Reading Group Narrative Assessment

Learner: Evie, Ethan, Suri, Shams                     Learning Coach:  Mr Hattie               Date: 22 October 2015

Learning Area: Learning Habitat Two - Reading Group

Learning Observed

In our reading group session we were looking at retelling and discussing the text. This is something that we found was a gap that we had with this reading group. The task was to read the first 4 pages aloud and then with a partner retell what you just read with reference to the text specific words in the text. As I was listening I heard some really great discussions. Ethan was reading a story about climbing and climbers. He was so excited to tell the group about how the book was about climbers “like William Pike”. This was a great connection to his own life. William Pike is the speaker that we have been discussing in our Habitat. Evie and Suri were talking about the similarities in their books. Shams was so engrossed in his story that he finished the whole story and then retold it perfectly. He even showed the pictures while he was retelling it.

Evidence of learning

Ethan, Shams and Suri reading and showing their stories. Evie reading her book and using correct sound techniques.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

The Key Competencies that were being used in this group session was “thinking” as the learners were thinking about what they were reading and what are the important parts they need to mention. Also, “understanding symbols and language” was being used as they were using their reading strategies to help understand the text.

Next Learning Steps

This group’s next learning steps are: to answer literal and inferential questions about their texts. using skimming and scanning to help find information in a text.