www.ixl.com How do you close the confidence gap for disadvantaged students? For Kathy Dizon’s 6th grade class, IXL was the key to accelerating academic achievement and boosting motivation. An inner city, Title I school in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, Sanders-Clyde Creative Arts School serves a diverse population with 88 percent of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. In Kathy’s class, many students started the year significantly behind grade level. She turned to IXL Language Arts and IXL Social Studies to help them catch up. Starting from Behind In 2016–2017, Kathy taught 6th grade English language arts and social studies. Of her 31 students, 28 tested below grade level, with many testing at a 4th grade reading level or below. A veteran teacher, Kathy recogniz

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