Literacy gains from weekly Newsela ELA use

January 1, 2024

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Weekly Newsela ELA use is linked to stronger literacy outcomes

Review a quasi-experimental study on how weekly Newsela ELA use is associated with reading growth, nonfiction engagement, and standards-aligned skills practice in upper elementary classrooms.

Key Findings

What the study found

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+3 months

Additional growth

Fourth-grade Newsela users demonstrated the equivalent of about three additional months of literacy skill growth compared with peers in comparison classrooms.

~10 percentiles

Higher reading scores

After a year of use, fourth-grade students in the Newsela treatment group outperformed the control group by nearly 10 percentiles.

44% more nonfiction

Stronger usage pattern

Fourth graders who read about two Newsela articles and completed one quiz per week showed stronger reading outcomes.

Authored By

Lisa B. Hurwitz, Ph.D.
Director of Impact Research

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Literacy gains from weekly Newsela ELA use

Efficacy study preview

Weekly Newsela ELA use is linked to stronger literacy outcomes

Review a quasi-experimental study on how weekly Newsela ELA use is associated with reading growth, nonfiction engagement, and standards-aligned skills practice in upper elementary classrooms.

Key Findings

What the study found

Review the headline findings from the study while keeping the full research details in the downloadable report.

+3 months

Additional growth

Fourth-grade Newsela users demonstrated the equivalent of about three additional months of literacy skill growth compared with peers in comparison classrooms.

~10 percentiles

Higher reading scores

After a year of use, fourth-grade students in the Newsela treatment group outperformed the control group by nearly 10 percentiles.

44% more nonfiction

Stronger usage pattern

Fourth graders who read about two Newsela articles and completed one quiz per week showed stronger reading outcomes.

Authored By

Lisa B. Hurwitz, Ph.D.
Director of Impact Research

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Literacy gains from weekly Newsela ELA use

Weekly Newsela ELA use is linked to stronger literacy outcomes

What the study found

Additional growth

Higher reading scores

More content-rich reading

Stronger usage pattern

Literacy gains from weekly Newsela ELA use

Weekly Newsela ELA use is linked to stronger literacy outcomes

What the study found

Additional growth

Higher reading scores

More content-rich reading

Stronger usage pattern

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