Action Plan

Friday, August 6, 2010



Here is an overview of my action plan. I'm sure I will be revising this as I go through this process. Please view it and leave a comment.

Week 3 of action research

At Sweeny ISD we are undertaking a new focus on reading. My supervisor shared with me some data on our 10th grade ELA TAKS score from '09 - '10. Looking at the reading levels of the last year sophomore class showed any student with a lexile reading score below 1000 did not pass the ELA TAKS. Conversely those students who had a lexile reading score 1500 acheived commended performance. This data was eye opening and reinforced what we know about the importance of reading and how it relates to academic success. However, if we consider the students with a lexile reading score of 1500 to be college ready then we have work to do. There were only 20% of the students with commended performance. It will be interesting as we go through this year to keep track of the progress of the students and how the new reading programs will affect the students achievement.

Week 2 Of Action Research

Okay, my fellow bloggers I finally figured out how to post my next blog! I have staired at my home page and click on many different icons to no avail. Enough of about me being inept at this blogging gig. Back to my research.

In week two we had the opportunity to see and hear from three different administrators and their action research. What I gleaned from these different action research is the importance of using data to help one make a decision. Also, they stressed the importance of making the action research process a part of ones professional practice.

Also, I have chose to research the correlation between reading and a students' success. In the next blog I will share some data about reading levels and students' pass/fail status when it comes to a standardized test.