Adolescent Literacy Community of Practice

Today’s Plan

• Provide background on DWW as a resource for evidence-based practice

• Explain structure and features of DWW • Describe how others are using DWW

Goal of Doing What Works

Translate research-based practices into examples and practical tools that support and improve classroom instruction

•Free resource from the U.S. Department of Education

•Developed by WestEd, AIR, and RMC

•Starts with IES research reviews

•Builds a bridge from research to action

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Literacy Topics

Preschool Language and LiteracyTeaching Literacy in English to K-5 English LearnersResponse to Intervention in Primary Grades ReadingAdolescent Literacy

Coming soon: Improving K-3 Reading Comprehension

Practice Guides

WWC Practice Guides

Research to Practice Translation Path

Practice Statements

Key Actions and

Supporting Conditions

Field Knowledge

Practice Guides: Research

Reviews with Expert

Consensus

Other Major Research

Reports: WWC, NMP

• Videos, Audios, Slideshows

• Sample Materials

• Tools and Templates

LEARN

SEE HOW

DO

Knowledge Use Research

Know why

Know what

Know how

Know who

LEARN about the Topic: Adolescent Literacy Practices

Engaging Text DiscussionProvide opportunities for extended text discussion and student engagement.

Intensive Intervention

Provide intensive intervention

for struggling readers and

monitor all students' reading

progress.

For Each Practice...

• Research base andkey concepts

• Expert interviews

• School site videos and slideshows

• Interviews and sample materials from schools

• Ideas for action

• Tools and templates to implement practices

For Each Practice...

SEE How It Works

Classroom videos and Flashlites

Audio interviews

Video interviews

Materials: examples

Lesson Plans and assignments, graphic organizers,

Protocols—data meetings, student work reviews

Guidance—standards, course descriptions

Evaluation tools

Informational handouts

SEE the Practice:

Academic Intervention

Class

DO What Works

Tools• Learn more—workshops, staff meeting awareness

sessions, varied models of implementation• Observations• Self-assessment--reflection, inventories, content audits• Planners—lesson plans, professional development,

selection among alternatives• Analysis—error analysis, alignments

Planning Templates

Ideas for Action

Part I – Observation Activity:

1. Watch two teachers facilitate text discussions.

2. Talk about what you observe.

Use a Tool: Observe Text Discussion

Planning Activity:

1. How will you structure the text discussion?

2. How will you support students with this process?

DO Classroom Planning: Use a Tool

DO Schoolwide Planning: Use a Template

Policies, standards, professional development,

access to resources, time, expertisepractices and procedures, Implementation qualities

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Finding What You Need

• Learn, See, Do structure• DO: Ideas for Action• Search function• Highlights and Inventories• Contact us• Sharing site

Examples of Using the Inventories

• Math—building vocabulary• Social Studies—scaffolding comprehension; student driven-

discussions; pair-share guidelines• Science—metacognitive logs • Literature/humanities —roots/meanings in Greek myths; literature

circles; reciprocal teaching with comprehension; scaffolding discussion; academic literacy

• Reading—explicit vocabulary with English learners • Schoolwide—vocabulary across content/learning packets; graphic

organizers across content areas; district literacy framework

Getting the Word Out

--include in teacher preparation courses--structure online coursework--train graduate students to provide professional

development--incorporate into online platforms: professional

development schools; statewide rollout of practice; self-paced modules

--prepare coaches in statewide standards--illustrate Common Core standards--provide intense professional development

Visit us at dww.ed.gov