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Wheeling Middle School- Kumon Inquiry Project

Presented by Ken Sexton and JoJo Ullom. Wheeling Middle School- Kumon Inquiry Project. West Liberty University-PDS. Began in 1998 Madison Elementary School Expanded to 13 Ohio County Schools Today serves 19 schools in three counties. Competitive Grant Process.

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Wheeling Middle School- Kumon Inquiry Project

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  1. Presented by Ken Sexton and JoJo Ullom Wheeling Middle School- Kumon Inquiry Project

  2. West Liberty University-PDS • Began in 1998 • Madison Elementary School • Expanded to 13 Ohio County Schools • Today serves 19 schools in three counties

  3. Competitive Grant Process • Average WLU PDS grant award-$95,000 • Funded by the WV Dept. of Education and Arts • Until 2011-2012, all participating WLU PDS partner schools received equal funding. • This year, a limited number of competitive grants were offered.

  4. WHEELING MIDDLE SCHOOL Principal Rick Jones

  5. WHEELING MIDDLE SCHOOL • 2010-2011 • Did not meet AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) • Low in both math and reading. http://www.schooldigger.com/go/WV/schools/0105000874/school.aspx

  6. Project Proposal and Cost • Inquiry Project Proposal: What are the effects of implementing the Kumon math program for 20 sixth graders at Wheeling Middle School who did not achieve mastery on the 5th grade Westest II? • Cost of Project: ($5600) • $40 per participant/per month • 7 months of instruction • 20 participants

  7. WESTEST II

  8. WMS DEMOGRAPHICS-GENDER OHIO COUNTY • WMS Female • Female 48% • Male • 52% • 55% Male 45%

  9. WMS DEMOGRAPHICS- STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS OHIO COUNTY • WMS • 16% • 19%

  10. WMS DEMOGRAPHICS-ETHNIC OHIO COUNTY • WMS Other 2% • Other • 4% • Black • 8% Black 17% White 81% • White • 88%

  11. WMS DEMOGRAPHICS- SOCIOECONOMIC OHIO COUNTY • WMS • 47% • 74% *Based on number of students who received free/reduced lunch

  12. KUMON PHILOSOPHY I. Success from the start II. Advancing step-by-step III. Speed + accuracy = mastery IV. Learning independently

  13. KUMON PHILOSOPHY

  14. PROJECT GOAL AND METHODS • GOAL • Improve student basic math skill • METHODS • Implement program from Oct. 2011-May 2012 • Track progress • Completion of Kumon levels • Acuity Testing throughout school year • Results of Math Westest II scores (August 2012)

  15. PHASE ONE: WMS SET-UP • Selection of students • Parental permission • School district approval • Faculty mentor selection • Schedule arrangements

  16. PHASE ONE: SET UP • Ms. Fujiko Sawtarie, Kumon Instructor Ms. Lauren Florence

  17. KUMON KIDS 6th Graders 10 Males 10 Females All-Partial Mastery-2011 Westest II

  18. KUMON KIDS • RITCHIE ELEMENTARY • 13 participants • 12 receive free/reduced lunch • 4 are Black/Bi-Racial • BETHLEHEM ELEMENTARY • 7 participants • 1 receives free/reduced lunch • All are White

  19. PHASE ONE: WLU SET-UP • Provide funding • Selection of graders • Arrangement of grading schedule

  20. PHASE TWO: TESTING • 20 minute pre-test • Addition • Subtraction • Multiplication • Division • Fractions

  21. PHASE TWO: TESTING +5’s EXAMPLE PROFICIENCIES +5’s= 3+5 +1’s= 6+1 Number Awareness= ***** ***** = 12 ** Number Awareness 25% +1’s

  22. PHASE THREE: IMPLEMENTATION • Set up of materials

  23. PHASE THREE: IMPLEMENTATION

  24. PHASE THREE: IMPLEMENTATION

  25. PHASE THREE: IMPLEMENTATION

  26. RESULTS THUS FAR (+5 students) *Starting point= Adding 3 (Up to 21+3) Student 2 Student 5 Student 7 Student 10 Student 17 • Subtracting 3 Subtracting 1 Subtracting up to 5 • Subtracting from numbers up to 12 Subtracting 2

  27. RESULTS THUS FAR (+1 students) *Starting point= Adding 1 (Up to 12+1) Student 3 Student 6 Student 9 Student 11 Student 12 Student 13 Student 14 Student 15 Student 18 Student 19 Adding 7(Up to 13+7) Addition (Up to sum of 15) Adding 7 (Up to 11+7) Addition 1 (Adding up to 10) Subtracting up to 3 Addition (Up to sum of 15) Adding up to 7 (Pt. 1) Adding up to 7 (Pt. 2) Adding up to 10 (Pt. 1) Additing up to 10 (Pt. 1)

  28. RESULTS THUS FAR (Number Awareness Students) *Starting point= Number Awareness up to 100 Student 1 Student 4 Student 8 Student 16 Student 20 • Adding up to 7 Adding up to 12+6 Adding up to 3 • Adding up to 11+7 Adding 5

  29. TRENDS IN DATA • Average number of Kumon steps completed (by gender)

  30. PHASE FOUR: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE • Introduce the program to feeder schools • Three years to Pre-Algebra Readiness • Kumon Summer School

  31. QUESTIONS/COMMENTS ?

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