Title
The Value of a Professional Learning Community Model in Improving Primary Students Reading Achievement and Teachers Interest in Data Driven Decision Making
Date of Award
2011
Document Type
Research Project
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department
Educational Leadership
Abstract
First grade literacy data at Dirigo Elementary School in Peru, Maine, shows a dramatic decline in reading achievement over the past five years. Through research on literacy and the Professional Learning Communities (PLC), we have created a team of invested educators to teach reading utilizing the PLC model. The team examined the effects on student literacy achievement using the Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA). Our research showed 57% of students made the midyear benchmark. This is an increase of 23% from the previous year. We have determined that the PLC model is a positive addition to our literacy instruction.
Recommended Citation
Elliott, Joyce and York, Andrea, "The Value of a Professional Learning Community Model in Improving Primary Students Reading Achievement and Teachers Interest in Data Driven Decision Making" (2011). M.S.Ed. in Educational Leadership Research Projects. 84.
https://scholarworks.umf.maine.edu/ed_leadership_projects/84
Comments
Affiliation: Maine Regional School Unit 10