Results from a quasi-experimental evaluation of the Kids Read Now summer reading program across 5 schools and 2 districts. It includes data on 110 program participants and 156 comparison students in grades 1-4, with achievement measured by aimswebPlus and NWEA MAP Reading Fluency assessments. The analysis indicates an average effect size of d = 0.15 for participants.
Use Cases
- Analyze the relationship between program participation status (KRN vs. comparison) and reading achievement scores from aimswebPlus/NWEA MAP assessments.
- Model the dose-response effect by correlating the number of books received (up to nine) with the reported effect sizes (d = 0.15 average, d = 0.21 for full participants).
- Investigate achievement impacts segmented by grade level (1-4) and school district across the five Midwestern schools.
- Use propensity score matching and regression techniques to estimate the causal impact of the book distribution program on mitigating summer learning loss.
Strengths
- Data is derived from a structured quasi-experimental study with 110 treatment and 156 comparison students.
- Outcomes are measured using standardized reading assessments (aimswebPlus and NWEA MAP Reading Fluency).
- Analysis provides specific effect size estimates (d = 0.15 average, d = 0.21 for full participation) corresponding to months of additional learning.
Limitations
- Sample size is limited to 266 total students from only 5 schools in 2 Midwestern districts, limiting generalizability.
- The quasi-experimental design, while using propensity score matching, may not fully account for all unobserved confounding variables compared to a randomized trial.
- Specific column-level data (e.g., individual student scores, covariates) is not described in the available input.
Provenance
- Source
- ICPSR Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Quasi-experimental evaluation using propensity score matching and doubly robust regression on student records.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- 5 schools across 2 Midwestern school districts in the United States.