Thursday, 14 February 2013

Assignment Four Project Logic Model R2S

GOAL

OBJECTIVES

ACTIVITIES
OUTPUTS
OUTCOMES

IMPACTS

Statement of the overall purpose of the project
Specific statements of what the project sets out to accomplish
Specific tasks to complete through implementation of the project
Immediate results (direct products of project activities)
Intermediate results (1 to 3 years after project starts)
Long-term results (3 to 10 years after project starts)
To improve reading performance
To build and foster student confidence in reading and writing
To build background knowledge (curricular outcomes) students are missing in content areas
Foster a love of reading for knowledge and enjoyment
Teach students the reading - writing connection
Teach students that reading and writing are communication tools (to convey messages)
To gain the confidence and skills necessary to work at an independent level in the regular classroom setting
For students to improve one grade level equivalent (GLE) in one year (at least)
Establish good language habits through modeling  and explicit instruction
Students have metacognition, independence and control over their learning
Students learn to read well enough to handle the grade level materials they learn at school
Training of teachers in Picture Word Inductive Model (PWIM)
Small groups of 15 students (or two working with 28 students)
The Read to Succeed program is embedded into the school day as uninterrupted every day for 90 minutes, on top of regular daily Language Arts
Systematic approach to instruction
Collaboration across classrooms with support staff, resource room teacher, English as an Additional Language teacher and classroom teacher(s)
Explicit goals and expectations
Sequence of phonemic awareness, systematic phonics, vocabulary, fluency, reading comprehension strategies and comprehension skills implemented daily
Writing every day
Read Alouds from teacher daily
Daily silent reading
Word study and word work daily (including classifying)
Monitoring of program and successes based on curriculum
Ongoing daily formative assessments
Word assessment 3 times during each PWIM cycle
Summative assessments three times a year (as students come into the program, January and June)




Students have exited the program and are academically successful in their classrooms
Students are able to apply the learned reading and writing strategies to aid in their learning
Students read to find new information and for enjoyment
Students can read and write at grade level
Students have confidence as readers, writers and learners
Competence in reading and writing becomes proficient so that they can function in society as productive democratic citizens
An enjoyment of reading for knowledge and pleasure
Critical thinking based on reading



Goals and Objectives represent the Strategic Directions of your Project
Activities comprise the Project Work Plan, which should include details for each activity (Who?, What?, When?, Where? How?)
Outputs link directly to project activities; activities are what is done…outputs are the expected results of what is done
Outcomes relate to your objectives; objectives are desired, outcomes are the expected results
Impacts relate to goals; a goal is desired, impacts are the expected end-results

3 comments:

  1. Krista this is a well though through LM. I am able to understand your program and see who the components link together. The level of detail is great. One thing that is missing is a short write up that give some of the background of the program and details the elements of the LM as you have presented it. Also have you given consideration to the assumptions and external factors that may influence the success of the model?

    Jay

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  2. Hello Jay,
    All teachers teaching Read to Succeed are required to 'be trained,' but after their initial training, there are many factors which could influence the success, failure or implementation of the program. One being the effectiveness of the training and the depth of understanding on the part of the teacher. The Read to Succeed classes are to be 90 minutes in addition to Language Arts each day, but I have been in schools where they have been shortened. I have also seen classes of four students and classes of fourteen students...which could affect implementation. Student confidence, competence and independence could also be a factor, as is the case in any classroom or student grouping.

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  3. I also wanted to add that in some cases attitude can be huge! I remember one situation where a students' father did not want him in the Read to Succeed class and was adamant that his son would only feel embarrassed and punished for being 'pulled out.' The father was right for the first little while and the boy refused to participate or find any enjoyment in the program. The teacher however, was amazing and made it fun! She also knew that with time, the student would become more comfortable with the group support and the one on one help. The students were studying pirates and making treasure maps as a result of a simple PWIM poster. When his classroom studied mapping in Social Studies later on in the year - guess who the expert was?! And this was not by accident, as the classroom teacher and the Read to Succeed teacher had done their jobs in collaborating.
    Another important success factor is teacher grit and rigour! The teacher has a very important job in building a supportive and collaborative learning community within the Read to Succeed group. Using optimism, lots of praise, support and good knowledge of the program as well as continuous cooperation with the classroom teacher, she/he is able to implement a successful Read to Succeed Program.

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