Implementing the science of reading is an ongoing process to shift instructional strategies to evidence-based practices. Two literacy experts from NWEA® share six ways literacy educators can continue to build on their progress and take the science of reading to the next level.

Literacy subject-matter experts share their best time-saving instructional and operational strategies to support young readers. Learn how incorporating them into your routine can preserve valuable instructional time.

Researchers from NWEA partnered with NewSchools Venture Fund  to explore the relationship between school culture and climate, social and emotional learning, and academic achievement. Learn more about this innovative research partnership.

Funded by Microsoft’s AI for Accessibility Grant, NWEA joined with Perkins Access, Governor Morehead School, and Sonja Steinbach, a math educator who works with students with vision disabilities. Together, they embarked on a unique research partnership to make middle school mathematics assessments more accessible for students with vision impairments.

In the wake of instructional challenges faced over the past two school years, NWEA, the Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at the American Institutes for Research (AIR), and the Center for Education Policy and Research (CEPR) at Harvard University have partnered with a coalition of large school districts across the country to help determine which COVID recovery interventions are working and to what extent.

New fall data shows continued signs of academic rebounding. Drs. Karyn Lewis and Emily Morton provide more context and details to a new report on the state of academic gains and achievement levels. They also share insights on intervention efforts.

A 2-page document outlining the user norms for MAP Growth tests in Biology. Includes details on how the user norms were developed, how user norms differ from national representative norms, and what years of data were used to craft them. Detailed charts are included that cover fall to winter, Fall to spring, and winter to spring norms.