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Elementary students showed major literacy gains with weekly use

This ESSA Tier II study examined literacy skill growth of elementary students in Dexter Community Schools in Michigan. Researchers compared students who used Newsela ELA weekly to a control group and found 4th-grade Newsela users achieved about three additional months of literacy skill growth compared to their non-Newsela peers. Newsela classes also read 44% more nonfiction texts than comparison classes.

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Elementary students showed major literacy gains with weekly use

This ESSA Tier II study examined literacy skill growth of elementary students in Dexter Community Schools in Michigan. Researchers compared students who used Newsela ELA weekly to a control group and found 4th-grade Newsela users achieved about three additional months of literacy skill growth compared to their non-Newsela peers. Newsela classes also read 44% more nonfiction texts than comparison classes.

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Elementary students showed major literacy gains with weekly use

This ESSA Tier II study examined literacy skill growth of elementary students in Dexter Community Schools in Michigan. Researchers compared students who used Newsela ELA weekly to a control group and found 4th-grade Newsela users achieved about three additional months of literacy skill growth compared to their non-Newsela peers. Newsela classes also read 44% more nonfiction texts than comparison classes.

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