"This report presents the Education Policy Institute and Renaissance Learning's second assessment of the learning loss experienced by pupils in England as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It is based on assessment data from Renaissance Learning's Star Reading and Star Maths. Star Assessments are computer-adaptive in nature adapt to the individual, providing an assessment that identifies gaps in learning from the entirety of the curriculum independent of their current year group. Star assessments are also standardised to take account of the pupil's age in years and months.This data has been linked with data held by the Department for Education in the National Pupil Database which has enabled us to carry out analysis by pupil characteristics (such as eligibility for free school meals, and pupil ethnicity) for the first time. In addition, this is the first time we have carried out analysis of assessments carried out in the second half of the autumn term in 2020/21 which enables us to carry out an initial assessment of whether pupils started to make up for the 'lost learning' that we identified in our first report." The Full Report is available online: <https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6239cbcdd3bf7f6ab868f314/Understanding_Progress_in_the_2020_21_Academic_Year_Complete_findings_from_the_Autumn_term_June2021.pdf>.

Lalilo has recently received Digital Promise's Research-Based Design product certification. This certification is intended to serve as a reliable signal for consumers, including school administrators, educators, and families, looking for evidence of educational technology (edtech) products that are based in research about learning. Renaissance submitted evidence confirming a link between research on how students learn and Lalilo's design.The certification is available online: <https://productcertifications.digitalpromise.org/research-based-certified-products/>.

This is a quick-reference list of the key research supporting Star Reading and is available online: <https://docs.renaissance.com/R33567>.

This is a quick-reference list of the key research supporting Star Early Literacy and is available online: <https://docs.renaissance.com/R33566>.

This is a quick-reference list of the key research supporting Star Math and is available online: <https://docs.renaissance.com/R33640>

This white paper contains the research foundation for Lalilo. The Full Report is available online: <https://docs.renaissance.com/R63394>.

From the abstract: "From January to June 2020, we conducted a randomized controlled efficacy study of the Lalilo software on learning to read. The results suggest a positive impact of using Lalilo in the classroom and then at home when schools closed. These results are encouraging for Lalilo and suggest that use in the context of pedagogical continuity has a positive impact on literacy skills. Here we present our methodology and discuss the limitations of this study."The Full Report is available online: <https://docs.renaissance.com/R63386>.

How Kids Are Performing: Tracking the Midyear Impact of COVID-19 on Reading and Mathematics Achievement: Winter 2020-2021 Edition examines how students are performing at the midway point of the 2020-2021 school year. Based on insights from millions of student assessments, the report explores key questions, including: 1. How are students growing during the first half of the 2020-2021 school year compared with typical school-year growth? 2. How much is the pandemic impacting student performance as of the middle of the 2020-2021 school year? 3. Are we gaining ground? How do the winter pandemic achievement impacts compare to fall? The full report is available online: <https://renaissance.widen.net/s/zvq8rnrp9t/r63370>.

FastBridge earlyMath Decomposing has been rated highly by the National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII) as academic progress monitoring assessment. The Full Review is available online: <https://charts.intensiveintervention.org/aprogressmonitoring>.

FastBridge earlyMath Match Quantity has been rated highly by the National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII) as academic progress monitoring assessment. The Full Review is available online: <https://charts.intensiveintervention.org/aprogressmonitoring>.

FastBridge earlyReading Letter Names has been rated highly by the National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII) as academic progress monitoring assessment. The Full Review is available online: <https://charts.intensiveintervention.org/aprogressmonitoring>.

FastBridge earlyMath Number Sequence has been rated highly by the National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII) as academic progress monitoring assessment. The Full Review is available online: <https://charts.intensiveintervention.org/aprogressmonitoring>.

FastBridge earlyMath Numeral Identification has been rated highly by the National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII) as academic progress monitoring assessment. The Full Review is available online: <https://charts.intensiveintervention.org/aprogressmonitoring>.