Exact Path K–3 ELA Approved to Florida’s State Examined and Approved Intervention List

Exact Path K-3 ELA is approved by the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) for the State Examined and Approved List of Intervention Programs in the Kindergarten through Grade 3 English Language Arts (ELA) category.

About the Approval

This confirms that Exact Path meets Florida’s requirements as a comprehensive intervention program that meets high standards for quality, effectiveness, and alignment with grade-level expectations. Exact Path is the only approved solution for Grades K–3 that covers all required ELA intervention components: oral language, phonological awareness, phonics and word analysis, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

What This Means for Florida Educators

Exact Path provides a Science of Reading–aligned structure for early literacy, combining adaptive diagnostics, sequenced skill instruction, and ongoing progress monitoring so Florida educators can identify K–3 reading needs early, target instruction to specific skill gaps, and monitor whether students are on track to meet grade-level expectations within MTSS.

Research-Driven Results

Research confirms Exact Path’s effectiveness across early literacy and broader grade-level outcomes:

• Struggling Readers K–6
  An ESSA Tier 2 study of 3,268 K–6 students at risk for reading difficulties found that students using Exact Path were 60% more likely to move out of the at-risk category and achieved more than double the reading growth of non-users on NWEA MAP Growth.
• Grades 3–5 ESSA Study
  Empirical Education’s quasi-experimental studies of elementary students show statistically significant gains on state and interim reading assessments when Exact Path is used with fidelity, with effects two to three times higher for students receiving special education services.
• Florida FAST K–10 ESSA Research
  Multiyear, multidistrict ESSA studies in Florida show that K–10 students using Exact Path make greater gains on FAST in reading and math than similar peers, with notable percentile improvements in the early grades that include K–3.
• NCII Highest Ratings
  Exact Path received the highest possible NCII ratings as an Academic Screening Tool, with independent review finding “Convincing evidence” for its accuracy in identifying students at risk of not meeting grade-level reading standards across diverse populations.