© 2025 Vista Higher Learning Reading and Writing Growth with Vista’s Engage i TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction............................................................................................................ iii Key Findings ........................................................................................................... iv Overview ................................................................................................................. 2 The Role of Language Skills Development ................................................................. 2 Understanding the Learners ..................................................................................... 3 High School Readers and Writers ................................................................................. 4 Implications for Instruction ......................................................................................... 5 Evaluating the Effectiveness of Engage ..................................................................... 6 The Engage Program.................................................................................................... 6 Study Questions ......................................................................................................... 7 How the Study Was Conducted................................................................................. 8 Setting ........................................................................................................................ 9 Timeline ..................................................................................................................... 9 How Reading Growth Was Measured ........................................................................... 9 How We Collected Student Data................................................................................ 10 Participants .............................................................................................................. 10 Initial Reading and Writing Levels............................................................................... 11 Initial Reading and Writing Scores .............................................................................. 11 Student Demographics by Sex and Ethnicity ............................................................... 12 Results .................................................................................................................. 13 Who Completed the Study......................................................................................... 13 Reading Growth Results ............................................................................................ 13 Writing Growth Results.............................................................................................. 15
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