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Literacy Action Plan
 
Kentucky Reading Project
2002-2003
Cathy Willoughby and Liz Jensen
Cumberland Trace Elementary
 
District Name: Warren County  

School Name: Cumberland Trace Elementary 

Date: June 21, 2002

 School Literacy Team:  

(1) Cathy Willoughby 

(2) Liz Jensen
I.
 
Priority Need:  

1. According to the Fall CAT/5 reading assessment, 40% of our P4 students are reading below grade level. This is a significant decline from previous years.  TerraNova reading scores of P4 students fell from 70 in 2001 to 62 in 2002. 

 Goal: (A Goal addresses a Priority Need) 

1. By May 2003, there will be a 10% decrease in the percentage of 4th grade students (formerly P4) reading below grade level. 
II.
 
Cause(s)/Contributing Factors:  
(both positive and negative, based on needs analysis)   

1. 47% of the students in grades P4 2001-2 have not participated in Cumberland Trace's Primary Program due to redistricting in our county. 

2. The socioeconomic population has changed over the past year. 

3. Lack of a school-wide literacy plan which addresses the needs of the new population make-up of our school. 
4. 36% of students in grade 4 responded on the spring 2001 KIRIS assessment questionnaire that they talked about what they read with a teacher or other student more than 2-3 times/week. 
 

 Objective(s) with Measures of Success:  
(Begin with #A1)  

1. By Oct. 2002, teachers will have a family profile on each student from information gathered from a parent/guardian profile. 

2. By April 2003, parents will have received training in proper ways to help their child with reading, as documented on parent sign-in sheets and a photojournal. 

3. By Sept. 2003, 4th grade teachers and Title I resource teacher will have adopted a literacy plan to meet the needs of our students. 

4. Response to this question on the KIRIS assessment Reading Questionnaire will increase by 10%.
 
 
Literacy Action Plan - page 2
 
District Name: Warren County 

School Name: Cumberland Trace Elementary 

Date: June 21, 2002
Instructional Focus of Literacy Action Plan (please check one):
__ Phonics  
__ Comprehension _  
X Writing & Reading		 __ Assessment  
__ Management & Grouping  
__ Reading & Writing Across the Curriculum
All KRP concepts including Theory and Research, Equity and Diversity, Family Literacy, and Kentucky's Core Content and Program of Studies should be integrated into the plan.

III. Please document on separate pages the theory and research that support the goals, objectives and activities of your literacy action plan.
 

IV. Strategies/Activities (activity or strategic sequence of activities to achieve objective(s)
 
Obj. Label Strategy/Activity Expected Impact in Terms of Progress and Success Responsible Person(s) Start Date End Date Estimated Cost(s)  

(if any)

 Fund Source(s) (if applicable)
A1 Family Profile Provide information on the family background and interests of our students in order to help meet their reading goals.  

*Interest inventory in reading 

*Star report

 Cathy & Liz 8/02 9/02 Copying School Budget
A2 Pizza & Pages Parents will gain knowledge in ways to assist their child in improving his reading skills and increase his interest in reading.  

*Parent survey follow-up of Fall event before Spring event 

*Classroom observations 

*Interest inventory 

*Star report

 Cathy & Liz 10/02 5/02 Pizza 

Utensils

 Donations
A3 Literacy Plan Focus on areas of concern in reading instruction. Improvement in CAT/5 scores.  

*Interest inventory 

*Star report 

*Classroom observations 

*KRP reading assessments

 Cathy & Liz 6/02 cont. none none 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A4 Literacy Circles  

Guided Reading 

Reading choice by students

 Through various best-practice teaching strategies, student interest in reading will increase.  

*Interest inventory 

*Participation in Pizza & Pages 

*Observations 

*KIRIS 2003 Reading Questionnaire Data

 Cathy & Liz 8/02 cont. No cost None
 

Literacy Action Plan - page 4
 
 
District Name: Warren County 

Individual Participant: Cathy Willoughby and Liz Jensen  

School Name: Cumberland Trace Elementary 

Date: 10/25/02
V. Implementation And Impact Check:
(To self-evaluate, amend and update the Literacy Action Plan)
 
Objective Label
Activity/Strategy
I* 

IP  

NI
Has This Activity Had IMPACT? 
Evidence of Actual Impact in Terms of Progress and Success (Include strategic measures, not necessarily for each Activity/Strategy)
Outcomes/Observations/New Data Reasons for Progress and Success or Reasons Expected Impact Did Not Occur
A1 Family Profile .IP Yes  Increased awareness of student reading interests. Knowing student reading interests has allowed teachers to offer selections that have motivated students to read..
A2 Pizza & Pages IP No Takes place November 1
A3 Literacy Plan IP Yes Structured activities planned to increase reading interest.  No new data
A4 Literacy Circles  

Guided Reading 

Reading choice by students

 I Yes Reading scores have increased on the Star Report. 

Homework in reading has been returned 93% of the time.

 Student choice in reading material has increased desire to read, which in turn has increased reading levels.
* I = Implemented; IP = Implemented Partially; NI = Not Implemented
 
Adjustments to Ensure Implementation and Appropriate Impact (Follow amendment procedure for major adjustments)
 
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