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Imagine Language & Literacy:
Significantly Greater WIDA

ACCESS 2.0 Growth for Users

During the 2017–2018 school year, nine elementary schools in a southern Georgia school district implemented

Imagine Language & Literacy as a supplemental tool for students from Kindergarten through grade five who

are English learners (ELs). To determine the impact of the program on EL student score growth, we compared

overall WIDA ACCESS 2.0 score growth between the 2016–2017 and 2017–2018 school years for approximately

328 users and 462 non-users of the Imagine Language & Literacy program. Students who used Imagine

Language & Literacy logged an average of approximately thirty hours in the program across the school year.

The included figure presents the average WIDA ACCESS

2.0 score growth for students who used Imagine

Language & Literacy and those who did not during the

2017–2018 school year. Ultimately, these results demon
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strate a statistically significant and positive impact for

Imagine Language & Literacy users. In fact, the difference

between users and non-users equated to an effect size

of .34 which surpasses the expected effect sizes for

similar education technology intervention tools (Cheung

& Slavin, 2012).

Background

Results

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Figure 1. Average Overall WIDA ACCESS 2.0

Score Growth for Users and Non-Users of the

Imagine Language & Literacy Program.

The results of this study support the role of Imagine

Language and Literacy as a supplementary tool for the

development of language and literacy achievement. EL

students who used the program in this Georgia school

district for the 2017–2018 school year experienced significant

improvements in English language and literacy proficiency

as demonstrated by performance on the WIDA ACCESS

2.0 assessment. Given these findings, we would expect

similar results for other students who use the Imagine

Language and Literacy program with fidelity.

Conclusions
Imagine Language & Literacy is a supplemental educational program designed to build language and
literacy skills for students in pre-K through sixth grade. Imagine Language & Literacy features instruction in

phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, grammar, and language development—

both academic and conversational. The program aligns with educational standards and addresses skills

students need to become proficient in reading.

Cheung, A. C. K., & Slavin, R. E. (2012). Effects of Educational Technology Applications on Reading Outcomes for Struggling Readers:

A Best Evidence Synthesis.
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References

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