The document summarizes a collaborative action research project at Hollywood Elementary School aimed at improving 5th grade students' transition to middle school by focusing on study skills. It describes implementing reading comprehension strategies like "Super Scanning" and visualization techniques. Pre- and post-tests were used to assess the strategies' effectiveness, and results showed significant improvements in reading comprehension and memorization after using the strategies. Limitations and next steps are also discussed.

1. Hollywood Elementary School Collaborative Action Research Project Harmony Biscoe Amanda Kerby Laurel Matthew Donald Redmiles Elizabeth Vicini

3. HES S.I.P. Strategies & Activities Specific Action Steps Student Groups Targeted Timeline/ Frequency Person Responsible Evaluation/ Evidence of Student Achievement 5 th Grade Transition to Middle School Classroom Guidance Lessons: Topics covered: Bullying, locker use, and combination lock practice, peer pressure, organization & study skills Grade 5 All Students March-May 2011 M. Long, Counselor Implementation

4. Research Questions DATA SOURCE 2 DATA SOURCE 1 Does Super Scanning improve reading comprehension? Does using the matrix strategy improve students’ understanding of the content? Will student performance on memorization tasks improve after the tutorial on nonlinguistic representation study skills? Pre-Test Post-Test

6. Table Pre/Post Test Results

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