Results
Research Reports
Writing Project Professional Development Continues to Yield Gains in Student Writing Achievement
NWP's latest research results demonstrate that professional development programs designed and delivered by NWP sites have a positive effect on the writing achievement of students across grade levels, schools, and contexts. More ›
Variation of Writing Instructional Practices (Despite Pressures to Standardize)
Suzie Null, a teacher-consultant with the Bisti Writing Project in New Mexico, finds that middle school teachers in program improvement schools in Los Angeles who have gone through NWP programs tend to use a broader range of learning opportunities for students than teachers who haven't gone through NWP programs. More ›
Composing Literacy Leadership in Professional Development: New Meanings of Practice and Process
This paper presents illustrations drawn from leaders in three educational settings, concluding that the leaders' deep knowledge and strategic practice—nurtured by the NWP—created effective literacy practice in "followers" and inspired new learning. More ›
NWP's Reach
Understanding the Effectiveness of the National Writing Project
This slide presentation uses data from summer institute participant surveys, the annual site profile, the NWP legacy study, and the Local Site Research Initiative to demonstrate the effectiveness of the National Writing Project in providing high quality professional development that translates into improved student writing. More ›
Investing in the Improvement of Education: Lessons to be Learned from the National Writing Project
The authors argue that educational progress in the United States has been limited because improvement has been treated as "expenditure, not investment." The NWP, however, provides a model that creates a "robust, cost-efficient infrastructure for education improvement." More ›
