SCHOLASTIC LITERACY
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provided NWEA MAP Reading assessment scores for all Grades 2-5 students in district elementary schools that used Scholastic Literacy. MAP RIT Growth scores are vertically scaled so that scores can be directly compared across grade levels. Table 2 shows ranges of MAP RIT Growth Reading scores for students in Scholastic Literacy schools at the end of the 2022-23 school year. Table 2 MAP RIT Reading Score Ranges, by Grade Grade MAP RIT reading score range Grade 2 147-238 Grade 3 147-231 Grade 4 144-248 Grade 5 143-249 Teacher survey. The online survey (Appendix B) was developed by researchers in the CRRE at Johns Hopkins University and delivered to teachers using the Qualtrics platform. The instrument focused on the implementation of Scholastic Literacy, along with perceived impacts and attitudes towards the program, and also included demographic items. Recommendations for improvement were also solicited from respondents. Teacher focus group. The focus group interview protocol (Appendix C) was also developed by researchers in the CRRE and focused on gathering more elaborative details on the implementation and experiences with Scholastic Literacy. A CRRE researcher conducted in-person focus groups with teachers at three different schools in South Carolina. Participant responses were analyzed and coded by CRRE research staff, and findings are presented thematically in this report. Analytic Approach Achievement data for students in Grades 2-5 were analyzed descriptively by examining patterns in NWEA MAP Reading scores. Virtual Control Group data obtained from NWEA were used as a comparison group to students who used Scholastic Literacy. The BOY MAP Growth Reading score was defined as the pretest measure, while the EOY MAP Growth score was defined as the posttest measure. When constructing the virtual comparison group for a Similar Schools Report, NWEA matches each student in the selected school district with multiple comparison students (as few as 3, up to as many as 51), on the basis of prior MAP Reading achievement and demographic variables. This process creates a “virtual comparison group” of students for each intervention student, allowing for a comparison of MAP score growth between students who used Scholastic Literacy and otherwise similar students who did not use Scholastic
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