Exact Path Approved by OSDE as Universal Reading & Dyslexia Screener & K-3 Software Solution
The Strong Readers Act ensures that all Oklahoma students in K-3 are reading on grade level by the end of third grade, a critical milestone for academic success. Exact Path has been approved by the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) under the Strong Readers Act as:
- A Universal Screener for reading difficulties and characteristics of dyslexia
- A software solution to support at-home literacy learning aligned to each student’s Literacy Intervention Plan (SLIP)
Universal Screener
Exact Path provides the universal screening data required by the Strong Readers Act through a combination of diagnostic assessment and universal screening tasks, giving educators a clear view of early reading needs and enabling them to determine which students are on track and which may require additional support or dyslexia-focused follow-up, while also using diagnostic results to deliver individualized lessons aligned to each student’s skill profile.
Evidence-Based Intervention
Exact Path addresses identified areas of reading difficulty and provides individualized, systematic reading instruction aligned with the Science of Reading.
- A Tulsa, Oklahoma ESSA Tier 2 study shows early readers who received intervention with Exact Path achieved more than double the growth of their peers on benchmark assessments.
- An ESSA Tier-2 study found Exact Path improved reading growth over one school year, with special education students seeing two to three times greater effect sizes.
- An ESSA Tier-2 study found elementary students using Exact Path gained 3.8 percentile points in reading on NWEA MAP Growth over one school year.
K-3 Software Solution
Exact Path is approved by the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) as a K–3 software solution under the Strong Readers Act. This approval allows districts to provide families with evidence-based online literacy resources that support at-home learning and align to each student’s SLIP, connecting directly to the reading supports identified through screening.