Beginning in January 2006, an independent research and consulting firm conducted a randomized control trial of Weekly Reader classroom magazines. Over a 16-week period, more than 400 second-grade students, in 22 mainstream second-grade classrooms, participated in the study. The results were significant:

• Students using Weekly Reader learned rare vocabulary and acquired specific nonfiction content, outperforming students who didn't have access to Weekly Reader
• Students using Weekly Reader more frequently read for fun and were read to more often by adults

The results are in: Weekly Reader has been proven to be an educationally effective tool!

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