Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 5 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 7 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 8 |
Descriptor
| Program Effectiveness | 8 |
| Writing Instruction | 8 |
| Grade 10 | 7 |
| Grade 9 | 7 |
| Faculty Development | 6 |
| Grade 7 | 5 |
| Grade 8 | 5 |
| High School Students | 5 |
| Language Arts | 5 |
| Writing Skills | 5 |
| Coaching (Performance) | 4 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| What Works Clearinghouse | 4 |
| Houston Independent School… | 1 |
| Journal of Research in Reading | 1 |
| Journal of Research on… | 1 |
| Society for Research on… | 1 |
Author
| Allison Milby | 1 |
| Arshan, Nicole | 1 |
| Baker-Beach, Whitney | 1 |
| Cj Park | 1 |
| Gallagher, H. Alix | 1 |
| Lesley, Mellinee | 1 |
| Nicole Arshan | 1 |
| Rebecca Goetz | 1 |
| Smit, Julie | 1 |
| Stewart, Elizabeth | 1 |
| Woodworth, Katrina | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Reports - Evaluative | 4 |
| Reports - Research | 4 |
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
Education Level
| Grade 10 | 8 |
| Grade 9 | 8 |
| High Schools | 7 |
| Secondary Education | 7 |
| Grade 7 | 6 |
| Grade 8 | 6 |
| Junior High Schools | 6 |
| Middle Schools | 6 |
| Elementary Education | 5 |
| Intermediate Grades | 5 |
| Grade 6 | 4 |
| More ▼ | |
Audience
Location
| California | 3 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkSmit, Julie; Lesley, Mellinee; Baker-Beach, Whitney; Stewart, Elizabeth – Journal of Research in Reading, 2022
Background: This case study examined the consequences of a literacy initiative designed to improve writing instruction for a high school under pressure to increase standardised test scores or face government oversight. Realities of underperforming schools, such as interruptions to instructional time, a focus on formulaic essay writing and…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, High School Students, Evidence Based Practice, College School Cooperation
Nicole Arshan; Cj Park; Allison Milby; Rebecca Goetz – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2021
Background: College- and career-ready standards cite the "special place of argument writing" in preparing students to be college students, professionals, and engaged citizens in an information-rich society (NGA, 2010). To support these critical skills, the National Writing Project (NWP) developed the College, Career, and Community…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Persuasive Discourse, Program Effectiveness, Secondary School Students
Download full textHouston Independent School District, 2018
Strategic Reading and Writing (SRW) is a reading and writing intervention course available to sixth- through tenth-grade students in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) who did not meet Grade Level standards on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) grades 3-8 reading the previous school year or who fell below the…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Writing Instruction, Intervention, Reading Strategies
What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
The "Pathway to Academic Success Project" trains teachers to improve the reading and writing abilities of English learners (ELs) who have an intermediate level of English proficiency by incorporating cognitive strategies into reading and writing instruction. This What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) intervention report, part of the WWC's…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, English Language Learners, Language Proficiency, Writing Instruction
What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
The "Pathway to Academic Success Project" trains teachers to improve the reading and writing abilities of English learners (ELs) who have an intermediate level of English proficiency by incorporating cognitive strategies into reading and writing instruction. This What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) intervention report, part of the WWC's…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, English Language Learners, Language Proficiency, Writing Instruction
What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
The "Pathway to Academic Success Project" trains teachers to improve the reading and writing abilities of English learners (ELs) who have an intermediate level of English proficiency by incorporating cognitive strategies into reading and writing instruction. The cognitive strategies include goal setting, tapping prior knowledge, asking…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, English Language Learners, Language Proficiency, Writing Instruction
Gallagher, H. Alix; Arshan, Nicole; Woodworth, Katrina – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2017
By 2013, all 50 states and the District of Columbia had adopted college- and career-ready standards in English language arts and mathematics, placing a greater emphasis on argument writing to prepare students for life after high school. Solving the specific problem of how to help teachers teach to new standards for argument writing as well as the…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Program Effectiveness, National Programs, College Readiness
What Works Clearinghouse, 2012
The "High School Puente Program" aims to help disadvantaged students graduate from high school, become college eligible, and enroll in four-year colleges and universities. Interdisciplinary in approach, the program has three components: writing, counseling, and mentoring. Students in the ninth and tenth grades receive rigorous writing…
Descriptors: High School Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Adolescents, Literacy
