Consider The Result Of The Intervention

By Author: Tracy McGrady
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The most obvious change in the school came just a few months into our work together—students regularly read during the reading period. In observation after observation of this time of day, we noticed students reading. We had a hard time finding a student who did not have a book and didn't seem to be reading. Indicators of this change were all around us. Library use by students had increased. The number of students carrying books across campus increased. Referrals to the vice principals during this time of day decreased significantly. In conversations Replica Tag Heuer we had with teachers and administrators, we regularly heard about their "success with wide reading." We believe that this early success in the climate of the school for this portion of the day encouraged teachers to try other parts of the literacy intervention.

Over the course of the two years, our observation and interview data had shown a significant trend in the use of content literacy interventions. With extensive professional development and coaching, teachers were able to ...
... incorporate these four instructional routines into their habits. Students were able to predict some aspects of each of their classes and to develop habits that they could use across the school day. While these are positive trends, the school really wanted to earn their freedom from the accountability system.

As we noted, only 12% of the students at Western were proficient in reading on the state assessment. That number was virtually unchanged for the previous five years until the results of the first assessment following the development of the schoolwide literacy instruction intervention. Following just over six months of work, achievement increased to 21% proficient. This is nearly double the achievement of 2002 but still not enough to meet AYR. Two years later, 47% of the students were proficient in reading, and the school met state and federal accountability targets. Following our two and a half years of work, Western students continued to progress, and 54% of Omega Seamaster Replica Watches them scored proficient on the state assessment. In addition, the graduation rate increased from 67% to 73%. While still depressing, more students at Western earned a diploma than had done so in the past. When asked about this during a classroom observation, one of the teachers said, "They're more engaged now and they feel like they can succeed. They know what's expected and how to pass a class."