© 2025 Vista Higher Learning Reading and Writing Growth with Vista’s Engage 6 EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ENGAGE Consistent with ESSA’s evidence standards, this study examines the impact of English language instruction incorporating Engage on grades 9–12 ML student reading and writing outcomes. This study is a story of how high school students can improve their language skills with successful intervention incorporating the program; a story of reading and writing skills development among high school students whose first language is not English. ML students in grades 9–12 classes receiving instruction that included Engage achieved substantial levels of reading and writing skill growth. The Engage Program Engage is a comprehensive literacy program created for multilingual/English learners and striving readers primarily in grades 9–12. The program builds language and reading proficiency through research-driven lessons and activities, engaging texts, and contentdriven lessons. The program provides a variety of print and digital classroom resources that o er support and motivation. Engage provides tools for teachers to assess ongoing learning progress, discover skills gaps, and personalize instruction. Engage is designed to ensure proficiency in vocabulary, reading, listening, speaking, writing, and grammar skills and promote academic language development skills. Engage keeps students’ attention with motivating literary texts and informational texts in science, social studies, math, and the arts and helps them access grade-level content to prepare them for mainstream classes. Engage aligns with the WIDA, CA ELD, TX TEKS, CCSS (ELA and Math), NGSS (Science), NCSS (Social Studies), NCTM (Math), and CEFR (ELT/International) standards.
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