Revised Action Plan

Action Plan Study: If 2nd and 3rd grade teachers are provided with a writing mentor program and participate in ongoing book studies, will their students’ sentence length, syntax grade level, use of transitions and ability to write in paragraphs increase by a measurable amount?
Goals: ·         To improve 2nd and 3rd grade students’ ability to: write in paragraph form using effective transitions, increase sentence length, and syntax grade level. ·         To further develop teachers’ confidence and knowledge in writing instruction.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Collect student journal and writing samples to find strengths and weaknesses before and after study for the purpose of comparison.	Four classroom teachers in grades 2-3. Mrs. Meneses	May 2012	Student journals and writing samples	Flesch-Kincaid Readability Score on MS Word
Conduct writing curriculum based assessments every six weeks	Four classroom teachers in grades 2-3. Mrs. Meneses	Throughout the 2012-2013 school year	Curriculum based assessments for grades 2-5	Writing committee will record and analyze data by charting progress on given TEKS across grade levels. Teachers will use this data to guide instruction.
Coordinating book-studies that focus on writing instruction. An effective author is Ralph Fletcher, who has several wonderful books on the topic.	Four classroom teachers in grades 2-3. Mrs. Meneses	9/2012-12/2013	Ralph Fletcher literature (quantity to be determined at a later date)	Teacher and student questionnaires will be used to determine effectiveness of book study. Lesson plans and classroom observations will be used to evaluate progress.
Using effective teachers to share knowledge through co-teaching, modeling instruction, and mentoring.	Four classroom teachers in grades 2-3. Mrs. Meneses	Throughout the 2012-2013 school year	Lesson plans, anchor charts, etc.  created by mentor teacher	Questionnaires will be used to determine effectiveness of book study. Lesson plans and classroom observations will be used to evaluate progress in both teachers and students.