My action research project is The Effects of Parental
Involvement and Parental Instruction on Students’ Academic Performance. I have begun the initial background part of
this program but our framework for really starting the program is scheduled to
begin in October. I have analyzed our
2013 STAAR data for the current year’s 4th and 5th graders. The students who have been identified as RTI
or students who are in need of Math Intervention have been selected and
assigned to me based on both district and RTI campus guidelines. Throughout the month of September, my goal
was to determine which students will be a part of my action research plan. My principal and I want to make sure that we
choose students and parents who will continue to work on the demonstrated
strategies and teaching techniques at home.
I have researched a variety of other schools to have an idea of how they
run some of their parental involvement activities. This class has actually been a huge asset to
me, as it has provided various websites and articles at the end of class readings that have been a
wealth of information.
Within the next two
weeks, I will begin calling parents and inviting them to work with me during
school hours. I have already spoken to
several students about their parents work status to determine whether they
would be able to come up during the day.
I have adjusted some times in my schedule that will allow for me to have
only a few students in the room so that the parent can truly watch the
instruction and eventually model instruction without intimidation by others in
the room. At this point I have completed
about 8-9 hours on my action research plan.
