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At the same time, learning sciences research has advanced our understanding of learner variability and the importance of grounding educational practice and policy in the individual, rather than the fiction of an average student ( Pape & Vander  Ark, 2018; Rose, 2016) .  \nInnovations in technology have also moved us closer to realizing the promise of evidence-based personalization. Yet, analyses show that over 70 percent of the most popular literacy apps do not make any reference to learning sciences research, and there is a need for researchers to translate their work into actionable recommendations for educators, parents, and edtech product developers (Vaala, Ly, & Levine, 2015) .  \nTo address this gap, the Learner Positioning Systems (LPS) initiative at Digital Promise Global (DPG) distills existing research on cognitive, social and emotional, content area, and background Learner Factors that affect learning in various domains, such as reading and math. Our LPS web application provides free, interactive resources that present educators and developers with ways to more fully understand and support learner variability in their schools, classrooms, and products.  \nTapping Research to Address Learner Variability in Young Readers | 2  \nPartnering with Edtech Developers  \nOne of the first goals of the LPS initiative is to increase awareness and understanding of learner variability so that edtech developers can ground their products in the learning sciences and use evidence-based strategies to more  \nfully support all learners. Improving widely used products amplifies the potential impact on millions of students who have varying needs, particularly if teachers are able to easily take advantage of these increased learner supports.  \nLPS’s partnerships with developers involve a collaborative process:  \nExplore mission and goals of existing product  \nConduct research to assess how new features support more learner variability  \nReview product features against LPS to identify supports for learner variability  \nImplement product features  \nCreate assessment report  \nhighlighting key potential improvements  \nCo-create development plan and timeline for implementation  \nCross-promote to advance  \nresearch-based products  \nTapping Research to Address Learner Variability in Young Readers | 3  \nFor our first set of partnerships, we specifically sought products focused on readers in prekindergarten through third grade to leverage the research in our first Learner Model, Reading PK-3 (Sheppard, 2017) . In seeking partners, LPS also values organizations committed to reaching learners from a variety of backgrounds and with varying needs.  \nOur first partner, ReadWorks, is a nonprofit organization that aims to leverage learning sciences research in support of its mission to address national gaps in student reading achievement (NAEP, 2015) . ReadWorks provides free resources to K-12 teachers, including a library of curated nonfiction and literary articles, reading comprehension and vocabulary curricular supports, assessments, and teacher resources.  \nWhen ReadWorks partnered with us in 2017, their resources were being used in over 61,000 public K-8 schools in the United States. As of January 2018, ReadWorks had 3.2 million students and 143,000 teachers actively using their digital products. Almost one-third of ReadWorks’ participating schools are in the top quartile for the number of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. 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