Table 1 evidence matrix mapping interventions to ESSA evidence tiers across eleven outcome domains¶

Element · All elements
Evidence · 3 claims (2 for, 1 mixed) · 1 study (1 quant-synthesis), q3 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study

Description¶

Table 1 summarizes, for each of 15 interventions, the outcome domains for which WWC-reviewed evidence meets ESSA Tier 1, Tier 2, or Tier 3 requirements, spanning domains from high school attendance through "Employment and labor market." It also flags research contexts: a check for Rural indicates "research explicitly including rural sites," and a check for Facing Economic Disadvantages indicates samples at least 40 percent economically disadvantaged. The format is adapted from the REL AP College Access Evidence Matrix.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Information drawn from What Works Clearinghouse intervention reviews

Constraints¶

• Covers only interventions with WWC-reviewed evidence of at least one positive, statistically significant effect

Target Learners¶

• secondary students

Target Learning Goals¶

• college and career readiness

Claims¶

• Literacy First shows strong ESSA evidence of positive effects in phonics and related alphabetics, reading fluency, and reading comprehension for grades K–2 [+W]
• Achieve3000 shows moderate ESSA evidence of positive effects on reading fluency [+W]
• None of the WWC-standards-meeting studies of Tier 2 literacy interventions were conducted in CNMI or other Pacific islands, limiting generalizability [~W]

Related Elements¶

• Supplemental matrix of intervention strategies for 18 Tier 2 literacy interventions

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Ask an Expert 4.2.1: College- and Career-Readiness Interventions. (2022). Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia, SRI International. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/Products/Resource/-89626