Program Description

"ARC Core® is a K–12 high-quality curriculum, available in English & Spanish, and is designed to accelerate learning, dramatically improving outcomes for both students and teachers."

Cost

ARC Literacy Labs (30 students) K-5: $3,400 (English or Spanish)6-12: $3,600 (English Only

Intended Population

• Core

Grade

• Elementary School
• Middle School
• High School

Intended Group Size

• Classroom

ELL/DLL

• Yes

Multisensory Applications

• Unspecified

Computer-Based Delivery

• Partial

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Comprehensive

Placement Tests

• Unspecified

Advanced Placement

• Unspecified

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• Yes

Error Correction Built In

• Unspecified

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• Unspecified

Research Summary

The only research located by the NeMTSS research team was a doctoral dissertation. This study did not find any statistically significant differences in impact on reading scores between ARC and another reading program.

Study Citations

Cerf, K. A. (2018). Impact of the american reading company series in a Mid-Atlantic school district (Doctoral dissertation, Wilmington University, 2018). Ann Arbor, MI: Bell & Howell Information and Learning Company.

Evidence Base (ESSA)

• No studies met inclusion requirements

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Insufficient evidence