How a top 50 district boosted students’ Spanish writing scores
District:
Large public school district in the southwestern US
Serves 80,000+ K-12 students
LearningWrite impact:
22 high schools
20,000+ students & teachers
Improving learning outcomes in Spanish writing, and beyond
For a number of years, a major school district with a large Spanish learner population had been using STAMP testing to measure language proficiency. Unfortunately, student writing scores had consistently failed to meet proficiency benchmarks.
District leaders knew improving student writing could increase graduation rates and post-secondary readiness, and they were actively seeking new ideas to support their students at scale.
But their Director of Language and Cultural Equity couldn’t seem to find a modern writing practice platform to meet their needs, especially one with a focus on Spanish writing.
And then, they heard about a new platform called LearningWrite.
LearningWrite pilot launches September 2019
First rolled out to a test group of a few teachers (and their students)
Later that year, the district released the software to all its high school Spanish teachers
“We needed extra practice and tools to support positive habits to improve our writing scores.”
— Director of Language and Cultural Equity
Remote and in-person classes
Students of differing proficiency levels
Students working to improve both Spanish and English writing skills
Teachers looking to easily assign writing practice assignments
LearningWrite enabled more Spanish writing practice by supporting:
More practice, more results
Students using LearningWrite saw their writing scores improve throughout the year, and teachers were able to better prepare their students for the Seal of Biliteracy Exam.
“The makers of LearningWrite are very responsive and are always interested in learning from teachers on how to improve the product. I’ve found it very helpful for my students.”
— Spanish teacher & LearningWrite pilot participant