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95 Percent Group Unveils 95 Phonics Core Program for Grades 4 and 5

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The 2022 National Assessment of Education Progress – the Nation’s Report Card – revealed the average fourth-grade reading score was lower than all previous assessment years going back to 2005, dropping back to 1992 levels. Research on reading instruction has been very clear for more than 20 years.

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95 Phonics Core Program® Earns Product Certification from Digital Promise for Research-Based Design

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In addition, the company also demonstrated its commitment to making its robust research base clear and accessible to the public. Founded in 2005, 95 Percent Group is an education company whose mission is to help educators identify and address the needs of all readers. About 95 Percent Group.

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Notes on Open Pedagogy

Iterating Toward Openness

” Open impacts pedagogy in two ways: By increasing student access to RESOURCES, open increases the number of students who can DO things with RESOURCES. INCREASE the number of students with access to effective pedagogy). Definition: Overt or covert rearrangement of instructional materials to improve learning.

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Arizona Department of Education Names 95 Percent Group an Approved K-3 Reading Improvement Program

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An increasing number of states are enacting laws designed to expand access to evidence-based reading instruction. Founded in 2005, 95 Percent Group is an educational company whose mission is to help educators identify and address the needs of all readers. About 95 Percent Group. 95percentgroup.com.

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Many Online Education Marketplaces Have Sputtered. Will Quizlet’s Pass the Test?

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Last summer, the San Francisco-based company invited several dozen educational publishers and organizations to create and sell materials to Quizlet users, as part of a closed beta program. Founded in 2005, Quizlet has become a popular source among students for its user-generated digital flashcards.

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From Static to Interactive and From Open to Free: Consequences Both Intended and Unintended

Iterating Toward Openness

Despite popular rhetoric along the lines of “you can’t learn from materials you can’t afford,” their rather ingenious experiment showed that increasing access to learning materials by adopting OER instead of traditionally copyrighted resources (TCM) will almost never measurably improve learning.