EDC and its partners are distributing nearly 50,000 free copies of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary to classrooms in more than 700 elementary schools in the war-torn region of Muslim Mindanao in the Philippines.
Research by EDC and SRI International
finds that the literacy skills of preschoolers increased when classrooms
incorporated public TV programs, video, and games. The study was funded by
the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
EDC and SRI International have released a study of educational programming and activities from the PBS Ready to Learn initiative. The study found preschoolers’ literacy skills increased when classrooms incorporated video and games.
EDC has been awarded $2.2 million by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences to evaluate the effectiveness of a writing curriculum for grades 3 through 12 called The Writers’ Express.
The purpose of the Literacy Accessibility for Biology (LAB) Project is to develop and test an intervention that seeks to improve the performance of grade 9 and grade 10 students with learning disabilities who struggle in biology classrooms because of their reading and writing difficulties. The intervention combines literacy strategies with the use of an innovative reading and writing software tool, SOLO. EDC is carrying out the work in a Boston High School with a range of diverse learners.
The Enhanced Assessment project is a federally funded 18-month project that supports New England states in their development of large-scale assessments that address the needs of students with disabilities and English-language learners.
