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Is Sound Start Literacy
backed by evidence?
Data collected on students at our reading center who received Sound Start Literacy instruction in 2023-2025:
Number of Students (ages 6-11): 29 students
Average hours of instruction from pre to post assessment: 17 hours
Average Standard Score Increase in Word Reading: + 12 points
Average Standard Score Increase in Phonic Decoding: + 14 points
Assessments used: TOWRE 2 and Woodcock Reading Mastery Test
Increase in Oral Reading Fluency DIBELS: + 26 WCPM
We will continue collecting data and update again in 2026.
General Education Classroom Pilot Over Two Years
2024-2025 Sound Start Literacy Pilot Year
Kindergarten DIBELS
Results after Sound Start Implementation...
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Significantly below Benchmark went from 36% to 5%
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Below benchmark data went from 49% to 15%
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The percentage of students at or above benchmark went from 31% to 84%
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Above benchmark went from16% to 69%
This chart shows the students who received Sound Start in Kindergarten and First Grade.
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Significantly below Benchmark data went from 12% to 5%
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90% of students scored at or above benchmark.
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76% of students scored above benchmark.
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