Action Research Plan

Action Research Plan
Goal: To find out if the current reading program is successful and if there are additional ways I can increase the lexile score of each student who reads below grade level on the high school campus. Assessment instruments: SRI, SFA, TAKS, attendance reports, discipline reports Process for monitoring: Use assessments throughout the 2010 / 2011 school year to collect data and compare.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Determine the initial lexile score of each student who is placed in the reading program. Students took the initial assessment in September 2010.	Cassie Herndon	Starts and ends on November 29, 2010.	SRI SAM program- This program records the SRI score of each student.	After gathering data, find the average lexile score of the teacher’s entire student population for the first administration of the SRI.
Look at past TAKS scores of each student in the area of Reading and/or English Language Arts and Reading.	Cassie Herndon	Starts and ends on November 29, 2010	Infoserve program- This program will allow me to look up TAKS scores.	After gathering data, determine the percentage of students who passed the 2010 Reading and/or English Language Arts and Reading TAKS.
Administer the second SRI of the 2010 / 2011 school year.	Cassie Herndon	Start: November 30, 2010. End: December 10, 2010	SRI SAM program: This program records the SRI score of each student.	After the second SRI is given, an average is determined using teacher’s entire student population. Then, a comparison can be made to the initial average lexile score that was collected in September.
Administer the first Reading Standard Formative Assessment of the 2010 / 2011 school year.	Cassie Herndon	Start: December 2, 2010 End: December 8, 2010	SFA that is issued by the district	A percentage of students passing the SFA will be calculated using the teacher’s entire student population. This data will be saved and compared to the second SFA, which will be given in the second semester.
Incorporate more technology into the classroom. This includes using Ning, Wikis, Google Docs, games, movie clips, xtranormal, and Jing.	Cassie Herndon	Start: November 22, 2010 End: May 27, 2011	Ning- used to blog and discuss Wikis- used to blog, discuss, and turn in classwork Google Docs- used for student collaboration and class assignments Interactive Vocabulary Games- engages students and makes learning fun Vocabulary Video Clips- uses visual aids to help students understand and recall new vocabulary words xtranormal website- used to teach lesson Jing- used as a study aid on school wires	Monitor blogs, documents, writings, and classwork of each student who uses technology.
Incorporate more differentiation into the classroom: “singing” lyrics on icon charts that reflect reading objectives, creating hands on projects that reinforce reading objectives, and providing more visual aids that depict learning objectives.	Cassie Herndon	Start: November 22, 2010 End: May 27, 2011	Icon charts, “singing” activities, manipulatives, hands on projects, etc.	Monitor the comprehension of students concerning the reading objectives. This can be collected through formal and informal assessments.
Administer the second SFA of the 2010 / 2011 school year.	Cassie Herndon	Start and End: Second Semester Specific Time: To be determined	Standard Formative Assessment issued by the school district.	A percentage of students passing the SFA will be calculated using the teacher’s entire student population. This data will be saved and compared to the first SFA, which was given the first semester.
Administer the third SRI of the 2010 / 2011 school year	Cassie Herndon	Start: February 22, 2011 End: March 4, 2011	SRI SAM program: This program records the SRI score of each student.	After the third SRI is given, an average is determined using teacher’s entire student population. Then, a comparison can be made to the initial and second average lexile score that was collected.
Administer the fourth SRI of the 2010 / 2011 school year	Cassie Herndon	Start: May 2, 2011 End: May 13, 2011	SRI SAM program: This program records the SRI score of each student.	After the fourth SRI is given, an average is determined using teacher’s entire student population. Then, a comparison can be made to the three previous administrations of the SRI.
Run a report on student attendance for the teacher’s entire student population for the 2010 / 2011 school year	Cassie Herndon	Start: November 2010 End: May 2011	Pinnacle software	Attendance will be monitored throughout the school year. A comparison will be made between the first and second semester.
Run a report on student discipline for the teacher’s entire student population for the 2010 / 2011 school year	Cassie Herndon	Start: November 2010 End: May 2011	Pinnacle software	The amount of referrals will compared between the first and second semester.

Format based on Tool 7.1 from Examining What We Do To Improve Our Schools
(Harris, Edmonson, Combs, 2010)