Case Study: Georgia Middle School boosts reading comprehension nearly 10% with Beanstack

How a Georgia Middle School Boosted Reading Comprehension by Nearly 10%

a georgia middle school was facing significant reading comprehension challenges, with students two to three grade levels behind due to pandemic learning loss. Their principal set a goal to improve schoolwide reading levels by just 3% for the year. To address this, the school partnered with vendor Beanstack to encourage independent reading without adding extra burden to teachers.

Beanstack’s platform used motivational gamification tools instead of quizzes to make reading fun and easy to log. The media specialist promoted the tool through events like "Beanstack Day," integrated it into classes, and offered incentives. As a result, over 70% of the 300 students engaged with the platform. In just four months, the school's aggregate Lexile score increased by nearly 10%, tripling their annual improvement goal in half the time, with one-third of students showing significant individual gains.