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Analysis of Math and Reading Achievement Before and After Cognitive Training

Aug 29, 2016 by

Achievement Outcomes for LearningRx Students: A Differential Effects Analysis of Math and Reading Achievement Before and After Cognitive Training

Abstract: To assess the outcomes of the ReadRx and MathRx programs for 2,096 students in

2008 to 2014, pre-intervention reading and math achievement scores were compared to postintervention

scores on the Woodcock Johnson III Tests of Achievement. To add a measure of control,

we conducted a differential effects analysis of performance on achievement tests measuring the

opposite skills from which the students were trained. MathRx students made nearly twice the gains in

math than the ReadRx students, and ReadRx students made nearly twice the gains in reading as the

MathRx students. The results indicate that the reading and math interventions are indeed targeting

the skills they are intended to remediate.

Math

Reference: Moore, A. (2015). Achievement Outcomes for LearningRx Students: Math and Reading Achievement Before and After Cognitive Training. Colorado Springs, CO: Gibson Institute of Cognitive Research. (Full manuscript in preparation for publication.)

The full results can be found in LearningRx’s 48-page 2016 edition of “Client Outcomes and Research Results.” http://www.learningrx.com/our-programs/learningrx-results/.