Program Description

"For states where a customized edition has not been developed and Common Core State Standards have not been adopted, this edition focuses on the skills most commonly found across all state standards and addressed in most basal textbooks."

Cost

Grade level starter kits cost $595 and include 6 student workbooks plus teacher materials (guides, resources, digital tool-kits, and exam materials)

Intended Population

• Any

Grade

• Elementary School
• Middle School
• High School

Intended Group Size

• Small group
• Classroom

ELL/DLL

• Yes

Multisensory Applications

• No

Computer-Based Delivery

• Partial

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

Literature review revealed one study with confounding factors. Participants demonstrated an increase in general reading achievement, however, some participants also received one-on-one instruction in the school’s Reading Recovery program, so their improvement cannot be determined to be solely due to Reading Express.

Study Citations

Kinnucan-Welsch, K., Magill, D., & Dean, M. (1999). Strategic teaching and strategic learning in first grade classrooms. Reading Horizons, 40(1).

Evidence Base (ESSA)

• No studies met inclusion requirements

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Insufficient evidence