“I read the book!
I read the whole book!
All by myself!”
CLI’s most significant accomplishment may be raising expectations for what 4- to 10-year-old students from high-poverty neighborhoods are capable of achieving. Our work has countered the myth that children from disadvantaged households have too many obstacles to overcome to reach the literacy levels of their more privileged peers. Instead, we have demonstrated that when instruction is expert, almost all children will learn to read.
Significant i3 Student Results in Houston
Growth at Holm Elementary
Our services can help a good school become great. Holm Elementary in Denver, Colorado is a great example of this. In the 2015-16 school year, prior to working with CLI, Holm scored at 74%, qualifying as “Meets Expectations” for their School Performance Framework rating. The following school year, 2016-17, following a full year of working with CLI, Holm scored at 81%, qualifying as “Distinguished,” the highest possible rating.
Percent Earned Points on Holm's School Performance Framework Rating Before & During CLI Implementation
Great Strides in Florida
At Plantation Elementary in Broward County, Florida we made great strides in student achievement. In the two years before CLI implementation, there was steady improvement, increasing from 20% to 28%. In 2016-17, Plantation’s student achievement increased to 56% after one full year of CLI implementation.
Percent Proficient or Above on 3rd Grade State Literacy Assessment Over Time
District-wide Impact in Philly
Committed and widespread CLI implementation within a district can lead to improvements in student achievement. We have worked within a majority of School District of Philadelphia K-3rd grade classrooms since 2015. With our help, district third-graders’ English Language Arts proficiency levels improved 5 percentage points — from 30% in 2015-16 to 35% in 2016-17.