Action Research Plan – Post conference and comments

Action Planning Template

Goal:  To evaluate the effects of parent involvement with nightly reading and their child's reading level

Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Research similar inquiries regarding the correlation between parent involvement and reading levels	Kristin Boyd	August 2012 – June 2013	Articles and professional literature	Reference to research to be included in final presentation of findings
Administer a parent questionnaire to get parent's views on nightly reading homework	Kristin Boyd	August 2012	questionnaire	Review completed questionnaires to look for trends or areas of weakness that can improve parent involvement
Implement reading log to be signed by parents nightly	Kristin Boyd	August 2012 – May 2013	reading log sheet to be placed in each student's binder	examine each reading log for parent signatures – this will be done each day and looked at in detail and compared with reading levels each 9 weeks
Administer Rigby testing to determine beginning of the year reading level	Kristin Boyd	September 2012	Rigby test kit	Analyze data collected from Rigby Test and review Rigby test information with nightly reading log data.
Parent conferences for all students in October	Kristin Boyd	October 2012	Reading logs, Rigby test results	Share reading levels with parents and review nightly reading log
Re-evaluate students Rigby levels	Kristin Boyd	January 2013	Rigby test kit	Analyze data collected from Rigby Test and review Rigby test information with nightly reading log data.
Below level conferences - we will discuss the importance of nightly reading and in below level conferences, we will reinforce the importance as well as sign a contract for nightly reading	Below level conferences : Kristin Boyd Coni Felinski or Foy Campbell and Diane Sweet or Marsha Anders	February 2013 and	Reading logs, Rigby test results	Share reading levels with parents and review nightly reading log
Administer 2nd parent questionnaire to see if parent's views have changed from the initial questionnaire	Kristin Boyd	February 2013	Questionnaire	Review the questionnaires and compare with initial results
Administer a student survey to get their feedback on parent involvement with nightly reading	Kristin Boyd	February 2013	Questionnaire	Review the results and compare to parent surveys
Re-evaluate students Rigby levels	Kristin Boyd	March 2013	Rigby test kit	Analyze data collected from Rigby Test and review Rigby test information with nightly reading log data.
Below level conferences - we will discuss the importance of nightly reading and in below level conferences, we will reinforce the importance as well as sign a contract for nightly reading	Below level conferences : Kristin Boyd Coni Felinski or Foy Campbell and Diane Sweet or Marsha Anders	March/April 2013	Reading logs, Rigby test results	Share reading levels with parents and review nightly reading log
Re-evaluate students Rigby levels	Kristin Boyd	May 2013	Rigby test kit	Analyze data collected from Rigby Test and review Rigby test information with nightly reading log data.
Examine the results and compile results to be presented to administration	Kristin Boyd	June 2013	Data collected throughout the year on reading levels and reading logs	Present findings to administration
Publish my findings to my action research blog	Kristin Boyd	June 2013	Report	Feedback from peers

 

Format based on Tool 7.1 from Examining What We Do to Improve Our Schools

(Harris, Edmonson, and Combs, 2010)

 

Action Research Plan