Assignment+8+-+Dustin+and+Virginia

Action Plan for Masters Project Name: Dustin Rhoades and Virginia Blais 1.  Email: dustin4931@yahoo.com , virginiablais@gmail.com 2.  Cohort or School:Taiwan/Dubai 3.  Research Question:  What is the impact of “Words Their Way” (spelling instructional program) on student progression across a spelling continuum given three 15-20 minute sessions per week over six weeks? Dependent variable—Student progression along a spelling continuum 4. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Brief description of intervention <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">. (Cut and paste from previous posting if you like): a.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"> Students will meet together in differentiated “flexible” groups 3 times a week for 15-20 to practice using the activities in the __Words Their Way__ Program to learn the patterns, phonics, roots and etc. they’ll need to successfully spell the words on their list. b.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Two teachers will be in the room (both Dustin and Virginia) during the time students conduct the activities. c.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> At the end of the week, students will be given an assessment of the words on their list (as well as some additional words that fit the pattern they’ve studied) to see if they can apply their understanding. d.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> At the end of the six week trial, students will be given the assessment they took at the beginning of our study to see how they’ve progressed along the continuum. Additionally, students will be given a pre/post Likert scale assessment to help us assess whether or not student perceptions of themselves as successful spellers has changed. e.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Lastly, student data from our experimental group will be compared with our control group (at the end of six weeks) to help us determine whether a relationship exists between the program and student spelling. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">5.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">Research Design: (cut and paste from previous posting): <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">6.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"> If you are working in a group list the individuals in the group members names & emails: Virginia Blais and Dustin Rhoades (emails listed above). <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">7.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">When do you plan to start your action research 1/11/10 <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">8.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">When do you plan to end your action research 2/18/10 <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">9.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">Please fill in the attached table. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">Step || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Resources || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Anticipated Completion Date || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Actual Completion Date || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">1 || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">Words Their Way Continuum Assessment || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">1/11/10 || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"> || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">1 || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">Likert || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">1/11/10 || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"> || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">2 || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">Words Their Way Word List Work <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">Groups leveled based on weekly spelling tests <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">New groups formed weekly based on spelling development <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">Groupings and spelling lists administered || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">1/11/10-2/18/10 <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"> Mon, Weds, Fri for 20 minutes each time. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">Weekly <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">Weekly || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"> || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">3 ||^  ||^   || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"> || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">4 ||^  ||^   || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"> || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">5 ||^  ||^   || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"> || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">6 ||^  ||^   || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"> || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">7 || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">Words Their Way Continuum Assessment || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">2/18/10 || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"> || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">8 || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">Likert || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">2/18/10 || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"> || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"> || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"> || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"> || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"> || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt;">That is it! <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt;">When you get back a confirming email from Hank or Susan you are good to go! <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Congratulations! You are now a Researcher!