Literacy & Our Solution MaxPhonics Max Pre-K Phonics MaxReading MaxMusic MaxBios MaxPlaces MaxVocab

Literacy is a serious problem facing the United States. 37% of 4 th graders & 27% of 8 th graders cannot read at the basic level. (National Assessment of Education Progress, The Nation’s Report Card: Reading 2011) In low-income urban areas, up to 70% of all students read below grade level. (G. Reid Lyon, PhD, International Dyslexia Association Quarterly Periodical, Perspectives, 29:3, 2003.

Nation’s Report Card, 2011,

Student: LRS, grade Reading Comprehension Content ScoresNo. correct / no. questions No. correct / no. questions Literary10 / 1816 / 18 Informational9 / 1815 / 18 Functional7 / 1817 / 18 Initial Understanding6 / 1211 / 12 Interpretation8 / 2018 / 20 Critical Analysis7 / 1210 / 12 Strategies5 / 109 /10 Subject ScoresNational Percentile Rank FCAT ScoreFCAT Level

Results indicate that students using MaxScholar software* for 40 or more hours o made significantly greater gains on FCAT than students who did not participate in the program (46 students) (2012 – 2013) 67% improved (average of 1.1 FCAT levels) 11% regressed (average of 1.07 FCAT levels) 23% showed no change Students with Level 2, 64% improved to Level 3 Students with Level 1, 72% improved to Level 2 o included positive results for various subpopulations often considered at risk for reading difficulties (all students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch) African-American Latino-American Haitian-America English Language Learner Special education Learning disabled *MaxScholar software includes MaxReading, MaxVocab, & MaxMusic

Year# of Students% completing program % making learning gains Average % gain 2008 – %82% 1 38% 2009 – %92% 2 60% 2010 – %91% 2 44% %80% 3 39% Average 45% Results obtained using the MaxScholar Software for students attending Miami-Dade County Public Schools who were provided 20 hours of tutoring. (All students attended Title 1 Schools and qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.) 1 District Administered Interim Tests 2 Comprehensive Assessment of Reading Strategies (CARS) 3 SAT-10, administered by District

Grade# of Students Hours of Tutoring using MaxScholar software % making learning gains % making >15% learning gains Average % gain over baseline 5 th %*56%*63% 5 th** %*5%*11% Results obtained using the MaxScholar software for students in the “I Have a Dream Foundation” program * District Administered Interim Tests **Did not use the software

Grade# of Students Hours of Tutoring using MaxScholar % making learning gains % making >15% learning gains Average % gain over baseline 5 th (SED) %*46%*52% 5 th** (SED) %*5%*3% Results obtained using the MaxScholar software for students at a Miami-Dade County Public School, “DL K8 School” * District Administered Interim Tests **Did not use the software

Results obtained using the MaxScholar software for at risk students attending a Miami-Dade County Public School (SIBK8) * District Administered Interim Tests **Did not use the software Grade# of Students Hours of Tutoring using MaxScholar % making learning gains % making >15% learning gains Average % gain over baseline 3rd %56%*48% 4th %33%*60% 5 th** %16%*4%

Results obtained using MaxScholar software students with specific learning disabilities P.S. 75 Emily Dickinson School New York, NY Grade# of students Hours of Tutoring using MaxScholar % showing learning gains* % making 2 or more levels of improvement Average gain over baseline 4 th %66%4.6 5 th %59%4.7 *Results using Running Record exam

Results obtained using MaxScholar software students with specific learning disabilities P.S. 163 Alfred E. Smith School New York, NY Grade# of students Hours of Tutoring using MaxScholar % showing learning gains* % making 2 or more levels of improvement Average gain over baseline 5 th %86%5.72 Control 5 th (no MaxScholar) 65None45%11%1.07 *Results using Running Record exam

Results obtained using the MaxScholar software for students attending Levy Learning Center* *Levy Learning Center is a private learning center for special education students. (These include students with Dyslexia, Specific Learning Disabilities, ADHD, CAPD, ASD) (55% Caucasian, 28% African-American, 17% Latino-American) ** GORT-4 or WRAT4 Grade# of Students Hours of Tutoring using MaxScholar % making learning gains** % making >15% learning gains** Average Grade level improvement** K % 1gr, 1 mon % 2 gr, 2 mon % 2 gr, 8 mon % 3 gr, 5 mon

Results of 110 K Students who Received Decoding Instruction (MaxPhonics) Orton-Gillingham

Results of 644 Students (grades 2 -5) who used MaxScholar software Average beginning level of all students = 1.8 Average ending level of all students = 3.5 Average beginning level of all students = 0.9 Average ending level of all students = 3.2

Results of 218 Students (pre-K) who used MaxScholar Pre-K Phonics software