DETAILS: Location: Effingham, South Carolina; Design: Independent, correlational; Sample: 17 students in 5th grade; Duration: 11 weeks. RESULTS: Reading attitudes of unmotivated, uninterested 5th-grade students improved after using Accelerated Reader for 11 weeks. AUTHOR: Deloris McKnight. The Summary of this study is available online: <https://docs.renaissance.com/R11821>. The Full Report is also available online: <https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED350582.pdf>.

DETAILS: Location: Throughout the US; Design: Correlational; Sample: 4,498 students in grades 1-9 at 64 schools; Duration: 1 school year. RESULTS: Reading practice data and standardized test scores for 4,498 students were collected and analyzed. Results indicated that growth in ability was directly related to the amount of reading practice (book reading) students do. Email research@renaissance.com to request a copy of this study from the Renaissance Research Department.