Summary

A summary of six years of research studies is shown below, including the number of students in each study along with the results.

An early pilot study in 2004 tested the impact of our products on a small group of middle school students in central Florida. The treatment group used our product for thirty minutes per day, three times per week, for nine weeks. While the control group showed statistically no improvement, the treatment group gained an average of more than one year’s grade level from a nine-week intervention.

Expansion and replication studies came next in 2005 – 2006. The number of students studied, as well as the grade levels investigated, was increased in order to further validate the results of the earlier pilot study. Again, researchers found that the average gain was more than one grade level from using the product 90 minutes per week over a nine-week period.

The Florida Department of Education, at the direction of then-governor Jeb Bush, funded studies in 2006 – 2007 to understand the impact of our products on English Language Learners. In all, the D.O.E. awarded nearly half a million dollars to the University of South Florida for this purpose. The results continued to show average gains of one year, and a great deal was learned about how to improve our products for this important demographic.

In 2007 – 2008, the studies focused on upper grades in K-12, as well as juvenile justice sites belonging to school districts. The results across the incarcerated youth and alternative school population were also consistent with previous year’s findings.

In 2008 – 2009, the focus was largely on high school students. A school just outside of Orlando, Florida, served as a hub for this investigation, and the results again were strong and consistent with previous findings.

The most recent studies in 2009 – 2010 returned the focus back to elementary schools and the impact of recent product enhancements. The results continue to be consistent since the original pilot study in 2004.