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Using Literacy Equity Audits to Identify School Literacy Needs by District Literacy Coaches

Day, Keena Patrice
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1689377019150271

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2023, Doctor of Education , University of Dayton, Educational Administration.
Grade-level proficiency for secondary literacy classrooms remains an area to probe for improved student achievement. Tools to measure effectiveness of classroom practices also do not exist in large quantities. Based on the findings of The Opportunity Myth (2018), equity in the literacy classroom can be identified as 1) grade level appropriate assignments, 2) engagement, 3) strategies for deeper understanding, 4) high expectations of student performance. Using these ideas, measuring classroom teaching approaches in an equity audit allows for literacy coaches and other literacy leaders the opportunity to identify areas of growth and areas for improvement in literacy classrooms. This case study takes the findings from The Opportunity Myth study as well as literacy best practices and observational tools in order to measure the effectiveness of a literacy specific equity audit tool. The case focuses on the analysis of two literacy coaches from a public charter network during an interview where they codify approaches to address the data collected from the equity audit tool. The findings showed that the equity audit tool clearly helped determine areas to explore further through professional development and other approaches. The findings included the need for the use of standards-based instructional components, differentiation to support the acquisition of grade level rigor through co-teaching, student intellectual engagement, the use of literacy strategies to drive understanding and exploring expectations for student output. The action plan to address these concerns arising from the analysis by the district literacy coaches focuses on building leaders to lead improvements on their campuses.
Elizabeth Essex (Committee Chair)
Aaron Griffen (Committee Member)
Matthew Witenstein (Committee Member)
116 p.
Educational Leadership; Literacy
equity audit, literacy achievement, literacy, grade level proficiency

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  • Day, K. P. (2023). Using Literacy Equity Audits to Identify School Literacy Needs by District Literacy Coaches [Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1689377019150271

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Day, Keena. Using Literacy Equity Audits to Identify School Literacy Needs by District Literacy Coaches . 2023. University of Dayton, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1689377019150271.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Day, Keena. "Using Literacy Equity Audits to Identify School Literacy Needs by District Literacy Coaches ." Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1689377019150271

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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