As a Tier 2 intervention, Bridge to Reading schools significantly outperformed comparison peers on spring NWEA MAP Reading (ES +0.33), with significant effects at both grade levels¶
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q3 i2 In a 2024-2025 Tier 2 intervention study, students in Bridge to Reading schools significantly outperformed comparison peers on spring NWEA MAP Reading scores, with an effect size of +0.33 and significant effects at both grade levels. → Bridge to Reading evidence summary 2025
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Bridge to Reading evidence summary 2025¶
Bridge to Reading evidence summary. (2025). https://www.heggerty.com
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Second study evaluating Bridge to Reading as a Tier 2 intervention during 2024-2025 with 873 first and second grade students across 29 schools in a Michigan intermediate school district. Effect size +0.33 on spring NWEA MAP Reading.
"Students in Bridge to Reading schools significantly outperformed comparison peers on spring NWEA MAP Reading scores (effect size = +0.33), with significant effects at both grade levels."
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As a Tier 2 intervention, Bridge to Reading schools significantly outperformed comparison peers on spring NWEA MAP Reading (ES +0.33), with significant effects at both grade levels |
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As a Tier 2 intervention, Bridge to Reading schools significantly outperformed comparison peers on spring NWEA MAP Reading (ES +0.33), with significant effects at both grade levels |
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