Narrative Assessment - Writing - 17 March 2016

Learner:  Shams            Learning Coach:   Megan Croll             Date:   17 March 2016

Learning Area:  Writing

Learning Observed

Sham’s writing group were learning to writing recounts about events that had happened in the past.   They were shown a photo of a sky full of balloons and when were invited to think, then share with a partner, a time when they had balloons.    Some Learners then had an opportunity to share with the whole group and we quickly brainstormed some ideas that we might be using.   Alphabet cards and essential sight word cards were available for the Learners to use during their writing   Shams spent some time drawing a picture as part of his brainstorming.  He wanted to use colour for the balloons as this was very important to her.

Evidence of learning

Shams was able to write in the past tense and think about the initial letter sounds when trying to write unfamiliar words.   He shared an idea and included extra detail, although his idea was created, rather than about a personal experience.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Shams collaborated with others during the brainstorm.   He connected with a visual prompt and used this to help form his ideas for writing. Shams was able to work by himself to sound out the main letter sounds he could hear, e.g. in the word ‘went’ (Managing Self).  He is forming most of his letters correctly and listens to the sounds they make when recording them (Using language, symbols and text).  Shams was able to Think of his own idea and write about it.

Next Learning Steps

Learn and know how to spell high frequency words, e.g. went, all, over Write all letters correctly Write according to the genre, e.g. a recount is about a personal experience