Fact Sheet
Purpose-built measures and tools from NWEAĀ® provide stable, trustworthy sources of data educators need to make informed decisions. From addressing unfinished learning to working towards proficiency and achievement goals, the MAPĀ® Suite offers the right tools to help educators in summer programs target instruction and improve outcomes for all kids.
Topics: Assessment
Products: MAP Growth, MAP Suite
Case Study
School leaders see lasting change with professional learning, collaboration, and trustworthy data
Discover how Elgin Childrenās Foundation used MAP Growth in Southern Appalachia districts to promote academic growth, dental care, and more in order to break the cycle of poverty.
Topics: Leadership
Products: MAP Growth
Brief
How can we support academic growth for English learners (ELs) who may have experienced disproportionate academic impacts from COVID-19? Recent NWEA research may help inform how federal ESSER funding can provide early intervention and extended school year support in the summer and after-school that can create sustainable change and further growth for ELs.
Topics: Assessment, Multilingual learners, Policy & advocacy
Products: MAP Growth
Brief
How can we support academic growth for students with disabilities (SWD) who may have experienced disproportionate academic impacts from COVID-19? Recent NWEA research may help inform how federal ESSER and IDEA funding can provide early intervention, extended school year support in the summer, and other evidence-based supports that can create sustainable change and further growth for SWD.
Topics: Education research, Multilingual learners, Policy & advocacy
Fact Sheet
What are multidimensional science standards, and how does NWEA build MAP Growth assessments to measure them? Your questions are answered here.
Topics: Science
Products: MAP Growth, MAP Science
Webinar
Reimagine: Strategies for helping early readers bounce back from interrupted learning
Leading literacy experts share evidence-based strategies for supporting early readers, including tips for instructional planning, scaffolding, and providing interventions. Get guidance for improving data-informed reading instruction using reporting tools available in MAP Reading Fluency.
Topics: Literacy
Products: MAP Reading Fluency
eBook
How to support reading at home: A guide for families
Literacy can be a big predictor of how a child will do in schoolāand even whether theyāll graduate. Thereās a lot families can do to support a young reader at home. This collection of Teach. Learn. Grow. blog posts by NWEA literacy experts will walk you through exactly what to try. (If youāre an educator eager to support families reading at home, please share this e-book with them!)
Topics: Instructional strategy & resources, Early learning, Literacy
Products: Professional Learning