RISE and RISEUp Action Research Paper

KEY FINDINGS • On average, the RISE and RISE Up students accomplished over two months (33 lessons) what would typically be expected over six months. • By the end of the 6 to 8 weeks of the intervention, 74 percent of the RISE students were reading at least two text levels higher than where they started.

LEVELS OF GROWTH RISE Students (n=1,273)

5-6 Levels

3-4 Levels

2 Levels

1 Level

No Growth

10%

36%

28%

22%

4%

0%

Percent of Students

100%

• By the end of the 6 to 8 weeks of the intervention, 58 percent of the RISE Up students were reading at least two text levels higher than where they started.

LEVELS OF GROWTH RISE Up Students (n=541)

5-6 Levels

3-4 Levels

2 Levels

1 Level

No Growth

14%

43%

36%

6%

1%

0%

Percent of Students

100%

• Students progressed at different rates. The majority of the students received 21 to 47 lessons (78 percent of the RISE students and 74 percent of RISE Up students). Some accelerated rapidly, while others needed more intervention time.

The Next Step Forward in Reading Intervention by Jan Richardson and Ellen Lewis. Copyright © 2018 by Jan Richardson and Ellen Lewis. Published by Scholastic Inc. 6

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