Adoption of the Six Traits Writing Model with Low-Income Population: A Comparative Study of Improvement in Student Writing

Author(s)

Rachel M. B. Collopy, University of DaytonFollow
Jackie Marshall Arnold, University of DaytonFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2017

Publication Source

International Journal of Educational Reform

Abstract

Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have renewed attention on writing instruction. This study investigates the impact of teachers’ use of the Six Traits Analytic Writing model on random stratified samples of upper elementary students from a low-income population. All students, on average, made significant gains in each of the six traits during the school year. However, students in the Six Traits group made significantly greater gains in the trait of voice. The Six Traits Model showed some promise in improving the writing achievement of a low-income population, a critical concern in the current context of CCSS implementation.

Inclusive pages

336-352

ISBN/ISSN

1056-7879

Comments

Permission documentation on file.

Copyright

Copyright © 2017, Rowman & Littlefield Education

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Volume

24

Issue

4

Peer Reviewed

yes

Keywords

writing instruction, writing programs, professional development, poverty, low-income students, Common Core State Standards

eCommons Citation

Collopy, Rachel M. B. and Arnold, Jackie Marshall, "Adoption of the Six Traits Writing Model with Low-Income Population: A Comparative Study of Improvement in Student Writing" (2017). Educational Leadership Faculty Publications. 204.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/eda_fac_pub/204