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Why 37% of 4th Graders Can’t Read: A Research-Based Solution for Grades 3-5 Literacy Crisis
Read More →: Why 37% of 4th Graders Can’t Read: A Research-Based Solution for Grades 3-5 Literacy CrisisGuide created by Erin Kabba and Rachel Schechter The statistics are sobering: 37% of fourth-graders read below basic proficiency levels, with that figure rising over 50% for some subgroups of students. Behind these numbers are real children whose educational futures hang in the balance, struggling to build the decoding fluency needed for academic success. For…
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Celebrating Excellence: Padlet Earns the Prestigious ISTE Seal in Record Time
Read More →: Celebrating Excellence: Padlet Earns the Prestigious ISTE Seal in Record TimePadlet is the second Creativity Tool to earn the ISTE Seal With tens of thousands of edtech products in use throughout K-12 schools, differentiating truly research-based solutions from those simply claiming to be evidence-informed has become essential for educators and district leaders. The ISTE Seal stands as one of the most respected validations in the…
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Beyond the Marketing Hype: Making Evidence-Based Decisions in Education
Read More →: Beyond the Marketing Hype: Making Evidence-Based Decisions in EducationFeatured on the Teach Smarter Podcast: A conversation about individualization myths, research access, and cutting through EdTech claims How do you separate genuine educational impact from clever marketing? It’s a question that keeps many educators and administrators up at night, especially as budgets tighten and the pressure to show measurable results intensifies. During a recent…
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Bridging the Innovation-Implementation Gap: Lessons from Barcelona on AI, Evidence, and Educational Change”
Read More →: Bridging the Innovation-Implementation Gap: Lessons from Barcelona on AI, Evidence, and Educational Change”Last month, I had the privilege of presenting at EdMedia 2024 in Barcelona, where I shared two distinct but complementary pieces of research that speak to the evolving landscape of educational technology and literacy instruction. The conference provided a fascinating backdrop for examining both the current state of evidence-based practice and the emerging challenges we…
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Research-Based Educational Design: Why Learning Science Foundations Matter More Than Trends
Read More →: Research-Based Educational Design: Why Learning Science Foundations Matter More Than TrendsCo-authored by Laura Janakiefski, Ph.D. In the education realm, we’re constantly bombarded with new products promising to revolutionize our classrooms and improve student outcomes. While many products can show evidence that they work in classrooms, there’s a deeper consideration we should examine: whether the program’s fundamental design is grounded in research about how students learn.…
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LXD Research Named Finalist for EdTech Digest’s “Service Setting a Trend” Award 2025
Read More →: LXD Research Named Finalist for EdTech Digest’s “Service Setting a Trend” Award 2025In a significant recognition of our work in educational research and product validation, LXD Research has been named a finalist for the prestigious EdTech Digest Awards 2025 in the “Service Setting a Trend” category. This honor acknowledges our team’s commitment to elevating the quality and substance of product research in the educational technology space. The…
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