Action Research Proposal by a former Fairmont State Student

1. The problem he is addressing is rhyme and word recognition.
2. The rational of the project was to have students learn to recognize rhyme and word families as a critical literacy skill and help them as beginning readers.
3. Simulation and Games
4. "How can I use a varity of rhyming games to help my students recognize rhyme and word families in text?"
5. The teacher backed this stragety with research from Integrated Strategies Approach: Making Word Identification Instruciton Work for Beginning Readers.
6. The teacher will copare pre and post-test results to document the overall impact of this project. The teacher will also use a checklist while observing the small group and reading center rhyme games.   

Action Research Project

1. Looking into the Mirror
2. Why self-reflection and portfolios?
3. Setting objectives
4. In the begining the teacher has a section on research summary. In the summary it talks about students begining to internalize instructional goals and standard and to apply them in future efforts.   
5. See what students scored at or above grade level in reflection.
6. The teacher saw what percentage of the student score at, above or below grade level.
7. There was a 73% rise in students who scored at or above grade level after the intervention and the was a 51% decrease in students who scored below grade level in reflection after intervention.
8. The stragety that this teacher implemented showed that it was very productive. It was a great way to prepare the students to present portfolios and presentations in their future. It also helps the teacher see what the students need to improve on by having them find their own misakes and realize what their specific goals are for that project.