Program Description

"For more than 15 years, MaxScholar has provided research-based teacher training, reading programs, instructional materials, and interactive software designed to improve literacy and reading proficiency for students of all ages. Built on the Orton-Gillingham approach, MaxScholar delivers structured, sequential, and multi-sensory instruction that is highly effective for struggling readers, including students with Dyslexia and other language-based learning differences. The program develops all critical components of reading success, including phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, spelling, writing, and reading comprehension. Available in both student workbooks and engaging interactive software, MaxScholar gives educators flexible tools to support classroom instruction, intervention programs, tutoring, and at-home learning. "

Cost

Contact publisher for pricing for MaxScholar software at school. License costs $10-$99, varies based on amount of students. Training costs from $895-$3500. All workbooks are $30 each and $50 each for materials.

Intended Population

• Intensified intervention

Grade

• Elementary School
• Middle School
• High School

Intended Group Size

• Individual

ELL/DLL

• None

Multisensory Applications

• Yes

Delivery Method

• Hybrid / blended delivery

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Skill Specific

Placement Tests

• Yes

Accelerated Learning

• Unspecified

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• Yes

Error Correction Built In

• Unspecified

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• Unspecified

Research Summary

No current research has been found on MaxScholar. However, the program uses an Orton-Gillingham approach, which has been studied. Research from a meta-analysis found that the Orton-Gillingham approach did not significantly improve outcomes like phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, spelling, vocabulary, and comprehension.

Study Citations

Stevens, E. A., Austin, C., Moore, C., Scammacca, N., Boucher, A. N., & Vaughn, S. (2021). Current state of the evidence: Examining the effects of Orton-Gillingham Reading Interventions for students with or at risk for word-level reading disabilities. Exceptional Children, 87(4), 397–417. https://doi.org/10.1177/0014402921993406.

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Insufficient evidence