Action Research Project Summary

My action research project is coming along since its creation.  I have created the Teacher Interview Questionnaire Guide, Student Vocabulary Assessment, and Checklist.  I completed these prior to school starting. 

 

When school started I gave the teachers time to make connections with their students and build relationships.  I also waited until the enrollment of students had been finalized.  We had students that did not show up for school this year and had not had their school records requested for a transfer.  We had a new student added to 2^nd grade and one transferred out to another campus.   I had to change the start date due to these accommodations. 

I started the project the 3^rd week of school.  I have reduced the grade levels used in my project to just 2^nd grade as discussed with my principal.  We found when discussing the research project that it would inflict too much on the other grade level teachers at this time as there are district changes that are being asked of them.  Since I am a 2^nd grade teacher and the grade level leader, I will conduct the research project with 2^nd grade students only. 

Since conducting the project, the second grade students have had vocabulary introduced to them without using visuals.  It has been a struggle as it is showing on their class work, understanding, and retention of the vocabulary information.  We are making sure this does not reflect on their recorded grades as these are separate vocabulary words than the one used with their Basel readers.