Reading+Action+Plan

= Goal #1: READING ACTION PLAN =

School Improvement Goal #1

 * Increase 6th, 7th, & 8th grade reading test scores by 4% on the 2010 Measurement of Student Progress (MSP) as compared to the 2009 WASL.


 * Continue utilizing comprehension strategies in the classrooms.
 * Implement additional instructional tools to enhance students’ critical thinking & analysis skills.

// What action will occur? What steps will staff take? // || === ** Professional Development ** === // How will staff acquire the necessary skills & attitudes to implement the activity? // || === ** Timeline ** === // When will this strategy or action begin and end? // || === ** Resources Available ** === // What existing and new resources will be used to accomplish the activity? // || === ** Who is Responsible ** === // Who will provide the leadership? // || === ** Monitoring Effectiveness ** === // What on-going formative evidence will be gathered to show this activity is making a difference in student outcomes? // || || * 30 -60 - 90+ Day Plans
 * Providing reading instruction that increases student comprehension will assist students in meeting grade level expectations, build reading comprehension skills & confidence, and develop independent readers.
 * == ** Activities **** to Achieve this Goal ** ==
 * * Before, During and After Reading Strategies & Graphic Organizers (making predictions, finding evidence, inference, main idea, analyze and interpret)
 * Fluency Practice (partner reading, "6 Minute Solution" & "Read Naturally")
 * Text Interaction Skills (highlighting, response notes, questioning, background information)
 * Small Group Reading Instruction
 * Team Time & BDD Committee Meetings
 * Comparative Literature Skills Staff In-Service
 * Socratic Method Staff-Inservice
 * Guided Reading Instructional Strategies || * Building Directed Reading Cohort Days & Districted Directed Days
 * Staff In-Service on Socratic Method & Comparative Literature Skills || * 30 -60 - 90+ Day Plans || * Instructional Aide Support
 * Instructional Strategies Handbook
 * Greece.k12.instructional tools website || * Reading Teachers
 * MSP
 * Classroom Based Assessments ||
 * ** Procedures for evaluating success in reaching this goal ** : Grade level/teacher review of student assessment results, teacher feedback, MSP Data, and Reading Assessments. ||
 * ** How will you know these interventions are working ** ? Classroom implementations that improve student reading skills, motivation and engagement, MSP results, student work and 30-60-90 day Plan. ||