1. CORRECTIVE
READING
AN ACTION RESEARCH
PROPOSAL
Christina Fink
UCLA PLI 2011-2012

2. JULIETTE LOW ELEMENTARY
SPSA
• School-wide Target Group: EL Students
• 4th Grade Target Standard:
R.C. 2.1: strengthen comprehension
• 6th Grade Target Standard:
R.C. 2.0: read and understand grade level material
• District Focus: Upper Grade Reading
Comprehension Intervention
• Adoption of SRA Corrective Reading
(2011-2012)

3. RESEARCH QUESTIONS &
RATIONALE
• Question
In what ways will the implementation of the
Corrective Reading program affect the
comprehension levels of ELs in the 4th – 6th
grades?
• Effect on students’/teachers’ attitudes
• Rationale
• SPSA/District Focus
• Long-term effects of low reading
comprehension among ELs
• Teacher attitude toward scripted programs

4. PROPOSED
INTERVENTION
4th - 6th Grade Pull-out during
students Small groupings
common
(6-10)
(B, BB, FBB) intervention time
Taught by
teacher or 4-5 times per Fidelity to the
highly-qualified week program (script)
para-educator
Fast-
Training for
paced, highly
teachers/PEs
interactive

5. RESEARCH METHODS
• Mixed-method Research
• Qualitative & Quantitative
• Non-experimental
• Multiple Forms of Data
• Artifacts (student and teacher generated)
• Observational Data
• Inquiry Data

6. TIMELINE
•Implementation and Data
October -
Mid-April
Collection
•Data Synthesis/Analysis
April-May
•Report at last SSC meeting
Mid-June

7. LEADERSHIP
&FIELDWORK
• Training/Scheduling
• Monthly support meetings
• Troubleshooting, best practices, reminders
• Parent Education Seminar
• Supporting reading comprehension at home
• Budgeting/Ordering with principal
• Resources

8. CONCLUSION
“Sometimes only in the face of
data that challenge individual
belief systems does truly open
conversation occur.”
-Johnson & LaSalle, 2010