National Writing Project (NWP)
Summary
The National Writing Project's (NWP) mission is to improve student achievement by improving the teaching of writing. NWP sites partner with area school districts and universities to provide teachers with professional development programs and on-going opportunities to further their writing skills and to examine research on writing. NWP also hosts invitational summer institutes to develop teacher leaders who guide and support novice NWP teachers.
Target Population
Goal(s)
Program Highlights
- In 2005 NWP operated 7,288 programs, serving 135,835 teachers and 5,752 school administrators.
- Students instructed by NWP teachers are judged to have superior writing skills and outperform their peers on standardized tests.
- NWP has taught educators how to improve student writing across all grade levels for over 30 years.
The Facts
Partners
Higher Education
- University of Massachusetts, Boston
- Howard University
- University of California
Business
Non-Profit / Philanthropy
Government
- U.S. Department of Education
Evidence of Impact
Students of NWP teachers show superior writing skills and outperform their peers on standardized tests and writing assessments.
A Cognitive Strategies Approach to Reading and Writing Instruction for English Language Learners in Secondary School: A study commissioned by NWP found that NWP students outperformed their peers on holistically scored assessments of academic writing, standardized tests, and high-stakes writing assessments.
Local Site Research Initiative Report: Cohort II: An NWP commissioned study reported that student writers taught by NWP teachers exhibited superior development of ideas, organization, voice, sentence fluency, word choice, and writing conventions than comparable students who did not receive instruction from NWP teachers.
Contact Information
University of California
2105 Bancroft Way #1042
Berkeley, CA 94720-1042
(510) 642-0963
http://www.nwp.org/
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