1. Developing Readers Through Engaging Complex Texts
Laura Carroll

2. Problem of Practice
My current problem of practice is how to increase student achievement and active engagement in developing successful reading skills aligned to the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) or current common core reading standards. Currently our school is using a basal series that is dated. The stories lack the rigor that students need in order to become more successful readers. The text does not provide a variety of reading selections to meet students’ personalized interests and needs.

3. Research Question
Will implementation of the Engage NY Curriculum and Formative Assessments increase student achievement in the Common Core Reading Standards leading to an increase in the reading ability of students?

4. Engage NY Implementation
Implementation began as soon as materials were received.
Lesson Plans moved away from using the basal and began concentrating more on the complex texts that are used in the Engage NY curriculum.
Students were given 5 common assessments developed by district administrators.
Results were collected through use of GradCam and MAP Test.

5. Resources Free Engage NY Curriculum
The central texts that went along with each unit in the Engage NY Curriculum.
GradCam
Discuss how these resources were used

6. GradCam Common Assessment Data

7. Trouble Standards: Beginning Mean V. End Mean
RI.3.2
12%
85%
RI.3.3
78%
88%
RL.3.1
69%
91%
RL.3.2
56%
100%
RL.3.3
25%
97%
RL.3.9
75%
94%

8. MAP Data Results From Fall 2016 to Spring 2017
One of the students who were below level in reading in the Spring was only one point away from being on level.

9. Data Analysis
As shown in the previous table, the Engage NY Curriculum had a profound impact on student achievement of the Common Core Reading Standards.
The graph also showed an increase on student achievement on the Common Assessments given throughout the year.
At the beginning of the year 8 students were identified as below grade level. By the end of the year only 3 were considered below grade level based on MAP standards. With one of these three students one point away from being on grade level in reading.

10. Results
Overall, I felt that this intervention was a success. Students were much more engaged in their reading. With the Engage NY materials students had the opportunity to read a variety of texts at complex levels. As the results indicate, the students showed great improvements on the third grade common core reading standards. Students also made huge gains on the MAP test!
Talk about how much students enjoyed reading groups and having the opportunity to research their own questions!

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