Narrative Assessment - 23 July 2015 - Literacy

Learner: Deesha        Learning Coach: Miriam Kamsteeg     Date: 23 July 2015

Learning Area: Literacy - Writing

Learning Observed

This week I have been writing “I went to the ….” stories with the Learners before sending them off to write. The Learners work together to use the table tent cards to find the words they want to write. Then for the “tricky” words we sound them out and write down all the sounds we can here. Today I was working with Deesha. She decided that she wanted to write a story “I am going to my park”. She was able to independently find the words on the table tent card. Then when she wanted to write park we sounded it out together. Deesha was able to get the first sounds in the word “pa”.

Evidence of learning

Deesha was is starting to sound out the words. I wonder if she is writing at home?

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Deesha is developing her Capabilities in Writing. She is starting to be able to record down words and letters independently (Managing Self). Deesha had decided what she wanted to write about before she started (Thinking). She is beginning to write stories (Using Language, Symbols and Texts).

Next Learning Steps

Continue to use the table tent to find words/ sounds Continue to explicitly teach sounding out words Finger spaces between each word Share learning with home.

Deesha 's Photo on Monday, 29 June 2015

Magical Math Moment!

This afternoon during developmental time Deesha was involved with a group playing with the social play items. They had set up a shop and a picnic. I went over to join them and asked if I could buy a basket of fruit. Deesha told me that the fruit cost $5. I told her that I had $6 and asked, "How much change will I get?" Deesha used her knowledge of numbers before and after to correctly tell me that I would get $1 back. It is great to see Deesha applying her math knowledge to a range of different experiences!

Deesha's Video on Wednesday, 24 June 2015

We Built This City!

Learner: Deesha      Learning Coach: Luisa Maloni    Date:26th May, 2015

Learning Area: iExplore: We Built This City

Learning Observed

Due to the high interest in building structures out of the magnetic shapes, we have been working on an iExplore learning adventure designing and constructing a city out of cardboard. Deesha has been working consistently on a number of different projects around the city. She designed and built a hotel and swimming pool along with a number of signs, trees and flowers for the parks. She was able to help with the layout of roads and placing buildings along these for our exhibition.  She was able to say that the hotel and welcome sign were the best part of the city but that she wished she could have built a primary school.

Evidence of learning

Deesha is able to think about and make comments on what works well about our project and what would make it even better. I wonder if she shows interest in construction at home?

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Deesha shows that she can use her design and construction Capabilities to create a number of different structures for our cardboard city. She makes connections about real cities and what they have or need to make decisions about our cardboard city (Thinking). She can answer reflective questions and statements about What Went Well and Even Better If... with regard to our city (Thinking; Using Language, Symbols and Text).

Next Learning Steps

Develop her construction skills to make her buildings stronger and pre-plan visual elements like Signs to make them bold and clear Develop her vocabulary in describing other 3-D shapes she uses in her construction e.g. cylinder, cube as well as architectural terms e.g. tower

Sign Ninja - Narrative Assessment May 2015

Learner:   Deesha  Learning Coach:    Caro    Date: 18th May

Learning Area: Literacy

Learning Observed

I was watching Desha reading the book ‘T-Shirts’ to herself and noticed that she seemed to be signing as well. She looked up at me and proudly said “I know lots of sign colours” I asked her if she knew the sign for T-Shirts, she didn’t know the sign, so we checked the NZSL Website to find the correct sign.  Deesha then read the book and used all the signs correctly for the colours and for t-shirt.

Evidence of learning

Click here to view Deesha’s video

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Deesha was using the Key Competency of Language, Symbols and Texts when she read the book and used the signs for colours.She was Curious about sign language and was able to use the new sign I taught her while she read me the book T-Shirts. Deesha was able to Connect her prior knowledge of colours and their signs to the story she was reading. Watching Deesha using her Capabilities in English and Sign,  I wonder if she uses sign at home?

Next Learning Steps

For Deesha to point to each word as she says it To learn the high frequency words; he, she, me, we Check out the NZSL Website Perhaps Deesha could play Sign Ninja

Narrative Assessment - Mathematics - 11 May 2015

Learner: Deesha, Raymond and Jessica   Learning Coach: Miriam Kamsteeg       Date:  11 May 2015

Learning Area: Mathematics - Numeracy

Learning Observed

Today I gave each Learner 12 fruit pieces and asked them to count them. Deesha and Raymond were able to count their pieces of fruit to 12. Jessica went … 5, 6, 8, 9….13. Next I asked them to look at a number line of numbers 1-10 and asked them to point to various numerals in random order. Jessica recognised number 1 and Raymond and Jessica were able to recognise all the numerals.

Evidence of learning

Deesha and Raymond were able to one-to-one count to 12. I wonder how much further they can count with the correct sequence? Jessica was able to count to 6 accurately. I wonder if she can count past 6 in Punjabi?

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Raymond, Deesha and Jessica continuing to develop their Capabilities in Numeral knowledge and one-to-one counting. They are sequencing numbers in their head (Thinking). Jessica, Raymond and Deesha are learning how to read numerals (Using Language, Symbols and Texts).

Next Learning Steps

Share Learning Story with home. Jessica Explicit teaching around one-to-one counting to 12. Explicit teaching to recognise numerals 1-5 Deesha and Raymond Retest how far both Learners can one-to-one count. Explicit teaching to recognise numerals 11- 15