Welcome

Hello and Welcome to my Action Research Journey! As I prepare to present my research and experience this April at the Saint Mary's Spring Conference I know that some of you are visiting this blog as a way of preparing for the seminar. I would encourage you to start at the end of the blog and read from that point forward to help you better understand my Action Research Journey. Please feel free to post questions and comments as you read! I look forward to discussing with you what I have done as I strive to keep my 4th grade readers attitudes positive while also working to motivate and engage them through student choice. I also look forward to hearing from you about what you have done or tried in your own classroom.

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Visual Display of Data - Yay!

Finally I have figured out a way to display some of my data results through graphs on my blog! The graph, of course, does not show up in exactly the same way it did when I created it on my computer, but you get the idea! The above graph shows my students feelings about reading when simply asked, "How do you feel about reading?" They had the option to choose Love it! Like it! Ho-Hum! and Don't Like it! The blue graphs show the Fall responses and the purple graph show the more recent responses! I am thrilled to see that no one falls into the "Don't Like it!" category any more! My main goal in offer choices in Reading Workshop was to create students with positive attitudes towards reading, and while Ho-Hum may not be the most positive attitude, the majority of my students fall into the Love it! and Like it! categories! I hope that I am creating students who go through life enjoying reading!

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