Program Description

"Provides comprehensive leveled reading resources for students. With hundreds of eBooks offered at 29 different levels of reading difficulty, it's easy to put the right content in every student's hands."

Cost

$118/year/classroom

Intended Population

• Any

Grade

• Elementary School

Intended Group Size

• Classroom

ELL/DLL

• Unspecified

Multisensory Applications

• Yes

Computer-Based Delivery

• Full

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Comprehensive

Placement Tests

• Yes

Advanced Placement

• Yes

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• Yes

Error Correction Built In

• Yes

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• Unspecified

Research Summary

Findings from RAZ kids are inconclusive. The publisher cited an unpublished master's thesis that found reading improvements on Achievements Tests and reading skills following program implementation, but did not include effect sizes. No peer-reviewed research on Raz Kids was found. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence to support this program's efficacy at this time.

Study Citations

Marchland, A. (2015). Using the Raz-Kids reading program to increase reading comprehension and fluency for students with LD (Unpublished master’s thesis). Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. Retrieved from https://www.learninga-z.com/site/resources/research-and-efficacy/raz-kids-comprehension-fluency?product=4172

Evidence Base (ESSA)

• No studies met inclusion requirements

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Insufficient evidence

Additional Reviews

• https://www.commonsense.org/education/website/raz-kids