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LAKE COUNTY SCHOOLSACTION RESEARCH PROJECT
TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE ACTION RESEARCH IS INITIATED
Teacher
Researcher
Name
Lara HaganEmp.
ID
School or
DeparmenRo!n" La#e Elemenar$
Iss!e or Top%c Recogn%%on o& he #%n"ergaren s%gh 'or"s
Research
H$pohes%s
E(pl%c% %nsr!c%on) !s%ng "%&&eren%ae" lessons on he ** #%n"ergaren s%gh 'or"s
'%ll %mpro+e m$ s!"ens, recogn%%on o& hose s%gh 'or"s on he #%n"ergaren
assessmen -$ he en" o& he school $ear an" s!"ens '%ll -e !s%ng hose s%gh
'or"s %n he%r "a%l$ 'r%%ng.
Pr%nc%palsS%gna!re
Dae
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Component 4-401-002Point Value: 10-30
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TO BE COMPLETED AT CONCLUSION OF ACTION RESEARCH
RESEARCH PROCESS
5. 8ha s!"en "aa &orme" he -asel%ne9
La#e Co!n$ K%n"ergaren Assessmen :orm
;. 8ha research reso!rces) %.e.) -oo#s) "oc!mens) 'ere s!"%e"9
Harco!r 'e-4s%e) S$sema%c S%gh 8or" Insr!c%on C!rr%c!l!m) eacher colla-ora%on
3. 8ha s!"en "emograph%c gro!ps 'ere !se" an" ho' 'ere he$ selece"9
All 5< s!"ens 'ere g%+en he same %nsr!c%on s%nce here 'as s!ch a se+ere nee". E(ra
ass%sance 'as g%+en o he ESOL an" rea%ne" pop!la%ons.
1. 8ha 'as he %mel%ne &or he s!"$9
Sepem-er 5;) ;22
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LAKE COUNTY SCHOOLSACTION RESEARCH PROJECT 4 SHARIN= THE RESULTS+Compete onine and emai to Has)ins,-.a)e/)$0/(/#s1
T%le o& Ac%on Research Pro>ec Si"2t 3ord Reco"nition
Name o& Teacher Researcher Lara Ha"an
Name o& School Ro#nd La)e Eementar4 =ra"e Le+el 5inder"arten
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Ans*er t2e (oo*in" 6#estions in 4o#r a,stract/ DO NOT USE teac2er or st#dent names/
5. Cassroom Pro,em7 The pro-lem %s ha he s!"ens are no mee%ng he #%n"ergaren
re?!%remens %n rea"%ng s%gh 'or"s an" !s%ng s%gh 'or"s %n "a%l$ 'or#. In m$ class) all s!"en
enere" #%n"ergaren #no'%ng -e'een 24< s%gh 'or"s @o! o& ** re?!%re" s%gh 'or"s) 'h%ch
'o!l" score hem on an !nsa%s&acor$ le+el on he repor car". 53B5< s!"ens 'ere onl$ a-le o
rea" 24; 'or"s '%h he leers I, an" a -e%ng 'o o& he ese" s%gh 'or"s. A&er he %n%%al s%g
'or" recogn%%on es) I "eerm%ne" ha he ma>or 'ea#ness 'as "!e o lac# o& e(pos!re o he
#%n"ergaren s%gh 'or"s -e&ore ener%ng #%n"ergaren. In or"er o each m$ s!"ens) I m!s &%rs
e"!cae he parens a-o! he %mporance o& #no'%ng s%gh 'or"s. I '%ll %n&orm parens o& h%s
research pro>ec hro!gh con&erences an" < 'ee# leers. I '%ll each he s!"ens he s%gh 'or"
hro!gh e(pl%c% %nsr!c%on !s%ng a +ar%e$ o& learn%ng s$le meho"s. I '%ll "o progress mon%or%ng
on a con%n!al -as%s o pro+%"e "aa &or m$ research. /$ goal %s &or all o& m$ s!"ens o -e a-le
recogn%e more s%gh 'or"s an" !se hem %n he%r "a%l$ 'r%%ngs.
;. Researc2 Process7 /$ &%rs sep o& h%s ac%on research process 'as o g%+e he %n%%al s%gh 'or
assessmen es o all o& m$ s!"ens o ge m$ &%rs "aa &%g!res. I hen anal$e" he "aa an"
sare" &oc!s%ng on ma#%ng a s%gh 'or" c!rr%c!l!m. I cons!le" '%h oher colleag!es o share
%n&orma%on '%h hem an" o o-a%n he%r 'or#shees an" 'e-4s%es he$ 'en o &or %n&orma%on
regar"%ng s%gh 'or"s. I "%" %nerne searches on s%gh 'or" %nsr!c%on an" -egan ma#%ng small
gro!p games) 'or#shees) &lashcar"s) an" p!les on he ** #%n"ergaren s%gh 'or"s. I sore"
hro!gh 'or#shees an" planne" o! he $ear,s c!rr%c!l!m as % 'o!l" progress. I scanne" %n he
'or#shees o he comp!er so ha I co!l" sa+e m$ &%les an" a"" o hem laer '%h ne'
'or#shees. Some 'or#shees 'ere no #%n"ergaren appropr%ae so I ha" o change hem o &%
m$ s!"ens. I also hel" paren con&erences an" ga+e he parens a l%s o& all o& he s%gh 'or"s
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ha I 'o!l" -e each%ng. I %ncl!"e" hese l%ss %n home'or# an" a he -eg%nn%ng o& each n%ne
'ee# per%o". I also ga+e he parens &lashcar"s he$ co!l" !se %n or"er o re+%e' he s%gh 'or"s
a home. I &re?!enl$ assesse" s!"ens -oh %n&ormall$ !s%ng oral ess @l%#e &lashcar"s %n 'hole
gro!p se%ngs an" &ormall$ ese" hem 54on45 o ge he ne( se o& "aa po%ns &or m$ research
I learne" ha hro!gh he assessmens) I nee"e" o re4each some o& he s%gh 'or"s an" g%+e
some s%gh 'or"s more "%rec %nsr!c%on %me han ohers. @Th%s 'as e+%"en '%h he F'h s%gh
'or"s l%#e 'hen) 'here) 'ho) an" 'ha. I con%n!e" collec%ng "aa an" each%ng an" re4each%n
hro!gho! he $ear an" came !p '%h m$ res!ls.
3. Coection and Ana4sis7The &ollo'%ng ; %ll!sra%ons sho' he "aa collece" o+er he per%o" o&
%me -e'een Sep) 51) ;22< F Apr%l ;2) ;252.
The &%rs graph sho's ha he "aa o'ar" he -eg%nn%ng o& he $ear %s cl!sere" aro!n" he
n!m-ers 24
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8st#dentname8 S%gh 8or" Recogn%%on Assessmen Daa ;22
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In h%s a-le) I am sho'%ng he "%&&eren s!-4go!ps '%h%n m$ classroom. I l%se" s!"ens -$ gen"er
an" race an" also %ncl!"e" more commens ha I ho!gh nee"e" o -e a#en %no cons%"era%on 'hen
he "aa 'as -e%ng re+%e'e". :or %nsance) I ma"e noes o& he s!"ens 'ho a#e ADHD me"%ca%on)
'ho are rea%ne") an" %n he RI process -eca!se all o& hese &acors 'o!l" e(pla%n 'h$ he$ ma$ ha+e
no ma"e he ga%ns as a reg!lar e"!ca%on s!"en. I organ%e" h%s char '%h s!"en a a he op
-eca!se he$ 'ere a-le o rea" he mos s%gh 'or"s on he las es%ng "ae. I en"e" '%h s!"en s
-eca!se h%s s!"en ha" he lo'es n!m-er o& s%gh 'or"s rea" a he las es%ng "ae. I %ncl!"e"
s!"en %n he "aa -eca!se h%s s!"en ma"e grea ga%ns %n m$ class hro!gh he "%rec %nsr!c%on o
he s%gh 'or"s an" I ho!gh he "aa 'o!l" -e -ene&%c%al o see ho' he each%ng ma"e an %mpac on
he recogn%%on o& he s%gh 'or"s.
In s!mmar$) 522 o& s!"ens %n m$ #%n"ergaren class ma"e ga%ns %n he area o& s%gh 'or"
recogn%%on) no maer 'heher he$ 'ere -o$s or g%rls) 'ha race he$ are) pre+%o!sl$ rea%ne") ESOL)
lae o enroll) or %n he RI process &or aca"em%cB-eha+%oral concerns. All s!"ens progresse". /$
greaes res!l 'as %n s!"en & 'ho spo#e no Engl%sh 'hen she enrolle" %n school) ha" ne+er -een %n
school se%ng -e&ore an" 'en &rom #no'%ng 2 s%gh 'or"s o -e%ng a-le o recogn%e *2 s%gh 'or"s a
he en" o& he $ear. Th%s sho's ha she 'as emerse" %n learn%ng an" h%s process 'or#s.
The &ollo'%ng pages sho' s!"en 'or# samples an" he !se o& s%gh 'or"s %n he%r "a%l$ 'r%%ngs.
These 'r%%ngs 'ere a#en &rom he ESOL) rea%ne") an" h%gher le+el ach%e+e%ng s!"ens o sho' ha a
s!"ens are 'r%%ng !s%ng he s%gh 'or"s a!gh o hem. @The s%gh 'or"s a!gh ha+e -een c%rcle".
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1. Action and S2arin" t2e Researc2 Pro-ect7 I a!gh an" mo"ele" s%gh 'or"s %n "%rec
%nsr!c%on an" pro+%"e" g!%"e" prac%ce '%h s%gh 'or" games) echnolog$) an" %n"epen"en
prac%ce. I !se" eacher ma"e ac%+%%es an" 'or#shees o enhance m$ s%gh 'or" c!rr%c!l!m.
I also colla-orae" '%h oher eachers o share %"eas on he each%ng o& he s%gh 'or"s. I
enco!rage" m$ pro&ess%onal learn%ng comm!n%$ o& eachers o creae he%r o'n s%gh 'or"
&%les. 8ha I &o!n" r!l$ -ene&%c%al 'as ha oher eachers 'ere enh!s%as%c a-o! m$ ac%on
pro>ec an" s!ppore" me hro!gh h%s e(per%ence) 'h%ch ma"e a grea learn%ng en+%ronmen
&or he eachers as 'ell as he s!"ens.
*. Pro(essiona Re(ection7 I learne" ha h%s ac%on research pro>ec 'as -ene&%c%al -eca!se o&
he &re?!enc$ an" %nens%$ I !se" %n he each%ng o& he #%n"ergaren s%gh 'or"s. I ha+e
creae" a &%le o& s%gh 'or" games an" ac%+%%es ha I '%ll !se &rom $ear o $ear %n 'h%ch I can
a"" o an" ma#e -eer. Th%s ac%on research pro>ec allo'e" me o &oc!s on an area o& m$
each%ng ha I &el I nee"e" o -e enhance" an" I &eel ha 'as ach%e+e". I &eel ha I am a
-eer eacher -eca!se o& h%s pro>ec an" ha m$ s!"ens ha+e -ecome -eer l%&elong
learners -eca!se o& he -ase &o!n"a%on I ga+e hem '%h he s%gh 'or"s. I plan on con%n!%ng
h%s pro>ec ne( $ear -! o ma#e % -eer) I 'o!l" ma#e or -!$ some ne' s%gh 'or" games
o g%+e more +ar%e$ o m$ maer%als) &%n" some s%gh 'or" songs an" %ncorporae hem %no m$
core s%gh 'or" c!rr%c!l!m &or he a!"%or$ learners) an" I 'o!l" l%#e o p!rchase more s%gh
'or" s!"en rea"ers so ha each ch%l" co!l" ha+e more prac%ce a home rea"%ng -oo#s
!s%ng he s%gh 'or"s he$ ha+e -een a!gh.
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ABSTRACT7
All s!"ens %n m$ #%n"ergaren class par%c%pae" %n ac%on research &rom Sepem-er ;22