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Picturing%WriDng:%Fostering%Literacy%Through%Art®!

Image6Making%Within%The%WriDng%Process®!

!  two!dynamic!art-and-literature!based!proven!approaches!to!teaching!wri7ng!and!enchancing!literacy!learning!!

! Pictures!provide!!a!!!universal!language!

for!thinking!!and!expressing!!ideas.!

! !key!component:!reading!the!pictures!!!!!!!i.e.!close!reading!and!drawing!inferences!!!

!  !fosters!vocabulary!development!

!  !facilitated!within!Ar7sts/Writers!Workshop!!

!  !treats!words!and!pictures!as!complementary,!parallel,!and!equal!languages!for!learning!!

What%does%that%mean?%

Equal!Languages%%%%%%%for%Learning%

FOR%TEACHERS:%

•  Elimina7ng!the!hidden!bias!within!our!schools!

•  Giving!teachers!new!tools!for!reaching!all%learners%

•  Placing!picture-reading,!picture-making,!&!picture-wri7ng!at!the!center!of!literacy!learning!

FOR%STUDENTS:%

•  Giving!all%students%a!chance!to!succeed!

•  Offering!mul7ple!modali7es!for!thinking!and!learning!

•  Leveling!the!playing!field!!

Parallel%Languages%for%Learning%%

Recognizing!the!parallel!func7on!of!the!language!of!pictures…..!

and!the!language!of!words!to!make!meaning!

Complementary%Languages%for%Learning%

Learning!how!to(create(pictures!that!tell!a!story!!and!write!words!that!paint!pictures!

!  facilitated!in!complementary!two!strands!

% %art!strand! wri7ng!strand!•  Probin!wri7ng!

!  the!art!strand!always!precedes!the!wri7ng!strand!

! !designed!to!engage!all!learners,!all!ages…!

!  mul7modal:!u7lize!visual!and!kinesthe7c,!!as!well!as!verbal!modes!of!thinking!at!each!!and!every!stage!of!the!wri7ng!process!

!  !teach!21st!Century!Skills:!The!4!C’s!%•  Cri7cal!thinking!•  Communica7on!•  Collabora7on!•  Crea7vity!

•  An!interdisciplinary!approach!to!literacy!!•  Integrated!model!--!within!ELA!and!across!curriculum!

•  !Complemented!by!a!content-rich!curriculum!!•  Emphasis!on!inquiry,!close!reading,!drawing!inferences,!!!!!!!and!deep!study!!•  New!emphasis!on!informa7onal!texts!

Overview of Standards

PW & IM are easily integrated across the content areas

! !can!be!used!to!teach!a!variety!of!genres!"  personal!narra7ve!"  historical!fic7on!"  research-based!story!"  poetry!"  descrip7ve!passages!"  research!report!"  leVer!wri7ng!"  reflec7ve!wri7ng!

! !easily!integrated!into!the!content!area:!

social!studies…!

! ! !! ! ! !…and!science!

! !project-based,!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!inquiry-based!learning!

Highly engaging. highly engaging

# Ar7sts/Writers!Workshop!model!addresses!!ELA!CCSS!in!reading,!wri7ng,!listening,!speaking,!and!language.!

Ar7sts/Writers!Workshop!!•  Literature!Share/Discussion!•  Modeling!!•  Work!Session!•  Group!Share!

"  Reading!!!

•  A!range!of!literature!•  Informa7onal!texts!•  Reading!across!the!curriculum!

!

" Wri7ng!!

•  Argumenta7ve!and!opinion!pieces!•  Informa7onal/Explanatory!•  Narra7ve!

"  Speaking!and!Listening!!•  One!on!one!•  Small!group!•  Whole!group!

!

"  Language%(vocabulary!and!conven7ons)!•  Emphasis!on!word!meaning,!nuances,!and!academic!terms!

•  Taught!through!conversa7on,!direct!instruc7on,!and!reading!

•  Emphasis!on!skillful!word!choice!

! !the!art!always!precedes!the!wri7ng…!

…resul7ng!in!deeper!levels!of!engagement…!!

…and!ac7va7on!of!higher!order!thinking!skills!

…fostering!the!deeper!learning!required!by!the!!!!Common!Core!

!  professional!publishing!of!student!work!transforms!students’!rela7onship!to!books!!!

—they!see!themselves!as!published!authors!and!are!eager!to!learn!from!the!masters!

It!also!transforms!their!rela7onship!to!reading…!!

!...and!to!wri7ng!through!the!process!of!transmedia7on!

Transmediation!

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Simultaneous Transmediation

aka!�The!Magic!Trick�!

•  Simultaneous!processing!of!words!and!pictures!

•  Words!make!the!!!picture!�come!alive�!

Pictures First

Medium Matters

One snowy morning, the sun rose over the icy hills brightening the sky with color.

! !aligned!with!Common!Core:!teaches!how!to!read!!!!!!!and!write!narra7ve!texts!(and!images)!

! teaches!how!to!!read!and!write!informa7onal!texts!(and!images)!

!  presents!opportuni7es!to!write!opinion!and!persuasive!pieces!

! two-decade-long!proven!prac7ces!

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Image6Making%Within%The%WriDng%Process®%%validated%by%the%%

US%Department%of%EducaDon%as%an%%�innovaDve%and%effecDve%literacy%program�%

1993!

NHEIAP Grade Three Writing Scores Title I Exeter Students Compared to State Average for All Students

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Through%Art®%!!

Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination (AEMDD) Research Findings 2007-2010

Picturing%WriDng:%%Fostering%Literacy%Through%Art®%

and%Image6Making%Within%The%WriDng%Process®%

Arts%in%EducaDon%Model%Development%and%DisseminaDon%(AEMDD)%%Research%Findings%%

200762010%!

Conducted%and%analyzed%by%Dr.%Susan%Frankel%%RMC%Research%CorporaDon%

Portsmouth,%NH%%

Study%Overview%Manchester%School%District:%

70%languages%spoken%%%%

1500%students%grades%164%(including%ELL%Magnet%Classrooms%165)%

%InvesDgate%the%impact%of%PW%&%IM%on%students�%

wriDng%and%visual%literacy%skills%Blind%study%for%wriDng%Independent%raters%

% % % % % % %%%%Inter6rater%reliability%92.5%%!

! ! !3%Treatment%Schools%plus%ELL%Magnet%Program%%% % %3%Demographically%matched%Comparison%Schools%%

plus%ELL%Magnet%Program%!!

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Pretest Posttest Writing Scores, Treatment vs. Comparison Group - All Grade Levels

1.85

1.43

4.80

1.31

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Pretest (Fall 07)* Posttest (Spring 08)*

*The difference between comparison and treatment groups is statistically significant.

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Comparison (n=673) Treatment (n=692)

Text%Only%Scoring%Instrument!•  Lead%Sentences%•  Character%traits%or%development%•  Story%development/Plot%•  DescripDve%Language%•  Overall%Quality%•  Overall%use%and%quality%of%wriden%%%informaDon%to%tell%the%story%

!1=none,%2=minimal,%traces,%3=abbreviated,%

4=parDally%developed,%5=fully%developed,%6=extraordinary%

Use%of%Visual%InformaDon%to%Communicate%Ideas%Scoring%Instrument!

•  Color%•  Texture%•  Shape%•  Detail%•  ComposiDon%•  Sequence%•  Overall%use%and%quality%of%visual%informaDon%to%tell%the%story%

Pretest Posttest Visual Literacy Scores, Treatment vs. Comparison Group All Grade Levels

1.601.80

4.42

1.74

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Pretest (Fall 07)* Posttest (Spring 08)*

*The difference between comparison and treatment groups is statitically significant.

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Comparison (n=674) Treatment (n=688)

PW Spring Writing Scores, Treatment vs. Comparison Groups - Subgroups

1.54

1.04

1.85 1.811.72

4.604.61

4.71

3.81

4.80

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All Students(nc=673; nt=692)*

At-Risk Students(nc=203; nt=183)*

SPED(nc=87; nt=63)*

ELL Mainstream(nc=53; nt=43)*

ELL Magnet(nc=42; nt=24)*

PW W

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ores

Comparison Treatment

*The difference between comparison and treatment groups is statistically significant

ComparaDve%Summary%of%WriDng%Scores%for%All%Subgroups

ComparaDve%Summary%of%Visual%Scores%for%All%Subgroups

PW Spring Visual Scores, Treatment vs. Comparison Groups - Subgroups

1.57

4.424.23 4.23 4.14

1.621.67

1.811.80

3.67

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All Students(nc=674; nt=688)*

At-Risk Students(nc=206; nt=181)*

SPED(nc=86; nt=61)*

ELL Mainstream(nc=53; nt=43)*

ELL Magnet(nc=43; nt=24)*

PW V

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Comparison Treatment

*The difference between comparison and treatment groups is statistically significant

All%Students% At6Risk%Students% SPED% ELL%Mainstream% ELL%Magnet%

4.82%

4.61% 4.61% 4.71%

3.82%

4.88%4.69%

4.84% 4.95%

3.94%

4.94%4.73% 4.75%

4.97%

3.30%

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2008!!!!2009!!!!2010!(n=668)!(n=663)!(n=682)!

2008!!!!2009!!!!2010!(n=183)!(n=134)!(n=168)!

2008!!!!2009!!!!2010!(n=62)!(n=58)!(n=78)!

2008!!!!2009!!!!2010!(n=43)!(n=41)!(n=52)!

2008!!!!2009!!!!2010!(n=24)!(n=30)!(n=25)!!

PW%W

riDng%Score%

PW%Spring%WriDng%Scores,%Treatment%Students%6%Subgroups%%2008,%2009,%2010%

2008% 2009% 2010%

All Students At-Risk Students

SPED ELL Mainstream

ELL Magnet

4.43%4.22% 4.23% 4.14%

3.66%

4.26%

3.97% 3.94% 4.03%4.20%

4.52%4.26%

4.09%

4.68%

3.94%

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2008!!!!2009!!!!2010!(n=664)!(n=663)!(n=682)!

2008!!!!2009!!!!2010!(n=181)!(n=133)!(n=168)!

2008!!!!2009!!!!2010!(n=60)!(n=57)!(n=78)!

2008!!!!2009!!!!2010!(n=43)!(n=42)!(n=52)!

2008!!!!2009!!!!2010!(n=24)!(n=30)!(n=25)!!

PW%Visua

l%Lite

racy%Score%

PW%Spring%Visual%Literacy%Scores,%Treatment%%Students%6%Subgroups%2008,%2009,%2010%

2008% 2009% 2010%

73%!

43%!

53%!

68%!

73%!

25%!

32%!

46%!

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Hallsville 57% F&R NW 53% F&R District State

NECAP 2010-2011 Disaggregated Gender Data: Percent Scoring Proficient and Above in Writing

Girls

Boys

In the high fidelity treatment school (which retained a single supportive administrator over the course of the study), boys and girls scored identically in writing (73% Proficient and above) while comparison school, District, and State percentages were far lower. Also noted are large discrepancies between girls and boys in the comparison school, the District and the State. Treatment boys at Hallsville outscored District and State averages for girls, thus demonstrating the potential for closing the gender achievement gap that exists across the nation.

73%

34% 36% 40%

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Hallsville Northwest District State

NECAP 2010-2011 Title I Data: Percent Scoring Proficient and Above in Writing

Fifth grade Title I students at Hallsville outperformed Title I students at Northwest (their comparison school), the District, and the State in percentage scoring Proficient and above in writing on the 2010 NH statewide writing assessment.

78%

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Hallsville Northwest District State

NECAP 2010-2011 Economically Disadvantaged Data

Percent Scoring Proficient and Above in Writing

Fifth grade economically disadvantaged students at Hallsville outperformed their economically disadvantaged students at Northwest (their comparison school), the District, and the State in percentage scoring Proficient and above in writing on the 2010 NH statewide writing assessment.

Hallsville Elementary School (with 57% F&R) outperformed all 13 other elementary schools in the District in their statewide 5th grade writing assessment. Eight of these schools have lower F&R percentages.

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Percent of Students Proficient on NECAP Grade 5 Reading

Northwest Hallsville

While PW instruction focuses on writing, the percentage of grade 5 Hallsville students scoring Proficient and above on the NECAP Reading statewide assessment increased each year of the research study. The test, administered in October of each year, reflects growth from the prior year. At the beginning of the research study, Hallsville and Northwest (its demographically matched comparison school) were closely aligned in reading scores. By the end of the study, Hallsville students had outperformed Northwest by 8 percentage points.

Hallsville Elementary (57% F&R) scored second in the District on the 2010 NECAP Reading assessment, outperformed only by Green Acres (15% F&R).

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Image-Making Immigration Unit

%%%%Picturing%Wri6ng%and%Image8Making%significantly%improve%%the%literacy%learning%of%diverse%learners%

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!•!engage!all!learners!!!•!strengthen!the!ability!!!!x!!!to!think!and!construct!!!xx!meaning!!!

!•!strengthen!ability!to!!!!!!!!x!visualize!which!is!central!!!x!to!reading!and!wri7ng

To!comprehend,!readers!must!be!able!to!!create!pictures!in!their!mind!as!they!read.

Effec7ve!writers!use!words!!to!paint!pictures!in!the!reader�s!mind.!

!The!daily!habits!of!mind!!of!the!ar7st!strengthen!!the!very!skills!necessary!to!!!becoming!a!strong!reader!and!writer.!become!a!strong!reader!and!writer.!

!!In!an!era!of!increasing!diversity,!more!and!more!mandates,!and!high!stakes!tes7ng,!Picturing!Wri7ng!and!Image-Making!offer!a!structured!mul7modal!interven7on!proven!to!close!longstanding!achievement!gaps.!!!

Combine Creativity and RigorWhile Addressing the Common Core

Picturing Writing and Image-Making teacher training at the University of New Hampshire and on-site

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