The purpose of this study was the examine the patterns of reading achievement growth for students using myON. Results showed that students who spent more time on myON (per session and number of sessions) experienced more growth in Star Reading. And how students use myON affects student growth. Gains were shown in student growth percentiles (SGP), and analyses are presented for the general population, struggling readers, English Language Learners, and students at Title I schools. The research study is available online: <https://docs.renaissance.com/R62687>.(Email research@renaissance.com to request a copy of the 2019 or 2024 report Special report: Trends in student outcome measures: myON and student achievement from the Renaissance Research Department.)

From the introduction: "In the fall of 2025, the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee (SC EOC), in collaboration with the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE), partnered with Education Analytics (EA) to complete a level-linking study between the South Carolina College- and Career-Ready Assessment (SC READY) in Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) and Renaissance Learning's Star interim assessments in Mathematics and Reading, respectively. This report outlines the methodology used by EA and the outcomes of the linking study. The goal of this report is to statistically connect the SC READY and Star assessments' scale scores in grades 3-8 to facilitate further comparisons of proficiency status on these two assessments." This October 2025 report is reading only.The full study is available online: <https://docs.renaissance.com/R68971>.

To develop Pathway to Proficiency reports for Georgia Star Reading and Star Math schools, we linked our scaled scores with the scaled scores from Georgia's achievement test. This technical report details the statistical method behind the process of linking Georgia's state test (Georgia Milestones) and Star Reading and Star Math scaled scores. The full report is available online: <https://docs.renaissance.com/R45876>.

To develop Pathway to Proficiency reports for Iowa Star Reading and Star Math schools, we linked our scaled scores with the scaled scores from Iowa's achievement test. This technical report details the statistical method behind the process of linking Iowa's state tests (ISASP) and Star Reading and Star Math scaled scores. The full report is available online: <https://docs.renaissance.com/R52870>.

To develop Pathway to Proficiency reports for Tennessee Star Reading and Star Math schools, we linked our scaled scores with the scaled scores from Tennessee's achievement test. This technical report details the statistical method behind the process of linking Tennessee's state test (TCAP) and Star Reading and Star Math scaled scores. The full report is available online: <https://docs.renaissance.com/R52834>.

To develop Pathway to Proficiency reports for Arkansas Star Reading and Star Math schools, we linked our scaled scores with the scaled scores from the ATLAS achievement test. This technical report details the statistical method behind the process of linking ATLAS and Star Reading and Star Math scaled scores. The full report is available online: <https://docs.renaissance.com/R45710>.

To develop Pathway to Proficiency reports for Michigan Star Reading and Star Math schools, we linked our scaled scores with the scaled scores from the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP). This technical report details the statistical method behind the process of linking Michigan's state test and Star Reading and Star Math scaled scores. The full report is available online: <https://docs.renaissance.com/R53649>.

To develop Pathway to Proficiency reports for Wisconsin Star Reading and Star Math schools, we linked our scaled scores with the scaled scores from the Wisconsin Forward Exam. This technical report details the statistical method behind the process of linking Forward Exam and Star Reading and Star Math scaled scores. The full report is available online: <https://docs.renaissance.com/R53893>.

To develop Pathway to Proficiency reports for Utah Star Reading schools, we linked our scaled scores with the scaled scores from Utah's achievement test. This technical report details the statistical method behind the process of linking Utah's state test (RISE) for English Language Arts Utah Aspire Pluse Reading and Star Reading scaled scores. The full report is available online: <https://docs.renaissance.com/R52928>.

The purpose of this project is to statistically link the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and Star Reading and Star Math scales. The Full Report is available online: <https://docs.renaissance.com/R63439>.

This study explores the impact of Accelerated Reader on student reading achievement and growth. Accelerated Reader is designed to motivate, monitor, and manage students' independent reading practice and support their stamina and skill growth through wide reading. Research-based guidelines, goal-setting features, and tools for matching students with appropriate texts promote dynamic reading practice that is shown to optimize academic growth. For this study, we drew upon a sample of over 1.8 million students from the 2023-2024 school year. The findings indicate that students using Accelerated Reader, particularly at recommended levels, showed significantly higher growth compared to non-users. Struggling readers and English Language Learners also benefited from Accelerated Reader. The study concludes that Accelerated Reader is an effective tool for boosting reading skills and closing achievement gaps, with higher fidelity in usage leading to better outcomes.The full report is available online: <https://docs.renaissance.com/R58148>.

To explore how myON use relates to progress in general reading ability, we drew upon a sample of 76,622 UK pupils from the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years. Results indicated that myON use was associated with improved student outcomes, and more frequent programme use was associated with accelerated academic progress.The research study is available online: <https://docs.renaissance.com/R67912>.

This whitepaper introduces the Renaissance Star assessment Biliteracy Trajectories Project, The full whitepaper is aavailable online: <https://renaissance.widen.net/s/vtlslkjdns/809564-biliteracytrajectories-whitepaper>.