There are over 8,000 edtech products used in K-12 schools (LearnPlatform Top 40 Report, 2021) and fewer than 1% have earned the Digital Promise Research-Based Design Product Certification since 2020.… Read More »LXD Research Supports Digital Promise Certification for Labster
It is well known that reading difficulties can pose major barriers to academic success. Schools need evidence-based, effective tools to support their early readers. LXD Research recently led an efficacy… Read More »Arizona Approves 95 Percent Group’s Core and PA Curricula ESSA Evidence
LXD Research’s Founder Rachel Schechter and the 95 Percent Group, LCC have collaborated with school districts across the country to measure the impact of their summer, core, and intervention early… Read More »Celebrating One Year with 95 Percent Group
Educators: Would you rather use an intervention program that sometimes helps students a great deal but requires an additional 90 minutes a week or one that helps students improve their… Read More »A Beginner’s Guide to Reading Research Articles
Co-written by Nathaniel Hansford, teacher and author of The Scientific Principles of Teaching and Pedogogynongrata.com and Rachel Schechter, PhD, head of LXD Research and former research leader at HMH and… Read More »Five Steps to Finding Research Studies
A free evaluation guide and rubric to support skill acceleration and equity Guest author: Kathleen Richards, LXD Literacy and Language Learning Scientist ELA core programs are one-size-fits “most” learners. They… Read More »Filling in the Gaps with a K-3 Supplemental Phonics Products
The number and type of research review organizations, often going by acronyms and initials, are proliferating. K-12 research review organizations launch and produce smart guidance to help educators compare products’… Read More »WWC? E-ESSA? ISTE? EdReports? Decoding the Alphabet Soup of Research Review Organizations
Let’s start with the good news. K-3 Literacy Programs are dynamic – the content and goals of K-3 Literacy Programs shift in response to the needs of local stakeholders and… Read More »Your key to unlocking evidence-based K-3 Literacy programs
Guest Author for the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SOLAR) What do product improvement, product efficacy, and product implementation all have in common? Using data! Anyone working on an online… Read More »Applying the Science of Data Analytics to Product Development
Dr. Rachel Schechter shares her expert opinion in Moonshot Junior’s article: Expert Opinion: How Experiential Learning Can Improve Kid’s Learning Article Introduction Children have a natural and instinctive tendency to… Read More »Guest Blog about Experiential Learning