Evaluation of the Expository Reading and Writing Course
WestEd researchers are evaluating the impact of a 12th-grade English course to improve students' readiness for college.
WRITE English Learner Study
Do students learn more in classes taught by teachers using the WRITE Institute's Tier 2 writing program? This WestEd study aims to find out.
Beaverton School District Arts for Learning (A4L) Lessons Evaluation
This study, conducted as part of the Beaverton School District's (OR) Investing in Innovation (i3) Grant, is assessing the impact of a supplemental literacy curriculum on student achievement.
Reading Apprenticeship Improving Secondary Education (RAISE)
What happens to student literacy outcomes when the "dosage" of the already proven Reading Apprenticeship® approach is doubled or tripled?
READi (Reading, Evidence, and Argumentation in Disciplinary Instruction)
READi will show what kind of student performances or products represent "reading for understanding," as defined by the project, in history, science, and English literature developmentally across grades 6-12.
What Are We Doing to Middle School English Learners
This study by researchers from the Quality Teaching for English Learners project includes findings and recommendations for change.
Reading Apprenticeship Professional Development in High School History and Biology
Our researchers are examining the impact of Reading Apprenticeship teacher professional development on high school U.S. history and biology instruction.
Integrating Reading Apprenticeship and Science Instruction in High School Biology
WestEd researchers are testing the effectiveness of Reading Apprenticeship teacher professional development with a focus on integrating reading instruction and science instruction.
Effects of Understanding Science Professional Development on the Achievement of Middle School Students
REL West researchers are testing the effectiveness of WestEd's Understanding Science teacher professional development program.
An Analysis of Utah's K–3 Reading Improvement Program
Utah's Superintendent of Public Instruction asked WestEd's Regional Educational Laboratory West to review district and charter school participation during the first two years of the state's K-3 Reading Improvement Program.