My Revised Action Research Plan~

Hello! 

Well Week 4 has nearly come to an end....  Whew!  I noticed that I had made some minor mistakes on my Action Research Plan last week when I posted it. 

Well - you are in luck!  Here is my new and improved Action Research Plan:

Action Planning Template
Goal:  To close the academic gap in the content area of Reading with 5th grade at risk students.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
·   Data Analysis/Breakdown ·   Disaggregation of data showing strengths and weaknesses ·   Identifying if weaknesses are from readiness standards or supporting standards.	·     Teacher ·     Site Supervisor ·     PLC team ·     Grade level team	·    Sept. 2012-June 2013	·   4th grade STAAR results ·   Beginning of the yr. assessments (taken 9/3 through 9/7), ·   Six weeks common assessments ·   ACP (done once a semester) ·   5th grade ITBS scores (taken in spring) ·   5th grade STAAR results (spring) ·   Track academic progress, attendance, test scores, and mastery of skills from previous grades.	·    Anecdotal records from tutoring ·    Finding results of assessments ·    Recording classwork scores ·    Recording in class participation; “What can I do as a teacher to encourage classroom participation that may positively affect data?  How will higher classwork scores influence assessment and tutoring scores?”  Are the at risk students weak in processing?” ·    Develop a program to address areas of concern.
·      Building relationships with at-risk students and parents ·      Strengthening and enhancing communication using strategies from book study; Teaching with Poverty in Mind by Eric Jensen	·    Teacher ·    Student ·    Parents ·    Site supervisor (for support and to answer any wonderings/questions)	·  Sept. 2012 – June 2013	·  Interest inventory for students ·  Get to know you activities ·  Board games aligned with the state objectives and standards ·  Face-to-face conferences with parents; along with phone calls, emails, texts, home visits ·  Looking at relevant educational literature that relates to students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. ·  Internet searches for other ways to promote parental communication with at risk students.	·   Tracking student attendance ·   Tracking parental involvement – “Has it increased or decreased since the start of tutoring?  What parents are not involved and find out their reasoning behind the lack of involvement?” ·   Monitor homework – “Are students completing?”
·   Small group tutoring which includes; multiple response strategies, vocabulary strategies, differentiated instruction, progress monitoring.	·      Teacher ·    Students ·      Site supervisor	·    Sept. 2012 – June 2013	·  Break down of tutoring groups due to STAAR objectives ·  Make sure all students are engaged ·  Weekly fluency practice ·  Use of games, ELA/R manipulatives, think pair/share, use of white boards to illustrate and brainstorm. ·  Computer generated literacy games.	·   Tracking what strategies have been successful and what strategies need to be adjusted in some way – “What strategies have been successful and what strategies need to be re-vamped?  Why are some of the strategies not working?  Have classroom grades improved due to the before school tutoring sessions? “ ·   Students track assessment progress.
·   Celebrating successes and  academic gains	·   Teacher ·   Students ·   Site supervisor	·  Sept. 2012 – June 2013	·     Every week, celebrate academic successes and gains with snacks, prizes, lunch with the principal or teacher, extra recess time, extra library time. ·     Send a positive note to parents to motivate at risk students to keep excelling and improving. ·     Find a specific area that they have had a growth in.	·    Have students fill out a survey that answers; “What have you liked about tutoring?  What have you enjoyed about the celebrations?  What changes would you make to improve the celebrations?”