Literacy Collaborative Research Studies Conducted at Lesley University
 

Researchers at Lesley University and outside evaluators have conducted numerous qualitative and quantitative studies that examine the implementation of Literacy Collaborative in a variety of settings. These studies cover a range of topics and are primarily formative in nature, meaning that their purpose is to provide information on how the model is being implemented so that model developers and trainers can improve and refine the Literacy Collaborative model. Many of these studies were conducted with funding provided by a Comprehensive School Reform Grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Click here for tips on how to use these research results in your school.

Here, we provide you with downloadable summaries of these research studies in PDF format. If you are interested in receiving the full research report of any of these studies, please contact Emily Dexter at edexter@lesley.edu.

• Teachers' Reports of the Effects of a Whole School Literacy Reform Model on Teacher Turnover.
  This qualitative study examines the effects of Literacy Collaborative on teachers' plans to stay or leave their respective schools.

• Teacher Buy-In to the Literacy Collaborative Intermediate Model: A Summary of Survey Results.
  This quantitative study provides a summary of teachers' opinions about how Literacy Collaborative was implemented in their respective schools provides suggestions for model developers on how to increase teachers' understanding of and buy-in to the Literacy Collaborative model.

• Teacher Buy-In to a Whole School Literacy Reform Model: What Predicts Successful Buy-In to Literacy Collaborative?
  This quantitative study examines the same data as that analyzed in the previous study, but from a different perspective. The analysis provides insights into the factors that teachers feel are important in determining their level of buy-in to the Literacy Collaborative model.

• Becoming Lovers of Books: Students' Literacy Outcomes in a Literacy Collaborative School.
  This case study documents the impact of the Literacy Collaborative intermediate model on students' outcomes, primarily attitudes, but also behaviors and skills. It also identifies the aspects of the model that contribute to these outcomes.