solo ® writing coach a solo intervention framework
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SOLO® Writing Coach A SOLO Intervention Framework
Background
Karen Erickson from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill was awarded an NCTI (The National Center for Technology Innovation) grant to study the learning outcomes of SOLO paired with writing strategies.
Background
• Quasi-experimental, pretest/posttest • 111 students from general education settings• 9 teachers randomly assigned teachers• Six weeks of intervention (18 lessons)• Pretest/Posttest Measures:
– Test of Written Language – 3 (TOWL-3, Hammill & Larsen, 1996)
– Writing Attitudes Survey (Kear, Coffman, McKenna, & Ambrosio, 2000)
– Focus Group Interviews
Background
School Demographics• Total Student Enrollment: 395• Average Class Size: 14-21• Students Qualifying for Free or Reduced Lunch: 49%• Nonwhite Students: 32% (27% African American)
Background
The results were staggering…
Background
When SOLO was paired with strategy instruction
• Average students gained 9.8% on average
• Low performing students gained 46.8% on average
• This is compared to under 3% for strategy instruction alone
The Model
As a part of this research grant, the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies developed three different curriculum units to teach students in the middle grades to write using three different strategies that address summary writing, narrative writing, and expository writing.
The Model
SOLO Writing Coach is…• An instructional process that uses writing
strategies paired with SOLO technology for increased writing gains.
The Model
This model leverages Steve Graham’s Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) model detailed in
Writing Better by Steve Graham and Karen Harris of Vanderbilt University
The Model
• SRSD instruction takes place with six steps:
Background Knowledge
Discuss It
Model It
Memorize It
Support It
Independent Performance
The Model
• The model integrates Steve Graham’s work with SOLO
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Elements:• Writing strategy
instruction • On-computer SOLO
writing assignments • Automatically
applying strategies
The Model
This instructional model truly levels the playing field
The Results
We think you will be happy with the results!
The Results
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