Literacy Design Collaborative and Middle School Student Learning

• In Event: Sunday Roundtable Session 1:15 pm
  In Roundtable Session: What Works for Improving Literacy? Evidence From State Education Agencies and Local Education Agencies (Table 22)

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.

Authors

• Jia Wang, University of California - Los Angeles

• Seth Leon, University of California - Los Angeles