Key Findings
Quantitative Results Overall Improvement: There was a notable improvement in students' literacy scores and benchmark levels from winter 2022 to spring 2023. Both the RISE and comparison groups exhibited strong growth. All grades (1-5) demonstrated improvements in their benchmark percentages. Comparative Analysis with Non-RISE Students: Compared with students not exposed to RISE, the growth patterns were similar in Star and FAST assessments for grades 1-3 and 3-5 combined. Given its inaugural year, the ease of RISE integration points to its potential utility, especially with students previously resistant to other intervention tools. Even with completing only one cycle of four stations a week, there was a positive correlation between lesson number and outcomes. In other words, completing a higher level in the program was associated with higher scores. While RISE students in frst and second grade had higher gain scores than the comparison group, the sample size was not large enough for this diference to reach statistical signifcance. FastBridge Performance: A segment of the treatment and comparison school students took the FastBridge exam every two weeks during the second half of the academic year. While both groups exhibited positive trajectories, the RISE students demonstrated signifcantly larger growth from January 2023 to May 2023. Predictive Nature of the Final Lesson Number: Among grade 3-5 students, the fnal lesson number, indicated by the teacher implementation logs, was a signifcant predictor of the FAST EOY Scale Score after accounting for the BOY scale score.
Challenges: It is pertinent to note that the study had its challenges. The sample size was relatively small, and some external factors delayed the initiation of RISE implementation.
Qualitative Insights and Feedback Teachers and interventionists commended the quality of RISE materials and their efect on student engagement. Some commonly repeated positives focused on the high quality of RISE materials, which included the books, passages, and text-based questions; the completeness of the program; and the high-interest component of the subjects included in the readings. During in-person observations, educators exclaimed their appreciation for the material organization, the fow of daily lessons, and the feeling that the material was challenging enough for their students. Teachers
LXD Research -RISE and RISE UP Winter 2022-Spring 2023 Report
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