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C U R I O U S L E A R N I N G?
A G L O B A L L I T E R A C Y N O N P R O F I T
P R E P A R E D B Y T A Y L O R T H O M P S O ND I R E C T O R O F P A R T N E R S H I P S
T T H O M P S O N @ C U R I O U S L E A R N I N G . O R G
PRE-K AND K LITERACY OUTCOMES WITH MOBILE SOFTWARE.
O U R S T O R Y :
WE BEGAN IN 2011 AS RESEARCH AT MIT, TUFTS, AND GSU.
M A R Y A N N E W O L F C O G N I T I V E S C I E N C E , L I T E R A C Y , D Y S L E X I A
SGrV
LM
LSV VMGr
VGrS
Grammar Processes
Sound Processes
Vocabulary Processes
Letter Processes
Morphological Processes
O U R F O U N D E R S H A V E R E V E R S E - E N G I N E E R E D H O W T H E B R A I N L E A R N S T O R E A D …
How does RAVE-O work?
•Explore core words
•Discover related words and meanings
•Build accuracy and automaticity in letters and letter patterns
•Master application of strategies
•Read words in context
•Respond analytically to what they read
T O C R E A T E O N E O F T H E W O R L D ’ S L E A D I N G L I T E R A C Y C U R R I C U L A .
C Y N T H I A B R E A Z E A L S O C I A L R O B O T S , A F F E C T I V E C O M P U T I N G
O U R F O U N D E R S C R E A T E D I N T E R A C T I V E R O B O T S T H A T H E L P C H I L D R E N L E A R N .
How does RAVE-O work?
•Explore core words
•Discover related words and meanings
•Build accuracy and automaticity in letters and letter patterns
•Master application of strategies
•Read words in context
•Respond analytically to what they read
T O C R E A T E O N E O F T H E W O R L D ’ S L E A D I N G L I T E R A C Y C U R R I C U L A .
SGrV
LM
LSV VMG
r
VGrS
Grammar Processes
Sound Processes
Vocabulary Processes
Letter Processes
Morphological Processes
CAN WE USE SMARTPHONES TO DELIVER LITERACY INSTRUCTION?
A N D E V E R Y O N E W I L L S O O N H A V E A C C E S S T O S M A R T P H O N E S .
P I L O TR E S E A R C H :
IN A COMMUNITY WITH NO SCHOOL, L ITERACY OR ENGLISH.
T H E Y T E S T E D A N E W A P P R O A C H I N A C O M M U N I T Y W I T H N O S C H O O L , L I T E R A C Y O R E N G L I S H .
THE APPROACH: 1. CURATE L ITERACY APPS BASED ON
SCIENCE OF L ITERACY.
2. LET INNATE CURIOSITY DRIVE CHILDREN’S EXPLORATION.
3. COLLECT USAGE DATA AND L ITERACY ASSESSMENTS.
C H I L D R E N A C H I E V E D P R E - K A N D K I N D E R G A R T E N P R E - L I T E R A C Y O U T C O M E S .
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2.1
1.61.8
0!1!
2!3!
Valu
e Ax
is!
Phonemic Awareness!
Letter Name & Sound!
Vocabulary!
Lear
ning
from
CL
(yea
rs o
f US
pre
-K a
nd K
G)
In 2 years & 1000+ hours of use in Ethiopia !
Pre-K
K
1st
I N T H E U S , S O F T W A R E P R O V I D E S C O M P P R E -L I T E R A C Y R E S U L T S T O P R E - K .
! !2.3
5.5
2.4
02
46
Valu
e A
xis
Rhyme Awareness!
Letter Name & Sound!
PPVT !Vocabulary!
Lear
ning
from
CL
(mon
ths
of U
S pr
e-K)!
In 4 Months & 100 hours of use in Alabama !
S I M I L A R R E S U L T S I N 6 C O U N T R I E S , A T 2 0 S I T E S , A M O N G 5 , 0 0 0 C H I L D R E N .
C H I L D R E N W I T H N O A C C E S S T O S C H O O L .
A T U N D E R - R E S O U R C E D S C H O O L S .
A T G O O D S C H O O L S W H O S T A R T B E H I N D A N D N E V E R C A T C H U P .
R E S U L T S W E R E S O C O M P E L L I N G , W E S T A R T E D C U R I O U S L E A R N I N G .
O U R C H A L L E N G E :
# 1 . 2 0 0 M C H I L D R E N C A N ’ T A C C E S S A G O O D S C H O O LA N D W I L L N E V E R L E A R N T O R E A D .
# 2 . 2 0 M U S C H I L D R E N W O N ’ T A T T E N D P R E - K , A N D O U R S Y S T E M W I L L L E A V E M A N Y B E H I N D .
# 3 . 1 0 % O F C H I L D R E N H A V E R E A D I N G D I S A B I L I T I E S , A N D A R E N ’ T D I A G N O S E D T I L L T H E Y ’ R E Y E A R S B E H I N D .
H O W C A N W E G I V E T H E S E C H I L D R E N T H E O P P O R T U N I T YT O L E A R N ?
T H E O P P O R T U N I T Y :
W E A L R E A D Y S P E N D B I L L I O N S T O I M P R O V E E A R L Y L E A R N I N G .
# 1 . 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 S T A N D - A L O N E E D U C A T I O N A P P S E X I S T .
# 2 . F I E L D R E S E A R C H I S S L O W A N D E X P E N S I V E T O C O N D U C T – A N D H A R D E R T O S C A L E .
# 3 . P E O P L E W H O C A R E C A N ’ T F I N D T H E B E S T S O L U T I O N S .
H O W C A N T E C H N O L O G Y H E L P U S F I N D , S C A L E U P A N D C O N T I N U O U S L Y I M P R O V E T H E B E S T L I T E R A C Y I N T E R V E N T I O N S ?
O U R P R O D U C T :
D E C E P T I V E L Y S I M P L E : C H I L D R E N L E A R N T O R E A D B Y E X P L O R I N G C U R A T E D L E A R N I N G G A M E S .
A S C H I L D R E N P L A Y , T H E S O F T W A R E G A T H E R S D A T A A N D P E R S O N A L I Z E S C O N T E N T T O I M P R O V E C H I L D L E A R N I N G .
U S E F O R P A R E N T S O R T E A C H E R S I S Q U I C K A N D E A S Y .
1. Download CL launcher app
3. Make sure device gets internet every month, to upload data and update apps
2. Give device to child
O U R M O D E L :
A L O T N E E D S T O H A P P E N , B E H I N D T H E S C E N E S , T O P O W E R T H I S E X P E R I E N C E .
O U R C O N T E N T T E A M W O R K S T O :
1. Curate!
Content! Deployment ! Platform! Research !
2. Improve! 3. Localize!
W E R E A C H C H I L D R E N T W O W A Y S :
1. Parents & teachers who own devices
2. Schools or organizations who manage devices
Content! Deployment ! Platform! Research !
P L A T F O R M F U N C T I O N :
Content! Deployment ! Platform! Research !
Child Mode!!Modular Content Library !!Control Installation of Learning Games !!Usage & Outcomes Measurement !!Local Data Storage and Cloud Sync !!“Experiment Engine” for A-B Testing !!
Content! Deployment ! Platform! Research !
Content Library
Data Base
- Experiment Specs - Usage Data
- Assessment Data - Deployment Info - Device Groups
MAM Mobile App Management
Server side
Device Apps
- Launcher - Assessment
- Apps
Experiment
Engine
Partner / Admin Web Interface
- Content Contribution
- Device Management
(Only CL App management)
- Experiment Creation
- Deployment Info - Device Groups
- Assessment Data
- Reports
Report Generator
DEVICE SERVER WEB
MAM
Mobile App
management
P L A T F O R M S T R U C T U R E :
P O W E R E X P E R I M E N T A L R E S E A R C H :
Content! Deployment ! Platform! Research !
Learning Content (Apps) !
Learning Interface (Launcher) !
App Selection Logic (Server)!
RESEARCH
DEPLOYMENT CONTENT
Better Apps, Personalized for your children, Saving time and money
Faster & cheaper experiments, Results rolled into CL system
Theories of learning & new technology to improve apps and platform
A L L P A R T N E R S B E N E F I T F R O M O U R M O D E L , A N D F R O M E A C H O T H E R .
O U R S T A T U S :
Research: !Prove pre-K & K literacy outcomes!
Launch: Scale pre-K & K results to 500K children!
Sustain: Prove 2nd grade results, and develop sustainability !
Scale: Scale up to 5M children !N E X T S T A G E : S C A L E
C U R R E N T I N T E R V E N T I O N T O R E A C H 5 0 0 K C H I L D R E N .
WE’RE HOPING TO LAUNCH OUR EXPERIMENT ENGINE IN LATE 2017.
DEPLOY COGNITIVE LEARNING APPS, INTERFACE, AND APP SELECTION.
TAYLOR THOMPSON [email protected]