RAND Research Topic: Literacy 2021-04-13T20:13:04Z Copyright (c) 2021, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/topics/literacy.html Considering Education Policy in the 117th Congress RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/congress/alerts/2021/education.html 2021-02-08T16:34:00Z 2021-02-08T16:34:00Z What are the biggest education policy issues facing the 117th Congress? RAND experts offer up insight on a variety of topics, including equity issues exacerbated by COVID-19, integrating workforce development and employment systems, improving the quality and accessibility of early childhood care and learning, and more. Annotation and Classification of Evidence and Reasoning Revisions in Argumentative Writing Tazin Afrin; Elaine Lin Wang; Diane Litman; Lindsay Clare Matsumura; Richard Correnti https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP68491.html 2021-02-03T09:00:00Z 2021-02-03T09:00:00Z In this study, we take a step towards advancing automated revision analysis capabilities. Writing Instruction in U.S. Classrooms William R. Johnston https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2575z14.html 2020-05-14T05:00:00Z 2020-05-14T05:00:00Z This American Educator Panels Data Note provides insights into secondary teachers' perceptions of their preparedness to teach and assess writing skills and their levels of support in the classroom. The Nuffield Early Language Intervention Sashka Dimova; Sonia Ilie; Elena Rosa Brown; Miriam Broeks; Andreas Culora; Alex Sutherland https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP68158.html 2020-05-05T10:15:00Z 2020-05-05T10:15:00Z An evaluation of the Nuffield Early Language Intervention observed 1,156 students across 193 schools through a randomised control trial. The study found the intervention added three months progress in language skills compared to non-participants. Erevise Haoran Zhang; Ahmed Magooda; Diane Litman; Richard Correnti; Elaine Lin Wang; Lindsay Clare Matsumura; Emily Howe; Rafael Quintana https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP68093.html 2020-02-26T09:15:00Z 2020-02-26T09:15:00Z This paper presents the design and first classroom evaluation of eRevise, an Automated Writing Evaluation system for improving students' ability to use text evidence - a dimension of writing that is important for college and career readiness. Erevis(ing) Elaine Lin Wang; Lindsay Clare Matsumura; Richard Correnti; Diane Litman; Haoran Zhang; Emily Howe; Ahmed Magooda; Rafael Quintana https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP68091.html 2020-02-26T09:00:00Z 2020-02-26T09:00:00Z We investigate students' implementation of the feedback messages they received in an automated writing evaluation system (eRevise) that aims to improve students' use of text evidence in their writing. Automated Scoring of Students' Use of Text Evidence in Writing Richard Correnti; Lindsay Clare Matsumura; Elaine Lin Wang; Diane Litman; Zahra Rahimi; Zahid Kisa https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP68092.html 2020-02-26T09:00:00Z 2020-02-26T09:00:00Z The authors describe an approach to using automated essay-scoring technologies to provide information about students' skills at marshaling text evidence in the upper elementary grades. Evaluation of a Technology-based Intervention for Reading in UK Classroom Settings Hannes Jarke; Miriam Broeks; Sashka Dimova; Eleftheria Iakovidou; George Thompson; Sonia Ilie; Alex Sutherland https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR4208.html 2020-01-29T08:45:00Z 2020-01-29T08:45:00Z RAND Europe found in a UK randomised controlled trial that classes of primary school children randomly allocated to receive a technology-based education intervention using Microsoft's Immersive Reader performed as well as business-as-usual classes. The Big Lift Descriptive Analyses Celia J. Gomez; Anamarie A. Whitaker; Jill S. Cannon https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR3262.html 2020-01-13T08:30:00Z 2020-01-13T08:30:00Z In this report, the authors present results describing early learning outcomes of children from three kindergarten classes who were eligible to participate in The Big Lift, a preschool-third-grade initiative that aims to boost reading proficiency. When Neighborhoods Matter Sara Anderson; William R. Johnston; Tama Leventhal https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP67870.html 2019-06-05T12:00:00Z 2019-06-05T12:00:00Z Consistent evidence links neighborhood socioeconomic status with children's development outcomes. However, it is less clear whether or when neighborhoods are most strongly associated with children's outcomes. Text-Based Writing in Elementary Classrooms Elaine Lin Wang; Lindsay Clare Matsumura https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP67792.html 2019-02-12T12:00:00Z 2019-02-12T12:00:00Z In the present study, we investigate how teachers conceptualize text-based writing and how these conceptions influence the writing tasks they assign. Considering Education Policy in the 116th Congress RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/congress/alerts/2019/education.html 2019-02-08T16:34:00Z 2019-02-08T16:34:00Z What are the biggest education policy issues facing the 116th Congress? RAND experts offer up insight on a variety of topics, including early childhood care and learning, K-12 policy, higher education, workforce development, and more. The Big Lift Preschool, Two Years In Celia J. Gomez; Anamarie A. Whitaker; Jill S. Cannon; Lynn A. Karoly https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB10047.html 2018-12-12T09:15:00Z 2018-12-12T09:15:00Z The Big Lift preschool-third-grade initiative aims to boost children's reading proficiency. This second in a series of descriptive analyses shares follow-up data on 2016-2017 kindergarten class participants and initial data on 2017-2018 participants. The Big Lift Descriptive Analyses Celia J. Gomez; Anamarie A. Whitaker; Jill S. Cannon; Lynn A. Karoly https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2729.html 2018-10-10T09:00:00Z 2018-10-10T09:00:00Z The Big Lift initiative aims to boost children's reading proficiency in San Mateo County, California. This second in a series of descriptive analyses shares follow-up data on the 2016-2017 kindergarten class and initial data for the 2017-2018 class. The Big Lift Implementation Study Susannah Faxon-Mills; Anamarie A. Whitaker; Jill S. Cannon; Celia J. Gomez; Lynn A. Karoly https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2138.html 2018-06-25T14:00:00Z 2018-06-25T14:00:00Z The Big Lift, a learning initiative extending from preschool to third grade initiative in San Mateo County, aims to increase third grade reading proficiency in the county. As part of a Big Lift evaluation, this report focused on collective impact design and activity pillars. The Majority of Teachers Aren't Clear on the Reading Instruction Approaches Most Aligned with State Standards Julia H. Kaufman; V. Darleen Opfer; Lindsey E. Thompson; Joseph D. Pane https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2258.html 2018-02-21T06:00:00Z 2018-02-21T06:00:00Z English language arts teachers could increase their use of more complex, text-based practices if they received clearer guidance from states and districts about what is expected. They also need better supports and curriculum resources to engage in those approaches. Student Writing Accepted as High-Quality Responses to Analytic Text-Based Writing Tasks Elaine Lin Wang; Lindsay Clare Matsumura; Richard Correnti https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP67479.html 2018-02-08T13:00:00Z 2018-02-08T13:00:00Z This study investigated teachers' assessment of their students' writing in response to analytic text-based writing tasks. Assessing Students' Use of Evidence and Organization in Response-to-Text Writing Zahra Rahimi; Diane Litman; Richard Correnti; Elaine Lin Wang; Lindsay Clare Matsumura https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP67388.html 2017-12-05T12:00:00Z 2017-12-05T12:00:00Z This paper presents an investigation of score prediction based on natural language processing for two targeted constructs within analytic text-based writing. Big Lift Participation and School Entry Indicators Celia J. Gomez; Jill S. Cannon; Anamarie A. Whitaker; Lynn A. Karoly https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9991.html 2017-11-28T11:15:00Z 2017-11-28T11:15:00Z This brief summarizes results from RAND's descriptive analysis of participation rates and school readiness outcomes for children served in the first year of the Big Lift collective impact initiative. Big Lift Participation and School Entry Indicators Celia J. Gomez; Jill S. Cannon; Anamarie A. Whitaker; Lynn A. Karoly https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2131.html 2017-11-28T11:15:00Z 2017-11-28T11:15:00Z The Big Lift is a learning initiative extending from preschool to third grade in San Mateo County, California. This report provides descriptive analyses of participation in Big Lift programs along with measures of kindergarten-readiness at school entry.