In the course Teachers as Leaders, I was given the opportunity to survey the teachers on the first grade team about their students' performance on written comprehension. I chose the topic of written comprehension because this has always seemed to be one of the greatest challenges of assessing students’ reading comprehension. During our grade level PLCs, there has always seemed to be much discussion regarding our students’ performance on the written comprehension piece of their mClass assessments. My goal of this assessment was to examine how, or if, written comprehension affects students’ reading levels, and how teachers feel about written comprehension instruction. After conducting the needs assessment, a strategic plan was put into place. This strategic plan involved providing teachers with specific strategies to implement during their literacy instruction, with the goal of increasing students' reading comprehension through the use of written responses.
Common Core State Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.