C U R I O U S L E A R N I N G?

A G L O B A L L I T E R A C Y N O N P R O F I T

P R E P A R E D B Y T A Y L O R T H O M P S O ND I R E C T O R O F P A R T N E R S H I P S

T T H O M P S O N @ C U R I O U S L E A R N I N G . O R G

PRE-K AND K LITERACY OUTCOMES WITH MOBILE SOFTWARE.

O U R S T O R Y :

WE BEGAN IN 2011 AS RESEARCH AT MIT, TUFTS, AND GSU.

M A R Y A N N E W O L F C O G N I T I V E S C I E N C E , L I T E R A C Y , D Y S L E X I A

SGrV

LM

LSV VMGr

VGrS

Grammar Processes

Sound Processes

Vocabulary Processes

Letter Processes

Morphological Processes

O U R F O U N D E R S H A V E R E V E R S E - E N G I N E E R E D H O W T H E B R A I N L E A R N S T O R E A D …

How does RAVE-O work?

•Explore core words

•Discover related words and meanings

•Build accuracy and automaticity in letters and letter patterns

•Master application of strategies

•Read words in context

•Respond analytically to what they read

T O C R E A T E O N E O F T H E W O R L D ’ S L E A D I N G L I T E R A C Y C U R R I C U L A .

C Y N T H I A B R E A Z E A L S O C I A L R O B O T S , A F F E C T I V E C O M P U T I N G

O U R F O U N D E R S C R E A T E D I N T E R A C T I V E R O B O T S T H A T H E L P C H I L D R E N L E A R N .

How does RAVE-O work?

•Explore core words

•Discover related words and meanings

•Build accuracy and automaticity in letters and letter patterns

•Master application of strategies

•Read words in context

•Respond analytically to what they read

T O C R E A T E O N E O F T H E W O R L D ’ S L E A D I N G L I T E R A C Y C U R R I C U L A .

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LM

LSV VMG

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VGrS

Grammar Processes

Sound Processes

Vocabulary Processes

Letter Processes

Morphological Processes

CAN WE USE SMARTPHONES TO DELIVER LITERACY INSTRUCTION?

A N D E V E R Y O N E W I L L S O O N H A V E A C C E S S T O S M A R T P H O N E S .

P I L O TR E S E A R C H :

IN A COMMUNITY WITH NO SCHOOL, L ITERACY OR ENGLISH.

T H E Y T E S T E D A N E W A P P R O A C H I N A C O M M U N I T Y W I T H N O S C H O O L , L I T E R A C Y O R E N G L I S H .

THE APPROACH: 1.  CURATE L ITERACY APPS BASED ON

SCIENCE OF L ITERACY.

2.  LET INNATE CURIOSITY DRIVE CHILDREN’S EXPLORATION.

3.  COLLECT USAGE DATA AND L ITERACY ASSESSMENTS.

C H I L D R E N A C H I E V E D P R E - K A N D K I N D E R G A R T E N P R E - L I T E R A C Y O U T C O M E S .

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Phonemic Awareness!

Letter Name & Sound!

Vocabulary!

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In 2 years & 1000+ hours of use in Ethiopia !

Pre-K

K

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I N T H E U S , S O F T W A R E P R O V I D E S C O M P P R E -L I T E R A C Y R E S U L T S T O P R E - K .

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Rhyme Awareness!

Letter Name & Sound!

PPVT !Vocabulary!

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In 4 Months & 100 hours of use in Alabama !

S I M I L A R R E S U L T S I N 6 C O U N T R I E S , A T 2 0 S I T E S , A M O N G 5 , 0 0 0 C H I L D R E N .

C H I L D R E N W I T H N O A C C E S S T O S C H O O L .

A T U N D E R - R E S O U R C E D S C H O O L S .

A T G O O D S C H O O L S W H O S T A R T B E H I N D A N D N E V E R C A T C H U P .

R E S U L T S W E R E S O C O M P E L L I N G , W E S T A R T E D C U R I O U S L E A R N I N G .

O U R C H A L L E N G E :

# 1 . 2 0 0 M C H I L D R E N C A N ’ T A C C E S S A G O O D S C H O O LA N D W I L L N E V E R L E A R N T O R E A D .

# 2 . 2 0 M U S C H I L D R E N W O N ’ T A T T E N D P R E - K , A N D O U R S Y S T E M W I L L L E A V E M A N Y B E H I N D .

# 3 . 1 0 % O F C H I L D R E N H A V E R E A D I N G D I S A B I L I T I E S , A N D A R E N ’ T D I A G N O S E D T I L L T H E Y ’ R E Y E A R S B E H I N D .

H O W C A N W E G I V E T H E S E C H I L D R E N T H E O P P O R T U N I T YT O L E A R N ?

T H E O P P O R T U N I T Y :

W E A L R E A D Y S P E N D B I L L I O N S T O I M P R O V E E A R L Y L E A R N I N G .

# 1 . 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 S T A N D - A L O N E E D U C A T I O N A P P S E X I S T .

# 2 . F I E L D R E S E A R C H I S S L O W A N D E X P E N S I V E T O C O N D U C T –  A N D H A R D E R T O S C A L E .

# 3 . P E O P L E W H O C A R E C A N ’ T F I N D T H E B E S T S O L U T I O N S .

H O W C A N T E C H N O L O G Y H E L P U S F I N D , S C A L E U P A N D C O N T I N U O U S L Y I M P R O V E T H E B E S T L I T E R A C Y I N T E R V E N T I O N S ?

O U R P R O D U C T :

D E C E P T I V E L Y S I M P L E : C H I L D R E N L E A R N T O R E A D B Y E X P L O R I N G C U R A T E D L E A R N I N G G A M E S .

A S C H I L D R E N P L A Y , T H E S O F T W A R E G A T H E R S D A T A A N D P E R S O N A L I Z E S C O N T E N T T O I M P R O V E C H I L D L E A R N I N G .

U S E F O R P A R E N T S O R T E A C H E R S I S Q U I C K A N D E A S Y .

1. Download CL launcher app

3. Make sure device gets internet every month, to upload data and update apps

2. Give device to child

O U R M O D E L :

A L O T N E E D S T O H A P P E N , B E H I N D T H E S C E N E S , T O P O W E R T H I S E X P E R I E N C E .

O U R C O N T E N T T E A M W O R K S T O :

1. Curate!

Content! Deployment ! Platform! Research !

2. Improve! 3. Localize!

W E R E A C H C H I L D R E N T W O W A Y S :

1. Parents & teachers who own devices

2. Schools or organizations who manage devices

Content! Deployment ! Platform! Research !

P L A T F O R M F U N C T I O N :

Content! Deployment ! Platform! Research !

Child Mode!!Modular Content Library !!Control Installation of Learning Games !!Usage & Outcomes Measurement !!Local Data Storage and Cloud Sync !!“Experiment Engine” for A-B Testing !!

Content! Deployment ! Platform! Research !

Content Library

Data Base

- Experiment Specs - Usage Data

- Assessment Data - Deployment Info - Device Groups

MAM Mobile App Management

Server side

Device Apps

- Launcher - Assessment

- Apps

Experiment

Engine

Partner / Admin Web Interface

- Content Contribution

-  Device Management

(Only CL App management)

- Experiment Creation

- Deployment Info - Device Groups

- Assessment Data

- Reports

Report Generator

DEVICE SERVER WEB

MAM

Mobile App

management

P L A T F O R M S T R U C T U R E :

P O W E R E X P E R I M E N T A L R E S E A R C H :

Content! Deployment ! Platform! Research !

Learning Content (Apps) !

Learning Interface (Launcher) !

App Selection Logic (Server)!

RESEARCH

DEPLOYMENT CONTENT

Better Apps, Personalized for your children, Saving time and money

Faster & cheaper experiments, Results rolled into CL system

Theories of learning & new technology to improve apps and platform

A L L P A R T N E R S B E N E F I T F R O M O U R M O D E L , A N D F R O M E A C H O T H E R .

O U R S T A T U S :

Research: !Prove pre-K & K literacy outcomes!

Launch: Scale pre-K & K results to 500K children!

Sustain: Prove 2nd grade results, and develop sustainability !

Scale: Scale up to 5M children !N E X T S T A G E : S C A L E

C U R R E N T I N T E R V E N T I O N T O R E A C H 5 0 0 K C H I L D R E N .

WE’RE HOPING TO LAUNCH OUR EXPERIMENT ENGINE IN LATE 2017.

DEPLOY COGNITIVE LEARNING APPS, INTERFACE, AND APP SELECTION.

TAYLOR THOMPSON TTHOMPSON@CURIOUSLEARNING.ORG