COMPANION READING RESEARCH

Arkansas
Before Companion Reading, the free and reduced lunch student’s scored fell behind the others by 21%. After Companion Reading the gap was reduced to 4%

Minnesota
This study was performed to see if fears that slower learners would penalize the top student if kept together in a regular classroom. Not only were those fears unfounded, but the bottom quartile improved more than any other group. Companion Reading is particularly effective with struggling students. (Metropolitan test)

Las Vegas, Nevada
These Title One classrooms implemented Companion Reading and saw the percentile ranking of the students improve remarkably. This graph contrasts the ranking at the beginning and the end of the year.

Dallas, Texas
In a four-year study Gabe Allen Elementary School scores are compared to the remainder of Elementary Schools without Companion Reading (Grades 1-3, TAAS Reading Scores)

Independence, Kansas
Companion Reading dramatically reduces the number of students reading below the 50% percentile.

Missouri
Companion Reading not only caused improvement in reading scored but also in math and language scored. (First Grade, Stanford 9 Test)