Research & Projects
Part of Acadience Learning's commitment to helping all children on the path to school success includes ongoing research and development on current and new assessments.Research for the 2024-2025 School Year
Acadience Learning is conducting research studies to inform development of new measures and update existing measures. If you are interested in participating in research, read more about each study below and complete the interest form linked below.
Research Studies
Vocabulary and Oral Language
Vocabulary and Oral Language (VOL) is a measure of word knowledge and expressive language skills for students in kindergarten through third grade. This measure will be administered at the beginning, middle, and end of the year and takes approximately 5 minutes per student at each time period. Sites may participate in a VOL-only study or join a special sample that also administers the PELI and/or PPVT.
Decodable Text
Decodable Text is a measure of basic phonics and word attack skills, as well as accurate and fluent reading of connected decodable text. We are studying the use of this measure at the middle of kindergarten and the beginning of first grade. Students will be asked to read four decodable text passages which will take approximately 5-7 minutes per student.