Our Results
Students using LitART improved reading comprehension, reading fluency, vocabulary, oral language, and attitudes toward reading.
LitART Usage
- LitART Curriculum and Strategies are used in over 1,300 classrooms
- More than 36,000 students have participated in LitART programs
- More than 1,400 after school staff have been trained in LitART literacy, interaction, and teaching strategies
LitART Outcomes *
- Reading fluency increased by 16% (measured by timed oral reading assessment)
- Reading comprehension increased by 22% (measured by retelling story and responses to comprehension questions)
- Vocabulary increased by 14% (measured by matching words to related words and meanings)
- Oral language skills of students increased by 21% (measured through book-talk oral presentations)
- Attitudes toward reading increased by 18% (measured through student survey of reading enjoyment)
* Average annual growth of all students tested fall and spring during school year
