Page | 37 Evaluating the Effectiveness of Vista Higher Learning’s Bridges to Literature and Content for Middle School Students This document summarizes the study design for the VHL Bridges Level 1 and Level 2 research evidence gathering being conducted for the Bridges program, including the status of the research. Current Status SEG is conducting a Level 1/Level 2 eCectiveness study of the Bridges program on behalf of VHL. At this point, SEG and VHL have completed and documented the study design and are engaged in sampling of participants for the study. The design calls for an ESSA Level 1 experimental study with random sampling to evaluate the eCectiveness of Bridges. Depending on the final sample identified, the study may be retargeted as an ESSA Level 2 quasi-experimental design with matched intervention (treatment) and comparison (control) groups. To date, we have completed the study design and initial phases of recruitment/sampling. We will complete the participant selection and sampling between April and August 2024. Instruction will be delivered incorporating Bridges (or traditionally) for about 32 weeks from October 2024 until May 2025. We will complete the pretest data collection in October and November of 2024, and complete the posttest data collection in March and April of 2025. The data will be analyzed, and the study design, implementation, and outcomes will be documented in May and June 2025. Overview Many students fail to acquire the necessary language skills during their early schooling and are at risk academically by the time they enter middle school. During the 2024–2025 school year, SEG will conduct a study of the eCectiveness of Vista’s Bridges to Literature and Content for improving the reading skills of middle school level students with randomly sampled 6th–8th grade students from schools consistent with the
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