Category: Research

New UDEL Study Confirms MindPlay Success in Reading Scores

MINDPLAY SUPPORTS DAYTON (OHIO) STUDENTS INCREASING READING SCORES DESPITE THE “COVID SLUMP” The University of Delaware released a technical report on July 25, 2024, detailing the effects of MindPlay Reading on reading scores in over 15,000 K-6 students in the Dayton (Ohio) Public Schools. The study compared the longitudinal growth of reading scores for six […]

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Teaching with Technology: Enhancing Personalized Learning

Join us in this blog series as we explore the journey of personalized learning in reading instruction. From the challenges students face to the innovative strategies employed by educators, each post will spotlight the transformative power of personalized, individualized, and differentiated instruction in unlocking students’ full potential. Teaching with technology can be a challenge, but […]

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Unlocking Success: Digital Technology in Urban & Rural Schools

MindPlay has found incredible success across the nation as we’ve helped solve challenges for educators, making a tangible difference in students’ lives. Let’s take a closer look at two inspiring success stories that exemplify the transformative impact of our approach to education.

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Fostering Math Mastery: Unlock Potential with MindPlay Math’s Adaptive Learning

MindPlay Math helps students improve their math skills through an adaptive learning platform that adjusts to each student’s needs as they progress. With MindPlay Math, educators can easily track progress and trust that all grade-level objectives are met, and students will confidently and easily navigate higher levels of math knowledge, building their skills (and confidence!) […]

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MindPlay Reading Foundational Research

“Our passion for teaching reading started over 40 years ago, and our determination to teach everyone to read remains strong. We believe reading is the key to unlocking student potential and life-long success.” – MindPlay The journey to MindPlay Reading started back in 1981 when Judith Bliss founded Methods and Solutions, Inc. Being a dyslexic […]

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Relation between MVRC and ELA Standards: Exploration of One-Year Data from a High-Poverty Urban School District

A data set from an urban Midwestern school district was mined to explore how the technology-based reading enrichment known as Mindplay Virtual Reading Coach (MVRC) affects children’s performance on the English Language Arts (ELA) Standards state-wide assessment (N = 6098 students from Grades 3 to 9). Read More…

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MindPlay Virtual Reading Coach: Does It Affect Reading Fluency in Elementary School?

Important strides have been made in the science of learning to read. Yet, many students still struggle to attain reading proficiency. This calls for sustained efforts to bridge theoretical insights with applied considerations about ideal pedagogy. Study Guidelines The current study was designed to contribute to this conversation, namely by looking at the efficacy of […]

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MVRC Supports Middle School Students in Summer School – Research Study

Eighth-grade students who participated in MindPlay Virtual Reading Coach (MVRC) during summer school increased their reading skills from 1.5 to 3 years in only 16 days.

Middle School Learners (6-8) Research