My AR is unfolding very slowly. There is just so much to do and so little time to do it. I am still having problems with what I need to do to show how reading strategies can improve math scores. Do I need to stick with word problems that reflect how students show an understanding of math vocabulary to solve a basic problem?

My critical friends have given me some suggestions on what to do. I have collected many materials related to my topic and am still in the process of reading through my literature Review.

One of the surprises that I have come across in my AR is the amount of information related to my topic. I know that being able to read and to understand what read is a determining factor of how well students do on any type of test. I have students that struggle with reading and because they struggle with reading, they struggle with math. The CRCT not only test their ability to do basic addition and subtraction but also test their ability to read and solve problems mathematically.

The tweaks that I am in the process of making with my project is adding more hands on activities and using multiple intelligence strategies. I think learning builds when the mind and body is at work working on the same thing. I am having a hard time collecting my data because the computers at school work on furlough time.

The overall participant’s response in my situation is a change in student’s attitude and the motivation level increase. The students get excited when they see me take out  my camera.