Papers by Show Me Literacies Collaborative
English Leadership Quarterly, 2023
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not one way nor a simple approach for how to define and teach
literacy. Literacy is complex, and teaching literacy is even more
complex (Duke & Cartwright, 2021). Additionally, because students’
needs change from generation to generation, research on literacy
and instruction must evolve, making evidence-based practices
that meet the literacy needs of students a
moving target. In 2020, the Show Me Literacies
Collaborative, a partnership among the Missouri
Writing Projects Network, Missouri Language
and Literacies Center, and University of Missouri
System, partnered with the Missouri Department
of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
to work on a federal grant. The grant seeks to
improve literacy instruction and literacy student
outcomes in 80 Missouri schools. The authors,
who are all members of the Missouri Writing Projects Network, are
co-principal investigators or graduate students working on the
grant.
We began our work by supporting teachers to design literacy
action plans for their school. The creation of teacher-generated
literacy action plans presents rich opportunities for schools to
address and respond to the complexities of literacy instruction.
Before describing what literacy action plans are and our guiding
principles for creating teacher-generated literacy action plans, we
start with an expanded definition of literacy that recognizes the
multifaceted nature of language and literacy.
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Papers by Show Me Literacies Collaborative
not one way nor a simple approach for how to define and teach
literacy. Literacy is complex, and teaching literacy is even more
complex (Duke & Cartwright, 2021). Additionally, because students’
needs change from generation to generation, research on literacy
and instruction must evolve, making evidence-based practices
that meet the literacy needs of students a
moving target. In 2020, the Show Me Literacies
Collaborative, a partnership among the Missouri
Writing Projects Network, Missouri Language
and Literacies Center, and University of Missouri
System, partnered with the Missouri Department
of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
to work on a federal grant. The grant seeks to
improve literacy instruction and literacy student
outcomes in 80 Missouri schools. The authors,
who are all members of the Missouri Writing Projects Network, are
co-principal investigators or graduate students working on the
grant.
We began our work by supporting teachers to design literacy
action plans for their school. The creation of teacher-generated
literacy action plans presents rich opportunities for schools to
address and respond to the complexities of literacy instruction.
Before describing what literacy action plans are and our guiding
principles for creating teacher-generated literacy action plans, we
start with an expanded definition of literacy that recognizes the
multifaceted nature of language and literacy.
not one way nor a simple approach for how to define and teach
literacy. Literacy is complex, and teaching literacy is even more
complex (Duke & Cartwright, 2021). Additionally, because students’
needs change from generation to generation, research on literacy
and instruction must evolve, making evidence-based practices
that meet the literacy needs of students a
moving target. In 2020, the Show Me Literacies
Collaborative, a partnership among the Missouri
Writing Projects Network, Missouri Language
and Literacies Center, and University of Missouri
System, partnered with the Missouri Department
of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
to work on a federal grant. The grant seeks to
improve literacy instruction and literacy student
outcomes in 80 Missouri schools. The authors,
who are all members of the Missouri Writing Projects Network, are
co-principal investigators or graduate students working on the
grant.
We began our work by supporting teachers to design literacy
action plans for their school. The creation of teacher-generated
literacy action plans presents rich opportunities for schools to
address and respond to the complexities of literacy instruction.
Before describing what literacy action plans are and our guiding
principles for creating teacher-generated literacy action plans, we
start with an expanded definition of literacy that recognizes the
multifaceted nature of language and literacy.