Narrative Assessment 9th Feb 2016 - Literacy

Learner:  Sanish                   Learning Coach:  Talia Morgan       Date: 9 Feb 2016

Learning Area: Literacy - Writing

Learning Observed

Today I invited the learners to write a story about an action they liked doing at school. We practised writing “I am” and we found these words on the word card, and said which colour box the words were in. We then talked about finding the initial letter of the action we liked doing by sounding the first letter out and using the word cards. Sanish then went off by himself to write his own story. Sanish wrote “I AM R.” (I am reading).

Evidence of learning

Sanish was able to sound out the beginning letter for reading. I wonder if he practised his writing in the holidays?

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Sanish is developing his Capabilities in his writing. He was able to work by himself to write his own story (Managing Self). Sanish is starting to form his letters correctly and listen to the sounds they make when recording them (Using language, symbols and text). He was able to Think of his own story and write it.

Next Learning Steps

Explicit teaching on letter formation Continue to teach finding the basic words on the word card. Continue to teach finding the sounds of initial letters on the word card to record for a story. Share learning with home.

Narrative Assessment - Literacy - 18 June 2015

Learner:  Sanish     Learning Coach:  Miriam Kamsteeg            Date: 18 June 2015

Learning Area: Literacy - Reading

Learning Observed

Today Sanish was reading, “I can Read”. Without pointing he read the titles and then said, “I can read to my mum”. There was no word “my” in the text. He then read the next two pages and inserted the word “my” in where there was no word “my”. He read the next page. This time there was a word my! The next page he looked at the picture, but needed help. I told him “to my teacher”. He then looked at the next page and read “I can read to my friend”. Then asked for confirmation that he had got it correct. He had. Sanish then read the last page.

Evidence of learning

Sanish was able to decode words by looking at the picture. I wonder if he does this at home?

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Sanish scored 3/24 on the Duncan Basic Word Assessment. He is developing his Capabilities in using picture cues to decode words. Sanish is still learning to match his finger to each word he says (Thinking). He is starting to decode more and more words (Using Language, Symbols and Text).

Next Learning Steps

Continue to teach on pointing to each word Explicit teaching on looking at the beginning of each unknown word and sounding it out. Share learning with home.