© 2025 Vista Higher Learning Vista’s Bridges: A Study of Reading Growth in MLs ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ........................................................................................................................iii Key Findings........................................................................................................................iv Overview............................................................................................................................. 2 Understanding the Learners................................................................................................. 2 Study Summary and What It Means for ML Classrooms......................................................... 5 How the Study Was Conducted............................................................................................ 7 Timeline ................................................................................................................................. 8 How Reading Growth Was Measured ....................................................................................... 8 How We Collected Student Data ............................................................................................. 9 Participants ............................................................................................................................ 9 Initial Reading Levels .............................................................................................................10 Student Demographics ..........................................................................................................10 How We Created Comparable Student Groups .......................................................................11 Student Participation Over Time .............................................................................................12 Results ..............................................................................................................................14 Who Completed the Study......................................................................................................14 Reading Skills Level Growth....................................................................................................14 Comparing Bridges to Non-Bridges Students’ Reading Growth .................................................15 Summary of Results ...............................................................................................................22 What We Learned ...............................................................................................................................24 Considerations and Next Steps ..............................................................................................24 Conclusions ..........................................................................................................................24 Evidence Summary ................................................................................................................24 Reading Growth from the Beginning to the End of the School Year ............................................25 References..........................................................................................................................................26
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