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Tamie Lamb

Durham Elementary

Fifth Grade

Research Question

How does the use of

iPads impact fifth

grade mastery of

Reading

Comprehension?

Hypothesis Statement

The use of iPads will

improve fifth grade

mastery of Reading

Comprehension.

Smart Goals

By May, 2012, 90% of Latino students in my

fifth grade Reading group will meet/exceed

the fifth grade Oaks reading strand in

“Demonstrates General Understanding.”

By May, 2012, 100% of my reading students

will meet or exceed their individual ODE

Reading Target.

Fifth Grade Students

• Create graphic organizers on iPads to go along with the comprehension piece of the Expressions curriculum.

• Connect each graphic organizer to the comprehension skill for the week.

• Use Popplet, Draw Venn, Tools 4 Students

• Typically create two to three graphic organizers a week.

• Communicate ideas with partners and classmates

Student

Outcomes …

• All students

made gains

• Average

pretest score…

39.6%

• Average post-

test score… 83.9%

• Average gain…

44.4%

• Average gain for

students of color…

47.9%

• The

average

total growth

in 2011 was

11.92%

• The

average

total growth

in 2012 was

14.6%