Our research
Amplify CKLA & Amplify Caminos
Using a fundamentally different approach to language arts, Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts庐 (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 Amplify CKLA because they know they鈥檒l see results.
Amplify 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: Amplify CKLA outperformed a control group on proximal and standardized tests. |
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An evaluation of Core Knowledge curriculum in charter schools: Reading scores significantly improved and income-based gaps were eliminated. |
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NYC CKLA early literacy pilot: CKLA students鈥� literacy gains more than doubled those of 国产麻豆剧at demographically similar schools. |
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AZ CKLA efficacy research report: CKLA significantly improved outcomes for 国产麻豆剧overall, as well as economically disadvantaged and Latino students. |
Case studies
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Aldine Independent School District, Texas: Amplify鈥檚 early literacy suite boosts reading proficiency from 30% to 50%. |
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Oak Harbor School District, Washington: Kindergarten reading proficiency improved by 19% and Grade 1 by 31% in 3 years. |
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West Jefferson Hills School District, Pennsylvania: Students reach the 98th percentile among their peers nationwide after implementing Amplify. |
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Salemberg Elementary School, North Carolina: Students made 80鈥�100 composite points of growth in one semester. |
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Euclid City School District, Ohio: Amplify CKLA, Boost Reading, and mCLASS boosted Euclid Kindergarten reading proficiency from 10% to 57% and Grade 1 from 20% to 37% in one school year. |
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Gallia County Local School District, Ohio: With Amplify CKLA, the number of Gallia County 国产麻豆剧needing a Reading Improvement Plan dropped from 46% to 27% in one year. |
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Lafourche Parish Public School District, Louisiana: Louisiana鈥檚 Lafourche Parish School District improves third-grade LEAP scores to 73% basic or better, surpassing the state average, with Amplify CKLA. |
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Pleasanton Independent School District, Texas: Kindergarten scores rise from 44% to 60% with Amplify. |
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Robstown Independent School District, Texas: Texas鈥檚 Robstown ISD doubles first-grade benchmark scores鈥攆rom 22% to 44% in one year鈥攗sing Amplify鈥檚 early literacy suite. |
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Blanchester Local School District, Ohio: Proficiency climbed to 76.1% with Amplify CKLA, leading to Ohio鈥檚 Governor鈥檚 Science of Reading Recognition Award |
Research base
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Amplify CKLA: The research behind the knowledge-based approach to reading comprehension |
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The baseball experiment: How two Wisconsin researchers discovered that the comprehension gap is a knowledge gap |
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CKLA Curriculum: Links to research on teaching and learning |
Amplify Caminos
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Amplify Caminos: The research behind the聽program |
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Saint Paul Public Schools, Minnesota: Saint Paul Public Schools raises reading proficiency from 23% to 86% in one year with Amplify Caminos and mCLASS Lectura. |
State success
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Louisiana鈥檚 reading renaissance: Implementing CKLA drives 3rd grade LEAP scores across Louisiana. |
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Ohio鈥檚 literacy lift: CKLA implementation raises grades 3鈥�5 OST performance statewide. |
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Core curriculum
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Supplemental
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Assessment
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