A Comparison of the Reading Achievement of Passport Reading Journeys and Traditional Instruction

This report compares academic assessment data for students using Passport Reading Journeys and traditional instruction programs. In cooperation with the Dallas Independent School District, Voyager pilot tested new computer and classroom instruction materials, the Passport Reading Journeys program, with one Reading Improvement teacher at W.T. White High School.

A Summary of the Effectiveness of Passport Reading Journeys

A collection of results demonstrating how Passport Reading Journeys is increasing student achievement across the country.

A Summary of the Effectiveness of Vmath

A report highlighting districts and schools across the country increasing mathematics achievement using Vmath.

Math Intervention at Cascade Middle School

Cascade Middle School has found a successful formula for improving math performance demonstrated by the increasing number of students passing the OAKS and by the increase in RIT scores. This report presents the background, processes, and results of the successful math intervention at Cascade Middle School.

Brevard Public School Students Experience Success on FCAT after using Voyager Passport Reading Intervention

This study investigated the program effects of Voyager Passport on the reading achievement and FCAT passing rate of third through sixth grade students in the Brevard Public Schools who used this product as part of the reading intervention during the 2006-2007 school year.

The Effects of Passport Reading Journeys on Florida Students

This study investigated the program effects of Passport Reading Journeys™ on the reading achievement of middle school students in the state of Florida who used the program as part of the Language Arts program. Students who participated in Passport Reading Journeys showed greater than expected gain across the academic school year.

Evaluation of W.T. White Passport Reading Journeys II Students

A summary of the performance of W.T. White students participating in the Reading Improvement Cohort during the 2006-07 school year; including performance on internal program assessments as well as standardized achievement tests including the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS), Gates-MacGinite Reading Tests (Gates), and the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS).

Expect Results with Voyager Reading Solutions

A collection of results from across the country highlighting districts and schools increasing student performance using Voyager programs.

Florida Expect Results

A compilation of results from Florida districts and schools using Voyager programs.

Indiana Evaluation of K-2 Reading Intervention Providers Shows Voyager Passport Positively Affects Student Performance

In a 2007 report by the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP), Voyager Passport received the most favorable ranking both in student achievement and teacher satisfaction among the four commercially available interventions in The Indiana Early Literacy Intervention Grant Program (ELIGP) Evaluation Study.

Longitudinal Study on the Effects of Universal Literacy

This research study presents longitudinal data for students enrolled in Universal Literacy for two consecutive years, and compares their progress with students entering Universal Literacy in first grade after using another reading program in kindergarten.

MAGI - An Evaluation of the New York State Reading Academy

An independent evaluation of the New York State Reading Academy using VoyagerU.

New York City Expect Results

A compilation of results from New York City schools using Voyager programs.

Passport Reading Journeys™ Effectiveness with Ninth-Grade Students Identified for Reading Improvement Instruction in an Urban High School

A three-year analysis revealed that the current year saw significant higher growth for students using Passport Reading Journeys, particularly those for whom there is the most concern-Hispanic and African American, limited English proficient, and low SES. Passport Reading Journeys students had higher gains than the control students for each of the analyses.

Poteau (OK) Students Receiving Special Education Services Succeed on OCCT after Voyager Passport™

This report evaluates the program effects of Voyager Passport™ on the reading achievement of students receiving special education services in Poteau, Oklahoma based on results from the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT). Passing rates on the OCCT and the reduction in the number of students being referred for special education services provide evidence that students receiving special education services are making gains in reading achievement.

Sigma Plus: Reading First Evaluation in Lubbock, TX: Year 1

This independent Reading First evaluation shows significant gains by third-graders in Lubbock, Texas.

Students in Broward County Schools Achieve Substantial Reading Gains for Third Grade Students during Summer Reading Intervention

This study investigated the program effects of Voyager Passport™ on the reading achievement of third grade students in the Broward County Public Schools who used this product as part of the summer intervention. Students who participated in Voyager Passport showed greater than expected gain during the summer intervention session.

Students Receiving Special Education Services Succeed on OCCT after Vmath®

This report evaluates the program effects of Vmath® on the math achievement for students receiving special education services in Poteau, Oklahoma based on results from the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT). Passing rates on the OCCT provide evidence that students receiving special education services are making gains in math achievement.

Substantial Reading Gains for Third Grade Students during Summer Reading Intervention in Sarasota County Schools

This study investigated the program effects of Voyager Passport on the reading achievement of third grade students in the Sarasota County Schools who used this product as part of the summer intervention.

Texas Expect Results

A compilation of results from Texas districts and schools using Voyager programs.

Third and Fifth-Grade Texas Students Succeed on TAKS after Voyager Passport™

This study investigates the program effects of Voyager Passport™ on the reading achievement and TAKS passing rate of third- and fifth-grade students in a city in southern Texas that used the program as part of the reading intervention during the 2005-2006 school year. Students in both third and fifth grades who participated in Voyager Passport showed significant gains in oral reading fluency.

Third-Grade FCAT Performance after Voyager Passport™ in the School District of Manatee County

This study investigated the program effects of Voyager Passport on the reading achievement and FCAT passing rate of third grade students in the School District of Manatee County who used this product as part of the reading intervention during the 2006-2007 school year.

Ticket to Read Adds to TimeWarp Plus Effectiveness

This study investigated the program effects of Ticket to Read, which provides additional opportunities for fluency practice, on the reading achievement of students in first through the fifth grade who received instruction using TimeWarp® Plus during the summer of 2008. Students who participated in TimeWarp Plus with Ticket to Read during the summer showed greater growth than with TimeWarp Plus along.

TimeWarp Plus System Wide Results

This study investigated the program effects of TimeWarp Plus on the reading achievement of students in kindergarten through the eighth grade during the summers of 2007 and 2008. Study participants included 29,253 students in summer 2007 and 21,500 students in summer 2008. Students participating in TimeWarp Plus during the summer showed growth on both measures.

Treatment and Control Study: Orange County, FL

This independent research studied the effectiveness of Universal Literacy with economically disadvantaged kindergartners in Orange County, Florida.

Treatment and Control Study: Orange County, FL 2002-2003

This report is the second independent evaluation of Universal Literacy in Orange County, Florida that studied the effects of the program on economically disadvantaged kindergartners during the 2002-2003 school year.

Universal Literacy as Measured by PALS: Richmond, VA

This study compared program impact of kindergarten and first-grade students enrolled in Universal Literacy to students enrolled in other reading programs using Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS), the Virginia state assessment.

Universal Literacy: Birmingham, AL

This pretest/posttest study in Birmingham, Alabama compared the progress of Universal Literacy students to a national representative sample using the Woodcock Diagnostic Reading Battery (WDRB).

Vital Indicators of Progress in Nationwide Intervention Programs

Vital Indicators of Progress (VIP) are used across 44 states in more than 650 school districts. In the 2006-2007 academic year, hundreds of thousands of students were assessed and progress monitored at all three benchmark periods with the VIP measures in the Voyager Universal Literacy System® and Voyager Passport™.

Vmath® and Number Sense

Students with strong number sense are better equipped to solve a variety of problems and will have more confidence in their ability to do so. The report illustrates how Vmath consistently develops and reinforces essential number sense concepts.

VmathLive - Study of Effectiveness

A study demonstrating the effectiveness of VmathLive with 31,000 students.

WESTAT Evaluation Year 1: Washington, D.C. and Cleveland, OH

The Council of the Great City Schools and Voyager sponsored a longitudinal study through WESTAT to evaluate students in Universal Literacy in kindergarten classrooms in Washington, D.C and Cleveland, Ohio.

WESTAT Evaluation Year 2: Washington, D.C. and Cleveland, OH

The Council of the Great City Schools and Voyager sponsored a longitudinal study through WESTAT to evaluate students in Universal Literacy in kindergarten and first-grade classrooms in Washington, D.C and Cleveland, Ohio.