Action Research Update

My action research officially began on September 2, 2013 and its purpose is to intervene and provide students with the opportunity to read fluently and as a result enter 3^rd grade reading on level as expected by the district.

I have been able to identify the students who are reading significantly below grade level by using the Developmental Reading Assessment and our new universal screener Renaissance Reading Assessment (STAR).  Due to changes in my role and increased district and Region XIII meetings, I have not begun the fluency practice with the students.   When this action plan was created I was the campus intervention teacher.  This role lent itself to this action plan.  At the beginning of this year, I was told my role would be more of a campus instructional coach.  Despite this change, I will have the opportunity to continue working with students as of now.  If nothing changes, I plan on beginning the evaluation portion of my action plan on October 7, 2013. 

My target group consists of ten second graders whose DRA ranges from DRA 6 through a DRA 14.  They should have started second grade at an 18 to be considered on grade level. Letters will be sent home to parents informing them of the fluency intervention-taking place.  Part of the intervention includes using a fluency practice kit.  With this I will be able to track growth on a weekly basis in fluency, comprehension, and reading level.  The STAR screener is an added benefit I did not expect to have when the action research plan was created.  This screener will provide detailed information in students’ strengths and weaknesses.  I am approximately 1 month behind in what my target start date should have been, but look forward to taking the next step.