Narrative Assessment - iExplore - 23 Mar 2016

Learner: Nicole                  Learning Coach: Miriam Kamsteeg             Date: 23 Mar 2016

Learning Area: iExplore

Learning Observed

Today during iExplore Nicole came to show me something she had created. She told me that she could put a cookie on the tray and that this would then stop the mess from going on the floor. Nicole had made an Easter Biscuit the day before and was looking forward to getting it later in the day. She then told me that she would eat it later in the day.

Evidence of learning

Nicole was concerned with the mess that the cookies would make so she created a container to solve this problem.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Nicole was making Connections between what she had made the day before and a possible problem that could occur. She was Thinking about how this problem could be solved. Nicole was able to Manage Herself to work at this in order to create an outcome to her problem.

Next Learning Steps

Test her design - did it work to hold the cookie and stop a mess on the floor? Would other learners like one too? - should she create more? Share learning with home.

Narrative Assessment - Reading - 3 March 2016

Learner:   Nicole                   Learning Coach:  Megan Croll                  Date:  3 March 2016

Learning Area:   Literacy - Reading

Learning Observed

Nicole has been reading with me over the course of Term 1.  She has been working on her knowledge of letter sounds to decode unfamiliar words.  Nicole has also been discussing the text and retelling it in her own words.  Today Nicole completed a PM Benchmark Reading Assessment with me and read a Yellow Level 8 text.  She recognised many high frequency words in the text, read with expression and some fluency; searching for print details and self-correcting an error.

Evidence of learning

Nicole scored 87% on word accuracy with 14 errors and 1 self-correction, but struggled to finish reading the text.  She answered 80% of the comprehension questions correctly.  Nicole frequently got ‘b’ and ‘d’ mixed up.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Nicole is developing her Capabilities in Reading and with some support, is starting to Think more about what she is reading to ensure that it makes sense.  She is increasing her ability to decode unfamiliar words (Using Language, Symbols and Text) and tries to Connect what she is reading to her own life experiences.

Next Learning Steps

Identify and read letters ‘b’ and ‘d’ correctly Re-read parts of the text when they don’t make sense Read to someone everyday at home