In this study, the Efficacy team at Curriculum Associates examined the impact of Magnetic Reading Foundations (MRF) on Grades K–2 students’ reading scores on the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS®) assessment and the i-Ready Diagnostic for Reading. Models estimate students who use MRF score an average of four points higher on end-of-year DIBELS and nine points higher on the end-of-year i-Ready Diagnostic than similar students who do not receive MRF instruction. In a sample of students who began the year with similar scores on these pretest measures of reading, students from classrooms that used MRF demonstrated greater Typical Growth and Stretch Growth® than students from classrooms using other curricula and materials. The rigorous design of this study meets the criteria for Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Level 2 evidence.

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