An analysis of the performance of students participating in MULTILIT Reading Programs from 2003 to 2005 inclusive shows excellent results.
Monitoring Program Results
The results for the group of children attending our Montoring Program for one term are based on a sample of 119 students of average verbal ability who were aged about 9 to 10 years on average and who were typically over two years behind their classmates in both reading accuracy and reading comprehension. In one term these students made gains of 9 months on the test of word recognition, 7 months in spelling and could read about 27% more words correctly per minute.
A smaller group, of 74 of these students, who were tested after spending two terms in the program showed average gains of 15 months in word recognition, 12 months in spelling and could read 44% more words correctly per minute. They also made average gains of 13 months for reading accuracy, 12 months for reading comprehension and 20 months in phonological recoding.
Independent Program Results
These results are based on a group of 54 students enrolled in the Independent Program. They were also aged 9 to 10 years on average, of average verbal ability, and over 2 years behind in reading. These students made gains in one term averaging about 7 months in word recognition, 7 months in spelling and could read about 20% more words correctly per minute.
A smaller group, of 31 of these students, who were tested after spending two terms in the program showed average gains of 14 months in word recognition, 10 months in spelling and could read 30% more words correctly per minute. They also made average gains of 10 months for reading accuracy, 12 months for reading comprehension and 14 months in phonic recoding.
Intensive program results
The results for students attending the Intensive Program over the three year period are based on the outcomes for 83 students of average age 10 years, who were typically of average verbal ability but, on average, about three years behind in reading performance. After one term, these students made average gains of 12 months in word recognition, 11 months in spelling and were reading 53% more words correctly per minute.
The smaller group of these students who completed two terms made average gains of 19 months in word recognition, 18 months in spelling and could read 82% more words correctly per minute. They also made average gains of 13 months for reading accuracy, 12 months for reading comprehension and 25 months in phonological recoding.
Individual program results
These results are based on a group of 113 students who were aged 9 to 10 years on average, of average verbal ability, and over 2 years behind in reading. These students made gains in one term averaging about 9 months in word recognition, 8 months in spelling and could read 29% more words correctly per minute.
A smaller group, of 77 of these 113 students, who were tested after spending two terms in the program showed average gains of 15 months in word recognition, 12 months in spelling and could read 50% more words correctly per minute. They also made average gains of 13 months for reading accuracy, 12 months for reading comprehension and 22 months in phonological recoding.
Important note: Low-progress readers in school would typically make only about 1 to 2 months progress at most in reading per term without MULTILIT.
Disclaimer: MULTILIT cannot provide any guarantee regarding an individual student's progress.