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Action Planning
Template
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Goal: To find effective
strategies for 1st grade that will increase fluency and
comprehension and determine if implementing these strategies improve student
performance on EOY TPRI
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Action Steps(s):
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Person(s) Responsible:
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Timeline: Start/End
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Needed Resources
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Evaluation
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Look
at EOY comprehension scores for Kinder TPRI to determine % of students that
were still developing on listening comprehension.
(will
not be able to look at fluency because they do not orally read a story in
Kinder, it is only listening comprehension)
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Kelly
Wehmeyer
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August
19, 2013 to August 23, 2013
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2013
Kinder EOY TPRI Summary Sheets
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%
of students still developing on comprehension and a list of these students as
well as the classroom they will be in this coming year.
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Review
literature on instructional strategies related to fluency and comprehension
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Kelly
Wehmeyer
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August
5, 2013 to September 30, 2013
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Lamar
Online Library, International Reading Association, Journals and articles,
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Compile
a list of instructional strategies
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Search
online and in Intervention resource books for research based strategies for
fluency and comprehension
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Kelly
Wehmeyer
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August
5, 2013 to September 30, 2013
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Online
research based strategies, resource books
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Compile
a list of instructional strategies
Make
the 1st grade teachers a resource page with the strategies
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Explain
the research inquiry to the 1st grade teachers
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Kelly
Wehmeyer;
1st
grade teachers
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August
26, 2013 to August 30, 2013
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Research
information and Block time for meeting
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Making
sure the 1st grade teachers understand the process
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Administer
the BOY 1st grade TPRI
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Kelly
Wehmeyer
1st
Grade Teachers
(teachers
will administer the test)
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September
3, 2013 to September 30, 2013
(unsure
of when the exact 2 week window will be)
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1st
Grade TPRI Kits
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TPRI
Assessment
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Gather
and analyze each 1st grade
class TPRI scores
Pick
3 students from each class that I will base my findings on
(21
students total)
(teacher
will use strategies on all students reading below grade level)
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Kelly
Wehmeyer
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September
30, 2013 to October 11, 2013
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BOY
TPRI summary sheet from each teacher
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Spreadsheet
with % still developing and % developed on BOY oral reading and comprehension
Progress
chart/graph of students that I will base my findings on.
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Meet
with 1st grade teachers during block to model how to implement the
instructional strategies
Give
teachers the names of students that I will base my findings on
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Kelly
Wehmeyer
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October
14, 2013 to October 18, 2013
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Resource
page of Instructional Strategies
List
of students
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Ensure
an understanding of the strategies they will implement
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Implement
Strategies to increase fluency and comprehension
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1st
Grade Teachers
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October
21, 2013 to December 18, 2013
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Instructional
Strategies
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Cold
Read/Hot Read Charts;
Running
Records to show the effectiveness
of the strategies;
6
week oral reading and comprehension assessment
These
students will also be monitored on AIMSweb
This
information will be from my 21 students
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Meet
monthly with 1st Grade teachers to discuss progress and change
strategies if no progress is shown
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Kelly
Wehmeyer
1st
Grade Teachers
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November
2013 to May 2, 2014
Meet
one block period per month
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Copies
of running records; six week assessments; AIMSweb graphs
Journal
of strategies
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Progress
Charts
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Administer
the MOY 1st Grade TPRI
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Kelly
Wehmeyer
1st
Grade Teachers
(teachers
will administer the test)
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January
2014
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1st
Grade TPRI Kits
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TPRI
Assessment
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Gather
and analyze each 1st grade
class TPRI scores
Compare
to BOY scores
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Kelly
Wehmeyer
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January
2014
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MOY
TPRI summary sheet from each teacher
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Spreadsheet
with % still developing and % developed on BOY Oral reading and comprehension
Spreadsheet
with % of students that improved from BOY to MOY
Graphs
with growth for the 21 students
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Continue
implementing strategies if showing progress
Change
strategies if no progress is shown
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1st
Grade Teachers
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January
6, 2014 to May 2, 2013
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Instructional
Strategies
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Cold
Read/Hot Read Charts;
Running
Records to show the effectiveness
of the strategies;
6
week oral reading and comprehension assessment
These
students will also be monitored on AIMSweb
This
information will be from my 21 students
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Administer
the EOY 1st Grade TPRI
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Kelly
Wehmeyer
1st
Grade Teachers
(teachers
will administer the test)
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End
of April 2014
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1st
Grade TPRI Kits
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TPRI
Assessment
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Analyze
and interpret data from EOY TPRI scores
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Kelly
Wehmeyer
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May
5, 2014 to June 6, 2014
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EOY
TPRI summary sheets
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Create
charts and graphs of data findings and compile a list of strategies that
proved to be successful
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Share
results with administration
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Kelly
Wehmeyer
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June
9, 2013 to June 14, 2013
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Action
Research findings
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Summary
of findings
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Week 3 - Action Research Plan
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I work in an elementary setting so I will enjoy reading up on your topic. I also have son who will be in Kinder, so I will be looking at your research for when he is in 1st. I like how you have your timeline set and it looks well thought out. I don't have any major suggestions at this point. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteIt seems like your are very organized in your plan. My wife also teaches first grade, so I will be interested in the results. Possible intervention could be using small groups and guided reading.
ReplyDeleteThis looks great! Your evaluations match up with your action steps nicely. Your timeline looks doable. Well thought out.
ReplyDeleteYou have a very detailed plan. My only suggestion is to define the abbreviated terms you have for those who may not know what you mean (i.e.: TPRI, BOY). It could just be a case of I'm not from Texas and the lingo is foreign to me. Again, just my perspective.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ryan, I will go back and change those. Just to let you know; TPRI is Texas Primary Reading Inventory; BOY is Beginning of year. Also love your last name. Meyer is my maiden name!
DeleteYour plan looks very detailed. I have no experience with this age group, but how will you ensure that the strategies and the plan are being implemented with fidelity by the teachers? How will you account for student participation? Will you share your findings with the community or other elementary campuses?
ReplyDeleteI wish you the best with your project!
Terra,
DeleteThanks for you input. I will go back and look at your suggestions and see how to better define this.
This plan is super detailed! I know absolutely nothing about elementary school, but it sounds interesting! I really like how you've included steps for researching literature prevalent to your ARP. You'll have great resources to accomplish your plan! :-)
ReplyDeleteExcellent detail in your plan. I like how you are modeling how to implement the instructional strategies. This is a great way to ensure the fidelity of your study. It allows you to concentrate on the student data without worrying about the teacher implementation variations. I also like the progress monitoring built into your plan with continued reflection and changes if needed. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for your comments. I was very unsure if I did this correctly but feel much better after reading what you guys commented. I am going to look again at my plan and take all suggestions into consideration.
ReplyDeleteIf I would have had the results of this research the first year I taught second grade my life would have been a piece of cake. Great details and I really like all of the collaboration that you are doing with the first grade team of teachers.
ReplyDeleteIt all seems like it is order, and you have a good plan laid out in front of you. I do not have any suggestions. Sorry!
ReplyDeleteI've not worked with this age group, but I'm learning reading everyone's projects.
ReplyDeleteWe definitely need a good foundation of reading fluency and comprehension.I would be interested in finding out what strategies you and your team will implement.
I am the reading coach at my school and enjoy working with PreK-6. I am more familiar with K-3 because I have worked with them longer. Your action research plan is very impressive. I think you did a great job of thinking through your plan and your steps are very detailed. You included crucial activities such as collaboration and modeling with first grade teachers. You've received great comments from others on your plan already so I really don't have much to add at the moment. I would like to share that I find most teachers welcome modeling in their classrooms. This can be very helpful to teachers and you. You gain personal experience as to how successful an instructional strategy can be and what changes may need to be made. You also gain teacher support by showing you are willing to do whatever you are asking of them. Best wishes with your research.
ReplyDeleteI love your topic. Literacy is an area that needs a lot of improvement and if we can tackle that other subject areas will also do better. Literacy is the key. You might check the resource: Reading with Meaning, by Debbie Miller.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Dana that the modeling portion of this action research is critical. As educators, we are often presented with research based practices to increase instructional effectiveness, but implementation is where the problem lies. As an instructional coach, developing teachers understanding is part of the coaching process, but also encouraging them to try (and sometimes fail) and continue improving is where value lies. Allow them the opportunity to critique you as you model with their students. Be open to the idea of co-teaching. Perhaps you could both watch another teacher (peer observation) and reflect back on the positive aspects of the instruction. Also, I like how your plan allows for adjustment if the interventions are not working. Not every student responds in the same way, so I'm glad you put that into your plan.
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