{"id":723,"date":"2020-01-02T04:46:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T09:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stephencalenderblog.com\/?p=723"},"modified":"2023-09-23T22:00:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T03:00:45","slug":"filament-games-project-scholastic-w-o-r-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stephencalenderblog.com\/?p=723","title":{"rendered":"Filament Games Project: Scholastic W.O.R.D."},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" width=\"480\" cellspacing=\"4\" cellpadding=\"4\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"480\"><video src=\"https:\/\/www.stephencalenderblog.com\/images\/FilamentProjects\/Scholastic\/WORD-intro_optim.mp4\" autoplay=\"autoplay\" loop=\"loop\" muted=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"150\">Your browser does not support the video tag<\/video><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Scholastic W.O.R.D. is a reading and vocabulary program for early learners in K-5. W.O.R.D. is grounded in the research of Dr. Elfrieda Hiebert, who discovered and cataloged the 2,500 high-utility word families that make up 90% of all texts. Through games and written passages, students independently progress within a game-based, guided program in which they receive repeated exposure to those high-utility words and their meanings in multiple contexts. The content in W.O.R.D. is organized by grade level and thematic modules with associated word lists. Each module begins with a placement test to personalize the path of each student. This ensures that students are introduced to the same vocabulary, but at the appropriate text level, creating a zone of proximal development for learning. Additionally, students have the opportunity to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.playcardgames.org\/\">play card games<\/a> as part of their learning experience. This creates a zone of proximal development for learning.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I came onto this project just before we started receiving game content from the client and each of the activities already had at least a first version completed. After a brief overlap period, most other developers ramped off the project. Over the next seven months I was managing the leftover features, technical debt, operating as a release engineer, writing documentation, content tools, and managing feedback. When it was done, it clocked in at well over 100 hours of content. It won a <a href=\"https:\/\/seriousplayconf.com\/2019-award-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">serious games gold medal award<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>After the initial launch there has been additional development, some of which was typical maintenance work dealing with new platforms, responding to user demands, and acting as a live team. 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