July 2018

AC
Action Plan Template

Stage 1 – Desired Results

Established Goals:
 To improve the coordination between English teachers and Spanish
teachers.
 To develop communicative competence in students.
 To improve learning in Natural Science and Social Science.
Understandings: Essential Questions:
There are common issues that need to be What specific aspects do we need to
addressed both in English teaching and coordinate?
in literacy teaching. Those issues are What are the most urgent difficulties to
better addressed in a coordinated way. be addressed regarding linguistic
We need to ensure that children learn competence?
the basic vocabulary of Natural Science What common activities can we do?
and Social Science also in Spanish. How can we coordinate in an efficient
Many students need extra help with way?
contents.

Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence

 Agreements on methodology that have been reached and applied.
 Activities about Sciences topics in literacy lessons.
 Results in specific aspects of linguistic competence: listening, speaking,
reading, writing, spelling, grammar.
 Results in Natural Science and Social Science.
 Identification and correct use of Sciences vocabulary.

Stage 3 – Action Plan

Actions:
 Identification of the most common difficulties regarding linguistic
competence in students. For example: spelling, reading comprehension,
correct use of punctuation marks, word order in English, categories of words
in Spanish.
 Identification of key words for every unit in Natural Science and Social
Science.
 Research on experiences of coordination: brainstorming with teachers at
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school, ask teachers from other schools, search the Internet.

 Identify and prioritize specific areas of coordination.
 Agree on methodology and techniques to work on priorities.
 Design of activities, taking into account the priorities and the topics to study
in Sciences:
 Reading comprehension with texts related to the topics,
 Word games with the vocabulary,
 Oral presentations, in English and Spanish, about the topics studied in
Natural and Social Sciences,
 Writings in Spanish about the topics studied in Natural and Social
Sciences,
 Agree on a code of colour for different word categories (nouns, verbs,
adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, etc.),
 Agree on routines to work on spelling. For example:
 presentation of the words of the week with flashcards (or a digital
presentation),
 build words with letters made on pieces of cardboard,
 unscramble words,
 write letters with stamps,
 short spelling exam at the end of the week.
 Apply these agreed techniques and activities in class.
 Reflect about the results of the actions applied, both regarding the process
(engagement of students, difficulties when applying, time required, etc.) and
the results after the assessment of students.