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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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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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