BETHESDA, Maryland/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — EPS Learning, the leading provider of PreK-12 literacy solutions, announced that four of its programs have been recommended by the Virginia Board of Education for evidence-based literacy instruction that is aligned with science-based reading research. The recognition supports Virginia schools in a multi-year effort to improve early learning outcomes for students who are below proficient levels in reading.
More than half of students in grades 3-8 failed or were at risk of failing, according to 2022-2023 Virginia assessment results demonstrating significant and persistent learning loss in reading and math. your SOL reading test. To remedy reading proficiency beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, the Virginia Literacy Law (VLA) will require basic literacy and inquiry-based instruction for students in kindergarten through 5th grade. The enacted legislation provides tools, resources, technical assistance and funding to the state's schools.
EPS learning programs meet the required parameters to be recommended as leading literacy intervention solutions, including alignment with evidence-based literacy instruction, comprehensive and intensive intervention, support that is accessible and implementable easily into any curriculum, inclusion and representation. The EPS Learning programs included in the recommendation are:
- SPIRE Family (Specialized Program Individualizing Reading Excellence): Provides multisensory, systematic, and explicit instruction through an easy-to-implement intensive program.
- Reading Assistant for SPIRE – Provides assessment, including a dyslexia assessment, highly personalized reading practice for students, and real-time performance data for teachers through an ai-powered virtual “tutor.”
- Megawords: Teaches reading, spelling, and contextual uses of multisyllabic words through multisensory instruction and systematic skill progression.
- Wordly Wise 3000: Provides direct academic vocabulary instruction to develop the critical link between vocabulary and reading comprehension.
- SPIRE Next: Provides skill-based, genre-specific instruction and practice that uses close reading to develop comprehension.
Additionally, EPS Learning offers several sets of decodable readers and other materials not subject to VLA approval that complement these programs:
- Readfetti: Full-color fiction and nonfiction decodable readers and read-aloud cards that align with many popular phonics programs
- Mac & Tab – decodable readers featuring an adorable cat and rat, made popular by the Primary Phonics program
- Alphabet Series: Decodable readers featuring delightful stories, popularized through the Recipe for Reading program
“The recognition of EPS Learning solutions by the Virginia Department of Education further validates our framework for literacy instruction backed by nearly 70 years of experience,” said Steven Guttentag, CEO of EPS Learning. “We champion Virginia's important efforts to ensure that all students in the state can access literacy as a springboard to lifelong learning and opportunities.”
For more information on recommended programs, visit https://www.epslearning.com/virginia-literacy-partnerships-recommended-programs.
For more information about EPS Learning, visit https://www.epslearning.com/.
About EPS Learning
EPS Learning has partnered with educators for more than 70 years to promote literacy as a springboard to lifelong learning and opportunities. The 20+ literacy solutions included in the EPS Literacy Framework are based on the science of reading and support grades PreK-12, all levels of instruction, and all pillars of reading. EPS Learning offers evidence-based intervention and personalized professional learning to help students move toward growth, mastery, and success. Visit http://www.epslearning.com Learn more.
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