Longitudinal and quasi-experimental studies have demonstrated ARC’s ability to empower teachers to close the achievement gap and improve student reading achievement. This includes a 2005 longitudinal study of nearly 16,000 students in Philadelphia public schools and 1999 and 2001 quasi-experimental studies of more than 3,000 students conducted by Temple University’s Dr. Joseph DuCette.
ARC’s offerings have been positively reviewed by the Florida Center for Reading Research and were found to have no weaknesses. In school after school that has adopted American Reading Company programs, student performance has increased—often dramatically.
Dr. Robert Offenberg conducted a longitudinal analysis of the effectiveness of the 100 Book Challenge reading program on the achievement scores of Philadelphia students in grades 1 through 3 from 2002 to 2004. The study revealed that most of the gap between the reading scores of African American students and “majority group” students was eliminated when African American students attended schools using 100 Book Challenge.
During the 2006–07 academic year, Baltimore (MD) County Public Schools (BCPS) adopted American Reading Company’s 100 Book Challenge to help BCPS boost reading achievement among all students. This study was released by BCPS’ Office of Equity and Assurance in February 2008.
PCCY’s 2008 study of Philadelphia schools that “beat the odds” highlighted 100 Book Challenge as a program that was used successfully to supplement the district’s core program. Four of the seven schools reviewed supplemented their core reading curriculum with 100 Book Challenge.
American Reading Company’s offerings have been positively reviewed by the Florida Center for Reading Research and were found to have no weaknesses.
Quasi-experimental studies were conducted in 1999 and again in 2001 by Dr. Joseph DuCette of Temple University’s Department of Educational Psychology in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 2001 study included more than 3,000 students in grades one through three in 30 Philadelphia public schools. Both studies found significant advantages for students using American Reading Company’s 100 Book Challenge.
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