The question posed in my action research paper was the question of whether or not students would perform better in reading when participating in nontraditional reading activities compared to participating in traditional reading activities. As the Program Manager of afterschool sites in our district, I have an opportunity to implement a variety of supplemental academic activities during the afterschool hours. The answer to this question would help me in providing activities for students that would maximize their learning.
In general,
throughout our district traditional reading is somewhat common in the regular
school day. I wanted to find out if a
nontraditional approach would help students increase reading skills. Reading is an area that sought attention in
our middle school. The data for Houston
Middle showed that all students were not performing at passing rates. I was able to begin the action research
process fairly quickly by surveying my staff during my staff meeting on non-traditional
reading activities offered on each site.
I compared sites with these activities to those who were conducting
traditional reading activities.
After reviewing the data and compiling data from our evaluator,
the action research report showed that those students that participated in such
activities performed better in reading at a rate 30% higher than those students
who did not participate in these nontraditional reading activities.
The action research activity was a great opportunity for me
to see that ordinary individuals could do something to make an impact on learning
by asking very basic questions. Based on
my research, the afterschool site coordinators have included some type of
nontraditional reading activity on all of the afterschool campuses.
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