ERIC Number: ED652200
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-May
Pages: 8
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"Magnetic Reading": Effects on Reading Achievement for Grades 3-5. Final Report
NORC at the University of Chicago
"Magnetic Reading" is an evidence-based reading comprehension program for students in grades 3 through 5 built on four pedagogical pillars: knowledge-rich learning, culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy, scaffolds to support learner variability, and data to inform instruction. This study uses a prospective matched comparison group quasi-experimental design to examine the impact of "Magnetic Reading." At the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, we used coarsened exact matching to match students in schools that used "Magnetic Reading" to students in schools that did not using student demographic characteristics and a fall achievement test score. We subsequently conducted an analysis of spring state achievement test scores on the post-attrition sample after establishing that the groups were similar on baseline characteristics. Our HLM analysis found a statistically significant impact of 8.4 points--an effect size of 0.22 standard deviations--on reading scores. [This report was produced by NORC Education and presented to Curriculum Associates.]
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Programs, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Reading Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Scores, Evidence Based Practice
NORC at the University of Chicago. 55 East Monrow Street, 30th Floor, Chicago, IL 60603. Tel: 312-759-4000; Web site: https://www.norc.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 3; Primary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: NORC at the University of Chicago
Identifiers - Location: Iowa
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