Purpose Statement

Taking the MOI course has really helped me to develop my research questions. It has helped me to get a better understanding that my main purpose is to develop a set of questions and decide how I am going to get results to answer those research questions. Below is my purpose statement and research question.
Purpose of the Study

            The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how guided reading affects achievement in a second grade classroom at a Title 1 elementary school. Understanding how to read is important in everyday functioning. Past studies have shown that students who participate in small reading groups have a higher success rate than those who participate solely in whole group instruction (Bailet, Repper, Piasta, Murphy, 2009; Gorsuch & Taguchi 2010).

Research Questions

The following questions will guide this study:

1. How does guided reading affect reading achievement on student benchmark assessments for low performing students in a Title 1 school?

2. How does guided reading affect student perceptions of reading in low performing students?

3. How frequently do low performing students participate in reading rituals?