Assignment to BookNook tutoring produces a small but statistically significant increase in reading growth on the NWEA MAP for grade 1-4 students¶

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q3 i1 In a cluster-randomized study across six Rocketship public charter schools, cohorts assigned to BookNook demonstrated significantly more reading growth than the control group on the NWEA MAP after 12 weeks (ES = +0.05). → BookNook: Evidence Rating Strong 2023

Evidence¶

BookNook: Evidence Rating Strong 2023¶

BookNook: Evidence Rating Strong. (2023). https://www.booknook.org

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Cluster-randomized study in six Rocketship public charter schools in Northern California; cohorts of first through fourth grade students randomly assigned within grades. The final sample included 1,777 students (n=959 treatment, 818 control), and the treatment group showed significantly more growth than the control group on the NWEA MAP, with a printed effect size of ES = +0.05.

"After 12 weeks, students in cohorts assigned to receive BookNook demonstrated significantly more growth than the control group on the NWEA MAP (ES = +0.05), qualifying BookNook for a “Strong” rating."

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