Student Performance Goal: All students will improve their reading comprehension in all curricular areas.
Support data (used to select the goal): ITED Vocabulary scores, Needs Assessment	Standardized Assessments: 8^th and 11^th Grade--ITED Reading Vocabulary, 8^th grade--Gray oral reading Accuracy Score (GORT-4) Local Assessments: Content area vocabulary tests (selected 8^th and 11^th grade), Teacher checklist				Supporting Research for Intervention Vocabulary is most efficiently taught and learned when students have direct instruction in the meanings of morphemes and have multiple opportunities to use key course vocabulary to apply and be held accountable for this knowledge. Vocabulary knowledge is essential for comprehension.
Intervention #2: All 7^th-12^th grade students will improve vocabulary skills in all curricular areas
Activities to implement the Intervention		Person(s) Accountable	Timeline		Resources	Staff Development	Plan for Implementation and Effectiveness
			Beginning	End-fully implemented
Identify and teach all key vocabulary in all curricular areas Apply knowledge of phonetics (sound system) and morphemes (smallest units of meaning)		Classroom teachers	Fall, '02	Spring '04	Vocabulary and Key Concept lists for each content area Teacher made assessments of content area vocabulary Resource books for teachers and students	ESU training of teachers in teaching content area vocabulary Time to develop content area vocabulary lists and assessments	Vocabulary lists and assessments turned in to administrator Quarterly meetings of content area teachers to revise lists.