The Leadership and Learning Center Dr. Douglas Reeves, CEO & Founder Leading researcher and scholar on educational leadership and student achievement Author Key advocate of standards, accountability, and writing across the curriculum to improve student achievement www.leadandlearn.com “The evidence is clear that writing improves all academic subject areas. Studies that we’ve conducted at the Center, as well as research from others, reveal that the value of critical thinking, reasoning, and writing is widely accepted yet rarely practiced. Whether the measure is against the frequency of writing, the frequency of writing assessment, or student performance on writing tests, all produce some of the highest correlation values we’ve seen with respect to results.”

The Leadership and Learning Center Research on Writing (Used with Permission) Math M/C Test Scores In fact, whether the measure is frequency of writing or other, it is clear that writing has a positive effect on achievement across the curriculum, and supports the National Commission on Writing’s actionable agenda. Amount of writing

The Leadership and Learning Center Research on Writing (Used with Permission) Science Test Scores Research done by the Center for Performance Assessment, as well as others, suggests a very high correlation between writing and science, social studies and math test scores……………(change slide) Amount of writing

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