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HMH Into Literature: Texas QED Study, Grades 6–8

At a glance

  • Moderate Evidence
  • Program: HMH Into Literature®
  • Subject: Literacy Curriculum
  • Report Type: Efficacy Study, Study Conducted by Third Party
  • Grade Level: Middle
  • Region: Southwest
  • Population: Free or Reduced-Price Lunch, English Learners, Students with Disabilities
  • Race/Ethnicity: Black, Hispanic, White
  • District Urbanicity: Urban, Suburban, Rural
  • District Size: Large, Medium, Small
  • Implementation Model: Core Instruction
  • District Participants: 807 Texas Middle Schools
  • Outcome Measure: State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR)
  • Evaluation Period: Spring 2021, Spring 2022
  • Study Conducted By: JEM & R, LLC

Abstract

A third-party quasi-experimental study conducted by JEM & R examined the relationship between HMH Into Literature® implementation and student English language arts (ELA) achievement in Grades 6–8. Using Texas STAAR® data from Spring 2021 and Spring 2022, researchers compared outcomes for 252 schools using Into Literature with 555 control schools. 

Findings provide ESSA Tier 2 Moderate Evidence that Into Literature was associated with significantly higher ELA proficiency rates after both two and three years of program implementation. Positive achievement results were also observed across grade-level and subgroup analyses, with statistically significant findings for multiple student populations, including English learners, students with disabilities, and economically disadvantaged students. 

Overall, the study adds to a growing body of evidence demonstrating positive literacy outcomes associated with Into Literature implementation in middle schools.