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mCLASS & mCLASS Lectura
Based on decades of leading literacy research, mCLASS® is the gold-standard assessment and instructional suite for early literacy that helps every child learn to read confidently.
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Research briefs
Research brief: Different outcomes for Spanish-speaking students assessed in English and in Spanish demonstrate the importance of bilingual assessment.
(published June 2024)
Research brief: Middle-of-year data show early literacy improvements are slowing, and broader U.S. literacy rates remain a concern. (published March 2024)
Research brief: With end-of-year data showing continued academic recovery in early literacy, worries remain for third grade students.(published July 2023)
Research brief: Middle-of-year data show that academic recovery continues in early literacy, with Black and Hispanic students making the greatest gains. (published February 2023)
Research brief: Data from the beginning of the school year show that the literacy crisis in America’s schools may be worse than it was before COVID-19; but the greatest part of the crisis existed before the pandemic. (published October 2022)
Research brief: Amid academic recovery in classrooms nationwide, risks remain for youngest students with least instructional time during critical early years. (published February 2022)
Research brief: Students start to recover from COVID instructional loss. (published July 2021)
Research brief: COVID-19 means more students not learning to read. (published February 2021)
Research brief: Summer instructional loss highlights the importance of quality core instruction for the youngest grades. (published October 2024)
Research brief: Early literacy gains offer hope for COVID recovery, though broader literacy challenges persist nationwide (published February 2025)
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