Test Data

1&2. After examining the west test data for Lumberport Elementary I noticed that only 56.27% of students are acheiving mastery or above in reading so I decided to come up with a strategy to help them improve their reading skills.



3&4. I plan to implemnt the selective underlining strategy to help my students better comprehend what they read. I chose this strategy because research suggest that students have to analyze information at a deep level in order to decide what information to delete, what to substitute, and what to keep when they are asked to give a summary (Anderson, V., & Hidi, 1988/1989; Hidi & Anderson, 1987). I also chose this stategy because it helps students review and revise their own notes, the notes become more meaningful and useful (Anderson & Armbruster, 1986; Denner, 1986; Einstein, Morris, & Smith, 1985). Reading comprehension increases when students learn how to incorporate "summary frames" as a tool for summarizing (Meyer & Freedle, 1984). Summary frames are a series of questions created by the teacher and designed to highlight critical passages of text. When students use this strategy, they are better able to understand what they are reading, identify key information, and provide a summary that helps them retain the information (Armbruster, Anderson, & Ostertag, 1987).

5.Can selective underlining help students to better comprehnd what they read?

6.I will use students test scores on reading test to assess if this strategy is working to help them better comprehend the reading stories.