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For nearly two decades, our literacy solutions and instructional practices have empowered educators to accelerate reading improvement and unleash the joy of literacy.

Every Child Reads: Fulton County

Fulton County had many schools that were not producing strong readers. Something needed to change. And it did. School leaders and educators worked together to unlock the power of literacy for every child. Watch their success story.

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Success begins with our professional learning services that help educators bridge knowledge and practice as they implement the science of reading in their classrooms. Then, by following our proven program for whole-class instruction along with assessments that pinpoint student skill deficits and map to instructional resources that provide targeted small-group instruction, schools can expect to see significant gains in student reading achievement. It’s common for schools working with us to see 90% or more of their students move above benchmark—even within the first year.

Literacy Grows in Glen Rose

Glen Rose Independent School District is a small, rural district outside of Fort Worth, Texas. Families who live in the community are often drawn to what the district’s website calls small town values with big time vision.

95 Percent Group’s offerings met all the criteria we needed and provided turnkey solutions for students at different stages of their reading journey.

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District spotlight: Keep your eye on Fulton County

Every child deserves the right to read. Fulton County Schools, just outside the Atlanta city limits, has 80% minority enrollment and serves approximately 90,000 students, with 31% of them receiving free or reduced lunch.

We’re growing our green, we’re reducing our red; it is really transforming both the teachers’ and the students’ learning here at Stonewall Tell, and in Fulton County.

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District Case Study: Transforming Reading Instruction

Here we take an in-depth look at the Wicomico School District in Maryland, whose leadership and literacy team worked together to transform their approach to reading instruction. They saw, in return, strong student improvement.

Knowing these resources are aligned with the science of reading gives our teachers great confidence in their instructional methods. I hear all the time from our teachers how excited they are about how much progress our kids are making.

Reading Success at Southside Independent School District

Southside Independent School District is in the southside of the city of San Antonio, Texas, and serves more than 5,000 students. In fall of 2021, the district’s elementary school teachers participated in a professional learning course on the science of reading, which helped them learn the evidence-based approach to developing literacy skills through phonics instruction. Next they needed the best resources available for turning their new knowledge into practice.

I am an independent thinker. But if there is evidence to make a change in what I am doing, I am on board. If I see a better, more efficient, scientific approach, I will use it. And this one is. It has really changed how I teach for the better.

Portrait of Nikki Porter

I am seeing double digit gains in K-5—double digit.

Nikki Porter, Principal


Stonewall Tell Elementary School

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Success Story: Madison Simis Elementary School, Arizona

Success Story: Madison Simis Elementary School, Arizona

Located in Maricopa County (AZ), this K-4 school had achieved reading proficiency levels in the mid- to upper- 80% range throughout the first decade of this century. However, the principal at Madison Simis, Dr. Joyce Flowers, was convinced her teachers and students could do even better.

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Success Story: Camanche Elementary School, Iowa

Success Story: Camanche Elementary School, Iowa

Camanche Elementary School was witnessing a large gap in reading levels between the students who were receiving special education services and grade level students. The principal Micah Gearhart and his team took matters into their own hands and turned their students’ reading scores around in record time.

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Rutherford County Schools: Inspiring Reading Achievement in Title I Schools

Rutherford County Schools: Inspiring Reading Achievement in Title I Schools

With a student population exceeding 41,000 students, Rutherford County Schools in Tennessee has added more than 15,000 students since the 2000-2001 school year. During this time, the district has opened 17 new schools for a total of 25 elementary schools—of these 25, 10 schools receive school-wide Title I funding. With this high growth and constantly changing demographic, how could the district effectively keep up with the day-to-day work while also ensuring that all kids continue to become better readers?

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Rigorous independent efficacy, validated by the highest level ESSA criteria, confirms our phonics-based programs accelerate reading improvement for all K-2 students.

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A growing number of states that are realigning reading instruction to the science of reading are approving One95 literacy products as recommended literacy curriculum resources.

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95 Phonics Core Program is now listed on the Evidence for ESSA website for Tier 1, Whole-Class Instruction.

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There are more than 9,000 products used in K-12 schools and fewer than 1 percent have earned this Digital Promise certification.

Rachel Schechter, PhD


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Get students reading at grade level

Keep this in mind: Research alignment is not enough. Your literacy programs should be evidence-based and evidence-proven to accelerate literacy skills

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Rachel Schechter, PhD Learning Experience Design (LXD) Research

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District spotlight: Keep your eye on Fulton County

Every child deserves the right to read. Fulton County Schools, just outside the Atlanta city limits, has 80% minority enrollment and serves approximately 90,000 students, with 31% of them receiving free or reduced lunch.

A prescriptive, systematic, rigorous, and explicit phonics program. That’s our game changer. That’s 95 Percent Group.

Portrait of Jennifer Burton

Jennifer Burton Director of Literacy, Fulton County Schools

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Created by and for educators, One95 helps students build and fortify the foundational and advanced skills they need to grow as independent readers.

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of students reading at or above grade level in classrooms after just six months of using the One95 literacy system.

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Trust in literacy solutions that have been proven effective. Designed with guidance from the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), our efficacy studies meet the highest levels of evidence.

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