Revision 2 - Action Research Plan

Action Research Planning

Response to Intervention and the Three Tier Model in Reading

Goal: To determine if the implementation of the three tier instructional model used as a prevention and intervention model for RTI in reading has an impact on the achievement of students not identified for intervention.

Action Steps	Person(s) Responsible	Timeline	Needed Resources	Evaluation Assessment of Activity
Discuss action research with school principal and CILT Team	Researcher	Early August, 2010	Article on RTI and information notes	Meeting notes and discussion items
Develop research and record keeping system or template to record action research.	Researcher Principal Teachers	August, 2010	Example Action Research Documents Template Examples	Final template and record keeping system
Gather kindergarten data for all 1st grade students.	Researcher	August, 2010	Data Sources: ITBS/Logramos TPRI/Tejas LEE Tier II Intervention Logs DRA/IDL Folders with reading levels.	Compilation of all data by homeroom class.
Identify Tier II and or Tier III students by homeroom class.	Researcher	August, 2010	Kindergarten Tier II Intervention Logs	List of tiered students by homeroom class.
Identify all students reading on or above grade level by class.	Researcher	August, 2010	DRA/IDL Folders with rea ding levels TPRI/Tejas LEE ITBS/Logramos	List of all students by homeroom class.
Present the action research plan to the 1st grade teachers, including lists of students that will be considered in the research.	Researcher	September, 2010	PowerPoint introducing action research, reviewing RTI and outlining the plan. Lists of students identified as not needing intervention.	Sign-In Sheet
Survey Teachers on views and practices in Tier I reading instruction.	Researcher and Teachers	September, 2010 January, 2011 May, 2011	Surveys	Survey Results
Provide 3 professional development activities on best practices.	Researcher and other reading specialists	September, 2010 December 2010 March 2010	Presenter Agenda Topic Specific to Need Location	Presentation Evaluations Lesson Plans
Gather reading lesson plans.	Researcher	September, 2010 – May, 2011	Lesson Plans	Files by teacher
Review lesson plans to determine what teaching practices are being used in Tier I instruction that will have an impact on all students.	Research and Teachers	September, 2010 – May, 2011	Lesson Plans	Files by teacher Meeting minutes when lesson are planned and discussed Notes from analysis
Administer assessments to all 1st grade students.	Teachers	October, 2010	Assessments DRA/IDL Folders with rea ding levels TPRI/Tejas LEE	Assessments
Analyze test data to determine if students are progressing and if any students should change Tier group.	Research and Teachers	October, 2010	Assessment Results DRA/IDL Folders with rea ding levels TPRI/Tejas LEE List of all students by homeroom class	Assessment Results List of all students by homeroom class identified by tier
Compare assessments to end of the year kindergarten data to measure progress of students not in a tier II or tier III group.	Research and Teachers	October, 2010	Assessment Results DRA/IDL Folders with rea ding levels TPRI/Tejas LEE	Assessment Results List of all students by homeroom class identified by tier
Observe tier I instruction in all 1st grade classrooms monthly to determine that best practices are being implemented.	Researcher	September, 2010-May, 2011	Lesson Plans Observation Record	Comparison of lesson plan and observation record
Compare new assessments to previous 1st grade data to measure progress of students not in a tier II or tier III group.	Research and Teachers	February, 2011	Assessment Results/Data Sources DRA/IDL Folders with rea ding levels TPRI/Tejas LEE List of all students by homeroom class	Assessment Results List of all students by homeroom class identified by tier
Survey teachers to determine if the intervention model is driving tier I instruction.	Researcher	May, 2011	Surveys	Survey Results
Administer ITBS and Logramos reading tests to all 1st grade students.	Teachers	May, 2011	Assessments	Assessment Results
Compare ITBS and Logramos 1st grade scores to the students’ kindergarten scores to determine if the level of achievement was increased and by what degree.	Research and Teachers	July, 2011	Assessment Results from Kindergarten and 1st grade ITBS/Logramos	Results comparison charts with positive and negative growth identified
Prepare Power Point to explain the action research process and findings to entire faculty.	Researcher Teachers	August, 2011	All data gathered Time for discussion	Power Point
Meet with CILT to determine next steps for sustaining improvement	Researcher Principal CILT	August, 2011	All data School Schedule Planning Template	Record of dialogue Calendar of Planned Implementation

Chart adapted from Tool 7.1 (Harris, Edmonson, & Combs, 2010)