Working Title: “It’s Been a Transition for my Brain” A Community-Based Research Partnership with Teachers Navigating Shifts in Literacy Policy

• In Event: Roundtable Session II
  In Roundtable Session: Navigating Literacy Policy and Practice

Abstract

In this presentation, I will discuss insights from a yearlong study with K-5 teachers. Meeting in 1:1 and small group sessions to design collaborative literacy learning goals and engaging in professional learning, our work centered on sensemaking about early literacy policy/practice, breaking down misconceptions, and engaging in data-driven decision-making. Most notably, emerging findings suggest that our focus around small group instruction is related to exploring guidance provided in newly adopted, evidence-based curriculum.

Author

• Helen Baynum, University of Colorado, Boulder