A Partnership Between the
Tennessee Department of Education
and the University of Tennessee.
AIM ONE: Early Reading Training and Implementation Networks
Purpose:
TDOE is offering districts the opportunity to participate in two different literacy networks – the Early Literacy Network (addressed in this project plan) and the Literacy Implementation Network (addressed in its own project plan). The purpose of this analysis is to examine the effects of participation in either of the two networks on students’ learning and consequently address learning loss. The specific foci are subject to revisions based (a) on the feedback and priorities set by the Procuring State Agency, (b) on data shared with the Contracting State Agency, or (c) the need to develop tools for data collection. The timeline for the completion of the tasks will be agreed upon, in advance, by both parties.
Current Research Center Project:
Evaluate the association between ERT, ELN, and LIN participation and student literacy outcomes in Grades K-5.
Meet the Personnel:
Deborah K. Reed, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Oluwaseum Farotimi, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Statistician
Reports and Documentation:
- Year 1 Report and Year 1 Infographic Available➝
AIM TWO: Teacher Pedagogy and Instruction
Purpose:
Examination of the effects of teachers’ participation in summer professional development (PD) to student achievement. Further, examination of the effects of HQIMs on teachers’ instructional practices and on students’ academic achievement. Description and examination of the effects of the Local Education Agency Literacy Implementation Networks and Early Literacy Networks on Teachers’ instruction. The specific foci are subject to revisions based (a) on the feedback and priorities set by the Procuring State Agency, (b) on data shared with the Contracting State Agency, or (c) the need to develop tools for data collection. The timeline for the completion of the tasks will be agreed upon, in advance, by both parties.
Approved Project:
Evaluate patterns in the selection of HQIMs (e.g., by district size, location, percentage of students not reading proficiently, percentage of students with various demographic characteristics, participation in ELN/LIN) and the association with student’s year-to-year literacy growth on TCAP in Grades 3-10.
Meet the Personnel:
Deborah K. Reed, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Marianne Rice, Ph.D.
TRRC Fellow
Reports and Documentation:
- Patterns of Adopting HQIM Report and Executive Summary Infographic Available➝
OVERALL SCOPE OF WORK
The Tennessee Reading Research Center serves as a partner to the Tennessee Department of Education by evaluating and independently analyzing the effects of statewide literacy initiatives.