The Science of Reading in Practice : An Analysis of Instructional Materials for Literacy in Selected States and Municipalities in Brazil

The goal of this study is to assess if literacy practices in the highest-performing education systems in Brazil are aligned with the Science of Reading evidence. By doing so, the study aims to provide practical examples of evidence-based literacy instruction that can be helpful for low and middle-in...

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Language:English
English
Published: Washington, DC 2022
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spelling okr-10986-379372022-08-31T05:10:38Z The Science of Reading in Practice : An Analysis of Instructional Materials for Literacy in Selected States and Municipalities in Brazil World Bank LITERACY POLICY PEDAGOGICAL RESOURCES LEARNING ASSESSMENT DESIGN SCIENCE OF READING EVIDENCE READING INSTRUCTION TOOLS FOR IMPROVING READING SERIES STRUCTURE OF LITERACY INSTRUCTION PRIMARY EDUCATION The goal of this study is to assess if literacy practices in the highest-performing education systems in Brazil are aligned with the Science of Reading evidence. By doing so, the study aims to provide practical examples of evidence-based literacy instruction that can be helpful for low and middle-income countries. This report is guided by the following questions: What is the degree of structure and detail of skills in the curricula? What skills should be taught and in which order? How do these skills compare with the World Bank’s Early Grade Reading Rainbow model 20? What is the level of guidance offered to teachers on what to teach and how does this guidance appear in the teaching material? How aligned are the curriculum, textbooks, teacher materials, and monitoring tools? The intended audience for this report includes education actors responsible for designing and implementing literacy policies in a governmental position or supporting governments. The report mainly focuses on the structure and alignment of literacy instruction. An evaluation of specific curricular content or the quality of pedagogical resources is beyond the scope of the paper. As previously mentioned, other World Bank reports provide more guidance on the content and high-quality teaching practices. The current report is deliberately descriptive, as it is primarily focused on the structure of literacy instruction, assessing the presence of key elements mentioned in the literature on the science of reading and how different resources are connected in the literacy practices analyzed. It does not quantify how well a certain system is working or make any assessments on how positive or negative a certain practice is. An assessment of the relationship between specific content and structural effectiveness can be better addressed by another type of analysis. 2022-08-30T19:34:19Z 2022-08-30T19:34:19Z 2022 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099055004252210467/P17425200a20c10080ac6e04170e5d06519 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37937 English en CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Economic and Sector Work (ESW) Studies :: Sector/Thematic Studies :: Other Education Study Brazil
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topic LITERACY POLICY
PEDAGOGICAL RESOURCES
LEARNING ASSESSMENT DESIGN
SCIENCE OF READING EVIDENCE
READING INSTRUCTION
TOOLS FOR IMPROVING READING SERIES
STRUCTURE OF LITERACY INSTRUCTION
PRIMARY EDUCATION
spellingShingle LITERACY POLICY
PEDAGOGICAL RESOURCES
LEARNING ASSESSMENT DESIGN
SCIENCE OF READING EVIDENCE
READING INSTRUCTION
TOOLS FOR IMPROVING READING SERIES
STRUCTURE OF LITERACY INSTRUCTION
PRIMARY EDUCATION
World Bank
The Science of Reading in Practice : An Analysis of Instructional Materials for Literacy in Selected States and Municipalities in Brazil
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description The goal of this study is to assess if literacy practices in the highest-performing education systems in Brazil are aligned with the Science of Reading evidence. By doing so, the study aims to provide practical examples of evidence-based literacy instruction that can be helpful for low and middle-income countries. This report is guided by the following questions: What is the degree of structure and detail of skills in the curricula? What skills should be taught and in which order? How do these skills compare with the World Bank’s Early Grade Reading Rainbow model 20? What is the level of guidance offered to teachers on what to teach and how does this guidance appear in the teaching material? How aligned are the curriculum, textbooks, teacher materials, and monitoring tools? The intended audience for this report includes education actors responsible for designing and implementing literacy policies in a governmental position or supporting governments. The report mainly focuses on the structure and alignment of literacy instruction. An evaluation of specific curricular content or the quality of pedagogical resources is beyond the scope of the paper. As previously mentioned, other World Bank reports provide more guidance on the content and high-quality teaching practices. The current report is deliberately descriptive, as it is primarily focused on the structure of literacy instruction, assessing the presence of key elements mentioned in the literature on the science of reading and how different resources are connected in the literacy practices analyzed. It does not quantify how well a certain system is working or make any assessments on how positive or negative a certain practice is. An assessment of the relationship between specific content and structural effectiveness can be better addressed by another type of analysis.
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title The Science of Reading in Practice : An Analysis of Instructional Materials for Literacy in Selected States and Municipalities in Brazil
title_short The Science of Reading in Practice : An Analysis of Instructional Materials for Literacy in Selected States and Municipalities in Brazil
title_full The Science of Reading in Practice : An Analysis of Instructional Materials for Literacy in Selected States and Municipalities in Brazil
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