ERIC Number: EJ1256647
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Publication Date: 2020-Jun
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Policy into Practice: Understanding State Writing Resources
Benko, Susanna L.; Hodge, Emily M.; Salloum, Serena J.
Journal of Literacy Research, v52 n2 p136-157 Jun 2020
Although research suggests that teachers turn to their state departments of education for curricular resources, little is known about the resources teachers find on state websites and the recommendations these resources make, especially for teaching writing. We analyze state-provided resources focused on writing (n = 123) for their type, standard(s), and sponsor(s). We also analyze a subset of 40 resources to describe the epistemologies about writing instruction reflected in these resources. We find that just over half of states provide writing resources, that literacy and policy organizations are named about the same number of times as resource sponsors, and that resources tend to foreground structural and ideational epistemologies over social practice. This work helps identify the extent to which states focus on writing instruction, the types of resources states are providing, and the visions of writing instruction communicated through state-provided curricular resources.
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Curriculum Development, Writing Instruction, State Departments of Education, Web Sites, Instructional Materials
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