. Their responses offer valuable insight into the emotional landscape of…
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IMSE’s Orton-Gillingham Plus Program Earns Evidence-Based Recognition
Read More →: IMSE’s Orton-Gillingham Plus Program Earns Evidence-Based RecognitionWe are thrilled to announce that our client, IMSE (Institute for Multi-Sensory Education), has achieved significant recognition for their foundational literacy program, Orton-Gillingham Plus (OG+). This accomplishment demonstrates how rigorous research can validate an educational product’s effectiveness in today’s evidence-driven landscape. Evidence-Based Validation for Orton-Gillingham Plus Our partnership with IMSE has resulted in prestigious validation…
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RCT Planning Checklist: Critical Considerations Before Conducting a Randomized Controlled Trial
Read More →: RCT Planning Checklist: Critical Considerations Before Conducting a Randomized Controlled TrialThis article talks through the RCT, a research study with two groups, one group that uses a new program and the other group does “business as usual.” In this “gold standard” design, who uses the new program is decided randomly by the researcher in the planning of the study. Cowritten with Dr. Laura Janakiefski, this…
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