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[http://aerj](http://aerj).[aera.net](aera.net)  \nDoes Early Algebra Matter? The Effectiveness of an Early Algebra Intervention in Grades 3 to 5  \nMaria Blanton  \nTERC  \nRena Stroud  \nMerrimack College  \nAna Stephens University of Wisconson-Madison Angela Murphy Gardiner  \nTERC  \nDespina A. Stylianou  \nThe City College of New York  \nEric Knuth  \nUniversity of Texas at Austin  \nIsil Isler-Baykal Middle East Technical University Susanne Strachota University of Wisconson-Madison  \nA cluster randomized trial design was used to examine the effectiveness of a Grades 3 to 5 early algebra intervention with a diverse student population. Forty-six schools in three school districts participated. Students in treatment schools were taught the intervention by classroom teachers during regular mathematics instruction. Students in control schools received only regular mathematics instruction. Using a three-level longitudinal piecewise hierarchical linear model, the study explored the impact of the intervention in terms of both performance (correctness) and strategy use in students’responses to written algebra assessments. Results show that during Grade 3, treatment students, including those in at-risk settings, improved at a significantly faster rate than control students on both outcome measures and maintained their advantage throughout the intervention.  \nKEYWORDS: cluster randomized trial, early algebra, early math intervention, effectiveness study, elementary grades  \nEffectiveness of Early Algebra Intervention  \nAlgebra has become an academic passport for passage into virtually every avenue of the job market and every street of schooling. With too few exceptions, students who do not study algebra are therefore relegated to menial jobs and are unable often to even undertake training programs for jobs in which they might be interested. They are sorted out of the opportunities to become productive citizens in our society. (Schoenfeld 1995, pp. 11–12)  \nMARIA BLANTON is a senior scientist at TERC, 2067 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140; e-mail: [maria_blanton@terc.edu](maria_blanton@terc.edu. Her)[. Her](maria_blanton@terc.edu. Her) primary interests include understanding the foundations of children’s algebraic thinking in elementary grades and designing inclusive innovations that improve children’s algebra readiness for middle grades.  \nRENA STROUD is an assistant professor in the Department of Education at Merrimack College; e-mail: [stroudr@merrimack.edu](stroudr@merrimack.edu. She)[. She](stroudr@merrimack.edu. She) specializes in quantitative methods and analysis, including advanced regression techniques such as hierarchical linear modeling and structural equation modeling. Her research interests include teaching and learning in early mathematics and the role of technology in education.  \nANA STEPHENS is an associate researcher at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison; [email:](email: acstephens@wisc.edu. She is)[ acstephens@wisc.edu](email: acstephens@wisc.edu. She is)[. She is](email: acstephens@wisc.edu. She is) interested in studying the development of elementary students’ algebraic reasoning and tasks that support this development.  \nANGELA MURPHY GARDINER is a senior research associate at TERC; email: angela_gardi[ner@terc.edu](ner@terc.edu. Her primary research interests)[. Her primary research interests](ner@terc.edu. Her primary research interests) include students’ algebraic thinking and understanding of functions, methods for delivering effective teacher professional development, and understanding the relationship between characteristics of professional development and student outcomes.  \nDESPINA A. 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