Word Work Narrative Assessment - 17 August 2016

Learner:  Rain      Learning Coach: Michelle Lennon - LH2      Date:   17 August 2016

Learning Area:  Literacy - Word Work

NZC Achievement Objective:  Use language features, showing some recognition of their effects.  Indicator:  Spells some high-frequency words correctly and begins to use some common spelling patterns.

Learning Observed

During iDevelop Rain has been working on being able to read, write and spell his high frequency words. Rain has been reading a range of stories that spark his interests.  From these stories he has been finding the words that appear most often and then spelling them using whiteboards and pipe cleaners. Initially, to spell his high frequency words, Rain was having to copy the words from cards or from his book, however he quickly became confident enough to begin spelling words from his memory. Rain has also begun noticing when his letters are backwards and self-correcting his work.

Evidence of learning

Here Rain has made the words we, are, she, and am from memory.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

During this learning, Rain demonstrated that he was: Connected - actively taking part in learning activities. Capable - understanding that spelling gets easier the more you try. Curious - attempting the spelling of words without aides. Managing Self  - able to use equipment in an appropriate manner.

Next Learning Steps

Transfer word work and spelling into daily writing. Play games like I-Spy that help identify high frequency words in other texts.