SRI studied the effectiveness of a promising program focused on secondary students’ academic English skills.
Even after mastering conversational English, English learners often struggle with academic English, negatively impacting their educational outcomes. SRI conducted a 4-year randomized controlled trial (RCT) to estimate the effectiveness of the Pathway to Academic Success Project, a promising program focused on secondary students’ academic English skills.
The Pathway Project is a teacher professional development program designed by the University of California, Irvine Writing Project to enhance classroom literacy instruction to prepare English learners and their peers in high-need schools to be successful in core academic subjects and to meet the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts. The program was funded through a U.S. Department of Education Investing in Innovation (i3) validation grant. SRI evaluated the Pathway Project through a 4-year RCT.
Principal investigators
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Katrina Woodworth
Senior Principal Researcher, SRI Education
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Sara Rutherford-Quach
Principal Education Researcher, SRI Education
Associated publications
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UC Irvine Writing Project’s pathway to academic success program: An Investing in Innovation (i3) validation grant evaluation
This technical report provides impact and implementation fidelity results from SRI’s Evaluation of the Pathway to Academic Success Project –i3 Validation Grant. The Pathway Project is a teacher professional development program designed to enhance classroom literacy.
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The Pathway to Academic Success Project Leads to Improved Student Writing
SRI study finds that the University of California, Irvine Writing Project’s Pathway to Academic Success project leads to improved students’ academic writing through professional development for secondary English language arts and advanced English language development teachers.
