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Saturday, April 13, 2013

What have I learned about action research...


Action research is a tool, which administrators can use to investigate and solve issues with students, teachers, or themselves. When a concern has been identified and action research is implemented to resolve the problems, then the campus can learn and grow together. After the concern is identified, the action research consists of posing a question, collecting data to analyze, and making necessary changes to ensure improvement.  This process will provide administrators with complex yet productive results due to its power and generation of knowledge. Conducting action research also allows principals to tackle problems at their schools and make informed decisions to solve the problem. Through collaboration amongst leaders, change will take place for the school. 

Action research will allow me to move forward with a reading concern I have.   I have seen a correlation between low comprehension and low fluency, yet there is little time to fit fluency instruction and practice into the schedule.  I would like to know how fluency impacts the comprehension skills of these two grade levels and what impact explicit fluency instruction has on reading comprehension and reading levels.  Through this action research I can then share my research data and work with teachers on implanting various fluency activities in the classroom.  

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