Writing Homework Help

Instructional leaders make many decisions related to strengthening student literacy. Research suggests schools with the most effective literacy programs make improvements both in their instructional programs and infrastructures. Such infrastructure improvements include establishing a comprehensive, coordinated literacy program and providing ongoing, formal, extensive professional development to teachers.

Part 1: Literacy Program Analysis Survey

In this Analysis assignment, you will complete a survey to assess a school’s literacy program, preferably your own. You will analyze both the instructional program and the school infrastructure supporting the program. Portions of the survey were adapted from research on outstanding literacy programs conducted by Patty, Maschoff, and Ransom (1996).

Step 1. Open the Literacy Program Analysis Survey Word document.

Step 2. Place an X in the column that best describes your school’s performance on each literacy characteristic.

Step 3. Use the data you generate from the survey to create a visual summary (in the format of your choice) of the data you collect. Include this visual summary in your assignment submission. 

Step 4. Use the data you generate to respond to the questions in Part 2.

Part 2: Analysis Paper

Compose a -4 to 5-page paper by responding to each question below in a well-developed paragraph.

Title the paper “Analyzing a School-wide Literacy Program,” and include the following:

• Title page
• An introduction to the data being presented
• The survey results (your visual summary, do NOT include the full survey)
• The narrative addressing the questions
• Concluding insights
• References page

Questions

(a) Based on the survey, what do you see as the greatest strength of the school’s literacy program? Address one strength.

(b) Based on the survey, what do you see as the greatest area of need in the school’s literacy program? Address one area of need.

(c) What data are available to support the area of need you have identified? Describe the data (actual numbers) and source. For example, you may use a School Report Card, School Improvement Plan, or formative/summative data collected at the school.

(d) If you had the opportunity to chart a new direction for the school’s literacy program, what steps would you take?