Improve+Non-Fiction+Reading+in+the+Content+Areas

** October 10, 2011 **
 * Professional Learning Communities In-Service **
 * 1. **** SMART Goal ** ( ** S ** pecific, ** M ** easurable, ** A ** ttainable, ** R ** ealistic, and ** T ** imely):
 * Students will demonstrate improvement in comprehension with non-fiction reading material. **

=** 3. ****Action Plan**=
 * //2.//** **Rationale: Improve non-fiction comprehension reading skills through the implementation of the "Read for Real" reading program. Language Arts teachers will teach before, during, and after reading comprehension skills and Ancient Civilizations teachers will reinforce skills. Monitor growth and determine if the "Read for Real" program is viable across the content areas and facilitates student comprehension and growth. Group members will develop a "pre" and "post" test evaluation to determine improvement.**
 * **Activity** ||  **Person Responsible**  ||  **Timeline**  ||  **Outcome**  ||
 * 1. || Dawn, Denise, Chris, Michele || Oct. 2011 || Discussed the "Read for Real" program and planned approach for implementing program ||
 * 2. || Dawn and Michele || Oct. 2011 || Implemented pretest in the Language Arts classes ||
 * 3. || Dawn and Michele || Oct. - Jan. || Providing instruction in the "Read for Real" program to classes ||
 * 4. || Dawn, Denise, Chris, Michele || Jan-Mar.2012 || Continue teaching "Read for Real" skills and, next, meeting, discuss implementation of skills in the Ancient Civilizations classes ||
 * 5. || Dawn, Chris, Michele || March 2012 || "Read for Real" reading skills continues to be taught in Language Arts. Discussed strategies applied in Language Arts classes and the future implementation of reading skills in Ancient Civilizations classes. ||
 * 6. || Dawn, Denise,Michele, Chris || April 2012 || Discussed and developed a plan for implementation of reading skills in the Social Studies (Ancient Civilizations) using the Strategy Transfer Chart. Will follow-up implementation with a post-test (in May) to measure knowledge content, skills development,and growth. ||