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Our research

̨Íåswag CKLA & ̨Íåswag Caminos

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Using a fundamentally different approach to language arts, ̨Íåswag Core Knowledge Language Arts® (CKLA) is built on decades of early literacy research that demonstrates the importance of wide-ranging background knowledge and explicit and systematic instruction in foundational skills. Increasingly more districts are choosing ̨Íåswag CKLA because they know they’ll see results.

̨Íåswag CKLA meets the criteria for Tier I-Strong Evidence as an education intervention under ESSA.
Impact overview >

Efficacy

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[TIER I ESSA EVIDENCE] Building knowledge boosts comprehension: ̨Íåswag CKLA outperformed a control group on proximal and standardized tests.

An evaluation of Core Knowledge curriculum in charter schools:

Reading scores significantly improved and income-based gaps were eliminated.

NYC CKLA early literacy pilot: CKLA students’ literacy gains more than doubled those of students at demographically similar schools.

AZ CKLA efficacy research report: CKLA significantly improved outcomes for students overall, as well as economically disadvantaged and Latino students.

Build content knowledge, boost comprehension

Free access to efficacy study showing ̨Íåswag CKLA Knowledge meets ESSA Tier 1 qualifications.

Case studies

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Aldine Independent School District, Texas: ̨Íåswag’s early literacy suite boosts reading proficiency ̨Íåswag 30% to 50%.

Allen Parish Public Schools, Louisiana: Louisiana’s Allen Parish School District surpasses state averages with ̨Íåswag CKLA and mCLASS.

Oak Harbor School District, Washington: Kindergarten reading proficiency improved by 19% and Grade 1 by 31% in 3 years.

West Jefferson Hills School District, Pennsylvania: Students reach the 98th percentile among their peers nationwide after implementing ̨Íåswag.

Salemberg Elementary School, North Carolina: Students made 80–100 composite points of growth in one semester.

Euclid City School District, Ohio: ̨Íåswag CKLA, Boost Reading, and mCLASS boosted Euclid Kindergarten reading proficiency ̨Íåswag 10% to 57% and Grade 1 ̨Íåswag 20% to 37% in one school year.

Gallia County Local School District, Ohio: With ̨Íåswag CKLA, the number of Gallia County students needing a Reading Improvement Plan dropped ̨Íåswag 46% to 27% in one year.

Windber Area Elementary School, Pennsylvania: Windber raises reading proficiency ̨Íåswag 53% to 63% in one year using CKLA, mCLASS and Boost Reading.

Lafourche Parish Public School District, Louisiana: Louisiana’s Lafourche Parish School District improves third-grade LEAP scores to 73% basic or better, surpassing the state average, with ̨Íåswag CKLA.

Pleasanton Independent School District, Texas: Kindergarten scores rise ̨Íåswag 44% to 60% with ̨Íåswag.

Robstown Independent School District, Texas: Texas’s Robstown ISD doubles first-grade benchmark scores—̨Íåswag 22% to 44% in one year—using ̨Íåswag’s early literacy suite.

Buckeye Valley Local School District, Ohio: Ohio’s Buckeye Valley LSD increases second-grade benchmark scores by 23% ̨Íåswag midyear to end of year using ̨Íåswag’s literacy suite.

Lakewood Local School District, Ohio: Ohio’s Lakewood Local School District increases kindergarten reading proficiency by 57% in just one year with ̨Íåswag’s comprehensive literacy suite.

Lower Yukon School District, Alaska: Alaska’s Lower Yukon School District achieves 12–18% reading growth in K–2 with ̨Íåswag’s early literacy suite.

Woodbury City Public Schools, New Jersey: New Jersey’s Woodbury City Public Schools increases first grade reading proficiency by 27% after piloting ̨Íåswag CKLA and Boost Reading.

Petersburg School District, Alaska: Alaska’s Petersburg School District raises kindergarten reading proficiency ̨Íåswag 10% to 89% in one year with ̨Íåswag CKLA and mCLASS, surpassing state and national averages.

Research base

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̨Íåswag CKLA: The research behind the knowledge-based approach to reading comprehension

CKLA research experiment pdf

The baseball experiment: How two Wisconsin researchers discovered that the comprehension gap is a knowledge gap

CKLA Curriculum: Links to research on teaching and learning

̨Íåswag Caminos

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̨Íåswag Caminos: The research behind the program

Saint Paul Public Schools, Minnesota: Saint Paul Public Schools raises reading proficiency ̨Íåswag 23% to 86% in one year with ̨Íåswag Caminos and mCLASS Lectura.

State success

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Louisiana’s Reading Renaissance: Implementing CKLA drives 3rd grade LEAP scores across Louisiana.