Narrative Assessment - Literacy - 12 May 2015

Learner: Harman, Ethan and James                   Learning Coach: Miriam Kamsteeg             Date: 12 May 2015

Learning Area: Literacy - Reading

Learning Observed

Today in Reading we were focusing on the basic words “look” and “at”. Harman, Ethan and James were all able to read the words without prompting when I read them out. Ethan was reading “The Animal Show”, James “My Hat” and Harman “Fishing” James was able to point to each word as we read together “Look at my hat”. Harman started to read she said, “I…” and then got stuck on the word “have”. I prompted her and she was able to read the rest with no support “... a fish. Look at my fish” and finger point to each word. Ethan pointed to each word and read, “look at my toes, said rabbit”. I said “look at my…” and pointed to the rabbit in the picture and traced my fingers over his large ears. Ethan said, “ears!” “Look at my ears, said rabbit”. On the next page James read, “look at my hat, look at…” I prompted him with “your” and he re-read “look at your hat”. Harman read with support “oh no”. The she confidently read, “I…” She looked at me for the next word. I said “have. She read, “have a …” Ethan said, “rock”. Harman read, “I have a rock.” On Ethan’s next page he said, “Look at my mouth said bird”. I pointed at the word beak and said, “beak” and pointed to the picture. Ethan read again “look at my mouth said bird.”

Evidence of learning

Our favourite pages in our books! The Learners are starting to read confidently by themselves. I wonder how many more basic sight words they know now?

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

On the Duncan Basic word test at the end of Term 1 James scored 3/24, Ethan 3/24 and Harman 3/24. Ethan, Harman and James are developing their Capabilities in Reading. Harman, James and Ethan have shown that they are looking at the picture to try to work out the text (Thinking). James, Ethan and Harman are starting to read many basic sight words (Using Language, Symbols and Texts).

Next Learning Steps

Retest Duncan Basic Word test explicit teaching over looking at the start of words to sound them out, after looking at the picture Continue to explicitly teach basic sight words.