Cause and Effect Diagram

    

Team 1

  

Reading for
Understanding

    
Student Teacher Instruction Physical Materials
Kids don't like to read Lack expertise in teaching reading skills Technology and teachers do more work than kids To hard to hear kids in open rooms Number of copies per month
    Need to check for understanding when oral reading    
         
         

Team 2

  

Reading for
Understanding

    
Student Teacher Instruction Physical Materials
Lacks of responsibility Usage of best practices Time to prepare   Lack of books in Social Studies
Parent support Lack of training Unwilling to change traditional ways   Current materials
Fear of failure Cross-content understanding     Number of copies per month
Low reading skills Time to plan      
Apathy        
         
         

Team 3

  

Reading for
Understanding

    
Student Teacher Instruction Physical Materials
Lack of motivation Lack of training  Not exciting-boring   Support
Lazy Prior experiences Reading strategies   Consumables
Prior experiences   Aligned K-8 curriculum   Books
Grades have been inflated   Think alongs   School wide programs
Not paying attention        
Poor attendance        
         
         

Team 4

  

Reading for
Understanding

    
Student Teacher Instruction Physical Materials
Need relevance to real life Assessment Questions over content   Use a variety of genres
Don't read outside of school Training Problem solving    
    Problems of the day    
    Constant classroom feedback    

Each team was asked to compile a "fishbone" containing the four or five areas mentioned above. Within each area,
teams were asked to give reasons why students were unable to read for understanding.