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Working with Student Engagement in Reading

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An infographic I made that covers my whole focus, including early data analysis and next steps
It seems flippant to say it this simply, but the context for my question is: too many students are reading below grade level, and those that are at grade level often don't progress quickly enough to keep up with the pace required to stay are grade level.  I'm focused on how to engage students with their reading.  How can I identify the reasons their engagement is lacking and then can I use that data to raise their reading engagement levels?

I used SRIs (lexile levels), CAASPP scores, and students' self-assessment to measure their levels of engagement.  I knew going in that my data was going to say what it said, and it is bad practice to expect specific results from your data.  However, it would be nice if I could ultimately see an increase in student engagement and know that I'm making a difference!   I could also then try to take things one step further and implement the use of a digital tool in a further attempt to raise engagement further.  I figured from the start that it would be more likely that the answer wouldn't be that clear cut, but a researcher can certainly dream right?

According to The Nation's Reportcard, approximately 70% of the 7th grade students in my district last year scored basic or below basic on both their Winter and Spring Scholastic Reading Index (SRI) tests.  The importance of my research study is as follows: it’s clear that many students are not performing well when assessed on their reading. It is logical to connect this to their levels of engagement (whether to say that their low engagement causes poor performance, or that poor performance leads to low engagement isn’t clear from the ex post facto data used for phase one, and is addressed in phase two.)  It is important to find ways to boost student engagement levels for reading.  If the reasons for low levels of student engagement with reading can be identified, it is important for teachers to know.
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LESSONS
Some tech infused lesson plans
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TUTORIALS
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REFERENCES
Resources you should check out, all live links
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STUDENT DATA
Student data survey results