Adrea Truckenmiller
Associated IES Content
Grant
Writing Architect: A Web-based Tool for Adapting Writing Instruction to Meet Students' Needs
The purpose of this project is to develop a tool, the Writing Architect, that will assist teachers in connecting evidence-based writing instruction with students' needs as identified in a digital classroom written composition assessment. The goal is to improve late elementary students' written composition in response to text (informational writing) and to use assessment results more effectively for instructional purposes.
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R305A210061
FY2019
Reading, Writing, and Language Development FY2019
FY2020
Reading, Writing, and Language Development FY2020
FY2021
Reading, Writing, and Language Development FY2021
Reading, Writing, and Language Development FY2022 - FY2023
Reading, Writing, and Language Development
report
Descriptive Study
Predicting math outcomes from a reading screening assessment in grades 3-8
District and state education leaders frequently use screening assessments to identify students who are at risk of performing poorly on end-of-year achievement tests. This study examines the use of a universal screening assessment of reading skills for early identification of students at risk of low achievement on nationally normed tests of reading and math and provides support for the interpretation of screening scores to inform instruction. Several members of the Regional Educational Laborat...
Jan 01, 2016
report
Systematic Literature Review
Summary of 20 years of research on the effectiveness of adolescent literacy programs and practices
The importance of adolescent literacy is well established, and the topic continues to be of both local and national interest. Practitioners need to know not only which programs and practices appear effective, but which have the scientific evidence to support that claim. To identify effective programs and practices for general education students in grades 6-12, this review examined thirty-three studies of adolescent literacy programs and practices published over the past 20 years using What Wo...
Jan 01, 2016
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