Literacy Publications
The Literacy Professional Development Project (LPDP) began in March 2004. The LPDP has a focus on improving teacher content knowledge in literacy, pedagogy and practice, and building effective professional learning communities. The project provides schools with an evidence-based professional development programme which aims to improve student learning and achievement in literacy.
A total of 288 schools (3,288 teachers) have participated in the project to date. Schools work within the project for two years.
Learning Media Limited delivers this contract on behalf of the Ministry of Education.
A nested research component informs the project as it progresses. The report Literacy Professional Development Project: Identifying Effective Teacher and Professional Development Practices for Enhancing Student Learning was completed in 2006. University of Auckland researchers undertook research on a group of 13 schools in relation to the outcomes of the project, as part of a research strand within LPDP.
The Literacy Professional Development Project (LPDP) began in March 2004. The LPDP has a focus on improving teacher content knowledge in literacy, pedagogy and practice, and building effective professional learning communities. The project provides schools with an evidence-based professional development programme which aims to improve student learning and achievement in literacy.
A total of 288 schools (3,288 teachers) have participated in the project to date. Schools work within the project for two years.
Learning Media Limited delivers this contract on behalf of the Ministry of Education.
An independent evaluation of LPDP was commissioned and undertaken by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) in collaboration with the University of Canterbury. The final evaluation report was received by the ministry in August 2007. Overall, the evaluation finds that the gains in reading and writing achievement by students from schools in the LPDP were greater than those that could be expected without the intervention.
