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Action Planning Template
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Goal: To determine if the
I-Station reading intervention program aids to increase the reading levels of
the lower quartile of 8th grade students.
Research question: What effect does the
I-Station reading intervention program have on the reading levels of the
lower quartile of 8th grade students at San Saba Middle School?
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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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Gather STAAR data from previous year’s
reading test to determine lower quartile of 8th grade students
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Penny Pulatie
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August 2013
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STAAR individual results
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Create a chart to compare data in order to
determine lower quartile of 8th grade students
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Conduct Star Reading Diagnostic test to
help determine students reading level
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Penny Pulatie and 8th grade ELA
teachers
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September
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Star Reading Diagnostic Test
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Compare the data with the STAAR results and
determine students’ beginning reading level
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Perform Beginning of Year AIMSWeb testing
to compare results with Star reading results
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Penny Pulatie and AIMSWeb testing
coordinator
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September
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AIMSWeb benchmark probe
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Compare data to see if fluency or
comprehension may be the problem
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Begin I-Station program with Diagnostic
test to determine levels of performance- These will be automatically
conducted at the beginning of each month.
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Penny Pulatie and ELA teachers
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September-May- at the beginning of each
month
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I-Station
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Place students on appropriate level for
remediation
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Compile weekly reports from I-Station to
determine students’ weaknesses
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Penny Pulatie
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Weekly beginning in September and completed
in May
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I-Station reports
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Results will tier students as I, II, or III
according to RTI level
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Evaluate students’ scores on December
reading benchmark tests
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Penny Pulatie
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December
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Benchmark tests
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Look at students’ scores and see if any
improvement has been made
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Conduct middle of the year Star Reading
Diagnostic test
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Penny Pulatie and ELA teachers
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January
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Star Reading Diagnostic Test
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Results will show if any improvement in
reading level has been made
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Perform Middle of the year AIMSWeb test and
compare to BOY results
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Penny Pulatie and AIMSWeb coordinator
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January
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AIMSWeb benchmark probes
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Results will show if any improvement has
been made following 16 weeks of remediation
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Review results from 8th grade
Reading STAAR test
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Penny Pulatie
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April-May
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STAAR test reports
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Determine if any improvement from scores of
last year’s test
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Conduct End of Year AIMSWeb test for final
results
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Penny Pulatie and AIMSWeb coordinator
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May
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AIMSWeb benchmark probes
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Continue to monitor results to determine if
it is fluency or comprehension
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Conduct End of Year Star Diagnostic Reading
test
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Penny Pulatie and 8th grade ELA
teachers
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May
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Star Diagnostic test
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Calculate students End of year reading
level
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Complete final I-Station diagnostic test
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Penny Pulatie and 8th grade ELA
teachers
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May
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I-Station diagnostic test
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Determine if tier level has increased
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Present results to principal, assistant
superintendent, and superintendent
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Penny Pulatie
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May
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Power point, data, and report
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Allow administration to view all of the
data and the report to help determine whether the remediation program was
successful
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Saturday, June 22, 2013
Pulatie's Action Research- Reading Intervention
Sunday, June 9, 2013
What is Action Research and how can I use it?
Action research refers to when a principal or administrator studies his or her own practices and takes action based on what findings are discovered. It is also a powerful professional development tool or principals because it focuses on school improvement for all involved. I really did not know much about action research until this class, but I believe all good educators use it even if they don't know the name for it. I already use it in the classroom when I analyze my own teaching. I use my students' data to determine if I have taught a certain TEK and if I haven't, I reflect on a better way to teach it. Specifically for this course, I will be using action research for my project on reading intervention. I am going to analyze whether the reading intervention programs that we are using during our RTI time have an impact on test scores across the board. It is understandable that if kids do not know how to read, it is more difficult for them to take their math, science, and social studies tests as well as their reading test. We are implementing new reading intervention programs in our RTI time on our campus as well as a summer reading program. I will be studying the data from these programs and compare the test scores from the previous year to see if there has been an improvement. I am excited to see what the results will show.
How might educational leaders use blogs?
The Dana text refers to a blog as a type of journaling or an "online diary". Principals can use this blogging during their inquiry process to write down their ideas as they come to them. They can then get feedback from other educators to aid them in their research. The blog keeps the thoughts available to them to reflect anytime they wish. Teachers can also use blogs with their students to help with the writing process. Most students love to "chat" with their friends. Blogging can give them that same feeling, but the teacher is the leader and provides a safe path or them to follow. Blogging can also allow administrators to obtain support from colleagues. They will be able to solicit information about a certain problem that they have faced to see if anyone else has had the same issue and inquire as to their resolution. I can see where blogging is going to be very beneficial to me. It already has!
Action research refers to when a principal or administrator studies his or her own practices and takes action based on what findings are discovered. It is also a powerful professional development tool or principals because it focuses on school improvement for all involved. I really did not know much about action research until this class, but I believe all good educators use it even if they don't know the name for it. I already use it in the classroom when I analyze my own teaching. I use my students' data to determine if I have taught a certain TEK and if I haven't, I reflect on a better way to teach it. Specifically for this course, I will be using action research for my project on reading intervention. I am going to analyze whether the reading intervention programs that we are using during our RTI time have an impact on test scores across the board. It is understandable that if kids do not know how to read, it is more difficult for them to take their math, science, and social studies tests as well as their reading test. We are implementing new reading intervention programs in our RTI time on our campus as well as a summer reading program. I will be studying the data from these programs and compare the test scores from the previous year to see if there has been an improvement. I am excited to see what the results will show.
How might educational leaders use blogs?
The Dana text refers to a blog as a type of journaling or an "online diary". Principals can use this blogging during their inquiry process to write down their ideas as they come to them. They can then get feedback from other educators to aid them in their research. The blog keeps the thoughts available to them to reflect anytime they wish. Teachers can also use blogs with their students to help with the writing process. Most students love to "chat" with their friends. Blogging can give them that same feeling, but the teacher is the leader and provides a safe path or them to follow. Blogging can also allow administrators to obtain support from colleagues. They will be able to solicit information about a certain problem that they have faced to see if anyone else has had the same issue and inquire as to their resolution. I can see where blogging is going to be very beneficial to me. It already has!
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