Narrative Assessment - Writing - 31 March 2016

Learner:  Sivkheng               Learning Coach:   Megan Croll            Date:   31 March 2016

Learning Area: Writing

Learning Observed

Our Learning Habitat had recently had a visit from ‘Little Bo Peep’ and her farm animals.  The Learners had an opportunity to visit the ‘farm’ to touch, brush and learn about the different animals.   We had a lot of discussion and the Learners followed up their visit by making animals with blocks and drawing them.   For our writing assessment, the Learners were invited to write about their ‘farm’ visit.  They were encouraged to think about all the animals that they saw, and to use their senses to describe what they had seen, smelt, heard and touched.   Sivkheng planned her writing with a very detailed picture.    She used a capital letter (I), to start her sentences, spelt a few high frequency words and sounded out the initial letter for more difficult words, e.g. ‘donkey’.   Sivkheng used the word ‘and’ to add extra detail.  All sentences were started the same way - ‘I’.

Evidence of learning

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Sivkheng was supported to collaborate with others during the brainstorm when she was thinking about the ‘farm’ visit.   She connected to her personal experience and used this to help form her ideas for writing. Sivkheng was able to work by herself to plan for her writing and write a few compound sentences (Managing Self).   She is forming her letters correctly and listens to the sounds they make when recording them (Using language, symbols and text).

Next Learning Steps

Include more detail about an idea Know how to spell more high frequency words Think of other ways to start a sentence