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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: The importance of dual language assessment in early literacy (published in 2022)

Cover page of the "Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills, 8th Edition" Administration and Scoring Guide 2021 Edition, from the University of Oregon, College of Education.

Research: Administration and Scoring Guide (published in 2021)

Cover of the "Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) 8th Edition Technical Manual" from the University of Oregon College of Education.

Research: DIBELS 8th Edition Technical Manual (published in 2020)

Cover page of a white paper titled "mCLASS Dyslexia Screening Measures Technical Manual," with a small orange "PDF" label at the top right corner.

Research: mCLASS Dyslexia Screening Measures Technical Manual (published in 2019)

Cover page of a white paper document titled "mCLASS Dyslexia Screening Measures Research Report," with an orange "PDF" label at the top right corner.

Report: mCLASS Dyslexia Screening Measures Research (published in 2019)

Cover page of the "Burst Reading Assessment (Now mCLASS Intervention) Technical Manual" PDF document by Amplify.

Research: Burst Reading Assessment (Now mCLASS Intervention) Technical Manual (published in 2019)

Cover of a PDF titled "Five leadership practices that drive success in K-2 literacy," featuring an adult helping a young child read. Published by Amplify.

Research: Five leadership practices that drive success in K–2 literacy (published in 2018)

Report: Examining the Efficacy of mCLASS Intervention (published in 2015)

Cover of a research brief titled "Reading scores rise overall; gender disparities present a complex picture," dated July 2025, featuring a bar chart graphic and highlighting mCLASS as the gold standard assessment, with a PDF label.

Research brief: Reading scores rise overall; gender disparities present a complex picture. (published July 2025)

PDF document titled "Early literacy gains offer hope for COVID recovery, though broader literacy challenges persist nationwide," dated February 2025.

Research brief: Early literacy gains offer hope for COVID recovery, though broader literacy challenges persist nationwide (published February 2025)

Cover of a PDF titled "Summer instructional loss highlights the importance of quality core instruction for the youngest grades," dated October 2024, with abstract line graph design.

Research brief: Summer instructional loss highlights the importance of quality core instruction for the youngest grades. (published October 2024)

Report cover titled "Middle-of-year data show that academic recovery continues in early literacy," featuring bar graphs and a PDF label, highlights results from the mCLASS gold standard assessment.

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)

Cover of a research brief PDF titled "With end-of-year data from gold standard assessment mCLASS showing continued academic recovery in early literacy, worries remain for third grade students," published July 2023 by Amplify.

Research brief: With end-of-year data showing continued academic recovery in early literacy, worries remain for third grade students.(published July 2023)

Cover page of a research brief titled "Middle-of-year data show that academic recovery continues in early literacy," featuring a simple bar graph, an orange PDF label, and highlighting mCLASS gold standard assessment.

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)

A PDF cover page titled "Research Brief" discusses worsening literacy crises in U.S. schools post-COVID-19, featuring a stylized bar graph illustration, an October 2022 date, and highlights insights from mCLASS gold standard assessment data.

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)

Cover of a research brief titled "Amid academic recovery in classrooms nationwide, mCLASS gold standard assessment reveals risks remain for youngest students with least instructional time during critical early years.

Research brief: Amid academic recovery in classrooms nationwide, risks remain for youngest students with least instructional time during critical early years. (published February 2022)

Cover page of a research brief titled "Students start to recover from COVID instructional loss," dated July 2021, featuring bar graph artwork, a PDF label, and highlighting gold standard assessment with mCLASS.

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: mCLASS Lectura Guía de administración y calificación

Research: mCLASS Lectura Technical Manual

Research: mCLASS Spelling Español Technical Manual

Research: The importance of dual language assessment in early literacy

Cover page of a PDF titled "Making the shift to the Science of Reading," featuring an outline of Texas and an orange banner labeled "District Success Story," highlighting mCLASS as a gold standard assessment.

Hays Consolidated Independent School District, Texas: Texas’ Hays CISD achieves 15% growth in mCLASS by midyear, with Amplify’s comprehensive English and Spanish early literacy programs.

Cover of a PDF titled "Making the shift to the Science of Reading," featuring an outline of Alaska and an orange label reading "District Success Story," highlighting success with mCLASS, a gold standard assessment.

Kodiak Island Borough School District, Alaska: Alaska’s Kodiak Island Borough School District drives literacy growth with mCLASS adoption.

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