LXD Research Team
Appendix 9. RISE/Up Interim Insight Report, Winter 2023 Introduction
RISE is a reading intervention program for grades 1-3 designed for small group instruction targeting reading comprehension, word study, and phonics, and guided writing skills. RISE/Up is a reading intervention program targeting reading comprehension skills in grades 4-5. RISE/Up is specifcally aimed at students who fall below-grade level reading benchmarks. Scholastic Inc hired Learning Experience Design LXD Research, a third-party independent evaluator, to conduct a research study on the implementation and impact of RISE/Up. A mixed-methods formative approach was used to understand the overall implementation of RISE/Up. The goals of the study were to understand the implementation of the RISE/Up framework in the school setting, the factors that are infuencing the efectiveness and practice, and the perceptions of the program from actual intervention specialists. This report focuses on insights gained through classroom observations and conversations with reading interventionists, including highlighted successful features, challenges, and proposed solutions. Information about Fall to Winter Reading assessment scores will be provided once they are available. Methods Two qualitative researchers from LXD Research traveled to the district in Florida in March 2023 to visit seven elementary schools. One of the larger school districts in the state, they serve over 150,000 students. Beginning March 6th, researchers visited seven schools in the district over the course of three days. Six of the district schools that were part of the observation had locations in the city, but one was in an area distinctly more rural than the other schools in the pool. Focused 30-minute observations were held at fve RISE & RISE Up treatment schools in addition to two schools using an alternative reading intervention curriculum, which happened to be Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI). Researchers interacted with eight teachers in total; seven were observed while teaching and one provided her insight as to how RISE ft with her students’ needs. On average, both RISE and LLI groups had four students in a group. Throughout this time, 28 students and 8 teachers were observed. Of that group, 20 received RISE intervention, and the remaining 8 received LLI lessons.
#of Observations
# of Teachers Involved
# of Students Involved
Product Observed
RISE Schools
5
6
20
Leveled Literacy Intervention
2
2
8
LXD Research -RISE and RISE UP Winter 2022-Spring 2023 Report
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