Pulatie's Action Research- Reading Intervention

Action Planning Template
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?
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Gather STAAR data from previous year’s reading test to determine lower quartile of 8th grade students	Penny Pulatie	August 2013	STAAR individual results	Create a chart to compare data in order to determine lower quartile of 8th grade students
Conduct Star Reading Diagnostic test to help determine students reading level	Penny Pulatie and 8th grade ELA teachers	September	Star Reading Diagnostic Test	Compare the data with the STAAR results and determine students’ beginning reading level
Perform Beginning of Year AIMSWeb testing to compare results with Star reading results	Penny Pulatie and AIMSWeb testing coordinator	September	AIMSWeb benchmark probe	Compare data to see if fluency or comprehension may be the problem
Begin I-Station program with Diagnostic test to determine levels of performance- These will be automatically conducted at the beginning of each month.	Penny Pulatie and ELA teachers	September-May- at the beginning of each month	I-Station	Place students on appropriate level for remediation
Compile weekly reports from I-Station to determine students’ weaknesses	Penny Pulatie	Weekly beginning in September and completed in May	I-Station reports	Results will tier students as I, II, or III according to RTI level
Evaluate students’ scores on December reading benchmark tests	Penny Pulatie	December	Benchmark tests	Look at students’ scores and see if any improvement has been made
Conduct middle of the year Star Reading Diagnostic test	Penny Pulatie and ELA teachers	January	Star Reading Diagnostic Test	Results will show if any improvement in reading level has been made
Perform Middle of the year AIMSWeb test and compare to BOY results	Penny Pulatie and AIMSWeb coordinator	January	AIMSWeb benchmark probes	Results will show if any improvement has been made following 16 weeks of remediation
Review results from 8th grade Reading STAAR test	Penny Pulatie	April-May	STAAR test reports	Determine if any improvement from scores of last year’s test
Conduct End of Year AIMSWeb test for final results	Penny Pulatie and AIMSWeb coordinator	May	AIMSWeb benchmark probes	Continue to monitor results to determine if it is fluency or comprehension
Conduct End of Year Star Diagnostic Reading test	Penny Pulatie and 8th grade ELA teachers	May	Star Diagnostic test	Calculate students End of year reading level
Complete final I-Station diagnostic test	Penny Pulatie and 8th grade ELA teachers	May	I-Station diagnostic test	Determine if tier level has increased
Present results to principal, assistant superintendent, and superintendent	Penny Pulatie	May	Power point, data, and report	Allow administration to view all of the data and the report to help determine whether the remediation program was successful