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National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance


The Enhanced Reading Opportunities Study: Early Impact and Implementation Findings

NCEE 2008-4015
June 2008


Table ES.2.  Impacts on Reading Achievement, Cohort 1 Follow-Up Respondent Sample, by First-Year Implementation Issues
 
Outcome ERO Non-ERO
Group
Estimated
Impact
Estimated
Impact
Effect Size
P-Value for
Estimated
Impact
           
Moderately or well-aligned implementation and longer duration
           
Reading comprehension          
Average standard score 90.7 89.0 1.8 * 0.17 * 0.002
Corresponding grade equivalent 6.2 5.9      
Corresponding percentile 26 23      
           
Reading vocabulary          
Average standard score 93.6 93.5 0.1 0.01 0.848
Corresponding grade equivalent 7.8 7.7      
Corresponding percentile 32 32      
           
Sample size 656 488      
           
Poorly aligned implementation or shorter duration        
           
Reading comprehension          
Average standard score 89.6 89.5 0.1 0.01 0.811
Corresponding grade equivalent 6.0 6.0      
Corresponding percentile 24 24      
           
Reading vocabulary          
Average standard score 93.3 92.9 0.4 0.04 0.412
Corresponding grade equivalent 7.7 7.7      
Corresponding percentile 32 31      
           
Sample size 752 517      
           
Difference in Impacts Between Subgroups     Difference
in Impacts
Difference
in Impact
Effect Sizes
P-Value for
Difference
           
Differences in impacts          
           
Reading comprehension standard score     1.6 * 0.16 * 0.035
           
Reading vocabulary standard score     -0.3 -0.03 0.667
           
NOTE: The statistical significance level is indicated (*) when the p-value is less than or equal to 5 percent.