Literacy Design Collaborative and Middle School Student Learning

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session Eight
  In Roundtable Session: Community and School Collaborations Addressing Literacy and English/Language Arts (Table 1)

Abstract

The Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) was created to support teachers in implementing college and career readiness standards. Teachers work collaboratively with coaches to further develop their expertise and design standards-driven, literacy-rich writing assignments within their existing curriculum across all content areas. Findings from multiple sources reveal positive results for the LDC intervention. Participants across all groups reported positive attitudes toward LDC and perceived a positive impact on student outcomes. Additionally, analysis of student outcomes confirmed participants’ positive views. We found LDC had statistically significant effects on middle school students’ English language arts (ELA) performance.

Author

• Jia Wang, University of California - Los Angeles
  Presenting Author