Restructuring Elementary Literacy Instruction in Hamilton County Schools

Abstract

This study was a one-year investigation into the implementation of two pilot literacy curricula in Hamilton County Schools in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Surveys, interviews, and student performance data were analyzed to evaluate the process of curricular implementation and current literacy practices in elementary schools across the district. This study was conducted by two doctoral students to fulfill the requirements of the doctorate of education degree from the Peabody College of Education and Human Development at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.