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Mondo Research BOOKSHOP Research and Validation
The Building Essential Literacy (BEL) Research Project began in 1998 with the objective of studying and evaluating principles of early reading instruction. The BOOKSHOP Reading Program formed the core literacy resource in all classrooms. The project was initiated with 21 trial schools with a total of 2,400 students (K-2) and four control schools with a total of 1,247 students (K-2). Districts participating in the research were Boston, MA Public Schools, Elgin, IL School district; and Bronx, NY District 11. The average percent of students qualifying for free and reduced lunch was 85%. The composition of students in these schools represented a dominant minority population. At the beginning of the project 46% of the schools had less than 8% of their students performing on or above grade level as measured by state tests.�

The research data and experiences from this project informed the development of this edition of the BOOKSHOP reading program. The new BOOKSHOP was developed from a research effort to implement, evaluate and refine the instructional strategies, materials and learning experiences that are essential to improving literacy outcomes of K-3 students.

Learn more about Mondo Publishing's research:

An Evaluation Report on the Impact of Mondo Publishing's Building Essential Literacy (BEL) Design and Bookshop Reading Program 1998-1999 and 1999-2000 School Years�By Peter W. Hill, Ph.D. and Angela M. Jagger, Ph.D.
External Review of the Evaluation of Mondo Publishing's Building Essential Literacy (BEL) Design and Bookshop Reading Program By Jonathan Supovitz

External Analysis of the Impact of Mondo Publishing's Building Essential Literacy (BEL) and Bookshop Reading Program on High Needs Schools an Southern Florida, 2002-2005 By Russell Cole University and Jonathan Supovitz

Research Outcomes
The BEL research shows significant gains in many areas of students' literacy development. Learn more about the BEL design.

	Grade K Text Reading Level In Kindergarten, 64% of students in the BEL-Bookshop trial schools achieved a reading level standard of A or above, compared with 28% in the control schools.
	Grade 1 Text Reading Level In Grade 1, 50% of students in the BEL-Bookshop trial schools achieved a reading level standard of I or above, compared with 35% in the control schools.
	Grade K Letter/Sound Knowledge In Kindergarten, 41% of students in the BEL-Bookshop schools started the school year in the at-risk category for letter-sound knowledge compared with 25% in the control schools.� At-risk students in the BEL-Bookshop schools achieved greater gains than their control school peers with 88% in the established category compared with 87% in control schools.
	Grade K Oral Language In Kindergarten, the percentage of students in BEL-Bookshop schools operating in the at-risk category was 32% at the start of the year and was reduced to 12% at year end.� This represents a 20 percentile improvement as compared with only an 11 percentile improvement for control school peers in the at-risk category.
	State Test Achievement The number of students in BEL-Bookshop schools performing at or above grade level increased from 20% at the start of the project to 32%, an increase of 12 percentiles at the end of two years.

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