SCHOLASTIC LITERACY
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Fall-to-spring reading achievement gains were largest, on average, for Grade 2 students, with gains averaging nearly 16 points. Gains decreased as grade level increased, with average gains of 11 points observed for Grade 3 students, followed by 9-point gains for Grade 4 and less than 8-point gains for Grade 5 students. Next, we descriptively compare achievement gains by grade for Scholastic Literacy and comparison students identified in the Similar Schools Report. Table 4 shows average MAP Reading scores in fall 2022 and spring 2023 for each grade level. Table 4 Average MAP Reading Scores, by Grade, Fall 2022 to Spring 2023 Fall 2022 Spring 2023 Change Grade 2 (n = 663) Scholastic 165.20 181.00 15.81 Virtual Comparison 165.20 181.12 15.92 Grade 3 (n = 681) Scholastic 179.46 190.70 11.24 Virtual Comparison 179.40 189.73 10.33 Grade 4 (n = 689) Scholastic 190.53 199.61 9.07 Virtual Comparison 190.53 198.77 8.24 Grade 5 (n = 632) Scholastic 199.34 206.94 7.60 Virtual Comparison 199.28 206.35 7.07 Fall-to-spring gains for Scholastic Literacy students were generally comparable to or slightly larger than gains for virtual comparison students. Scholastic Literacy students outgained comparison students by slightly less than 1 point in Grades 3 and 4, while Grade 5 Scholastic students outgained comparison students by approximately one-half point. Virtual comparison students slightly outgained Scholastic students in Grade 2, but only by about one-tenth of a point. Next, we examine the impacts of Scholastic Literacy on MAP Reading growth gain scores, in relation to virtual comparison students, by conducting dependent (matched) t-tests on MAP Reading gain scores from fall 2022 to spring 2023. Table 5 shows estimated Scholastic Literacy impacts on MAP Reading gains by grade level, as well as across the entire sample. Students included in these analyses had non-missing fall 2022 and spring 2023 MAP Reading scores.
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