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Developing Readers
Through Engaging
Complex Texts
Laura Carroll
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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.
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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?
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Engage NY Implementation
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Implementation began as soon as materials were received.
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Lesson Plans moved away from using the basal and began
concentrating more on the complex texts that are used in the
Engage NY curriculum.
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Students were given 5 common assessments developed by
district administrators.
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Results were collected through use of GradCam and MAP
Test.
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Resources
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Free Engage NY Curriculum
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The central texts that went along with each unit in the Engage
NY Curriculum.
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GradCam
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GradCam Common Assessment
Data
Class Average
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Class Average
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
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Trouble Standards: Beginning
Mean V. End Mean
Standard
Beginning Mean
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%
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MAP Data Results From Fall 2016 to
Spring 2017
14
12
10
8
Below
On
Above
6
4
2
0
Fall 2016
Spring 2017
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Data Analysis
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As shown in the previous table, the Engage NY Curriculum
had a profound impact on student achievement of the
Common Core Reading Standards.
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The graph also showed an increase on student achievement
on the Common Assessments given throughout the year.
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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.
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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!
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Pictures
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