Air Reading tutoring significantly improved NWEA MAP reading scores in a randomized study of grade 1-6 students (effect size +0.12)¶
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q3 i1 Students randomly assigned to Air Reading scored significantly higher on the NWEA MAP reading assessment than control peers, with similar impacts across demographic groups. → Air Reading 2025
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Air Reading 2025¶
Air Reading. (2025). Air Reading program description and outcomes review. https://www.evidenceforlearning.org.au
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A randomized study of nearly 400 grade 1-6 students in six rural Texas elementary schools during spring 2023-2024; students needing reading intervention were stratified by scheduling slots and randomly assigned to Air Reading or business-as-usual instruction, yielding an "effect size = +0.12" on NWEA MAP reading.
"students who participated in Air Reading scored significantly higher on the NWEA MAP reading assessment than their peers in the control group (effect size = +0.12)"
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Air Reading tutoring significantly improved NWEA MAP reading scores in a randomized study of grade 1-6 students (effect size +0.12) |
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Air Reading tutoring significantly improved NWEA MAP reading scores in a randomized study of grade 1-6 students (effect size +0.12) |
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