Narrative Assessment - Writing - 31 March 2016

Learner:  Kaiariki           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.   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.   Kaiariki planned her writing with a detailed picture and included several ideas in her writing.    She used a capital letter to start her sentences, sounded out the initial letter and spelt a few high frequency words correctly.   Kaiariki used the word ‘because’ to add why she felt a certain way.  Both sentences were started the same way - ‘I like’.

Evidence of learning

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Kaiariki 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. Kaiariki was able to work by herself to plan for her writing and write a few complex 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

Learn more high frequency words, e.g. because, they, are Think of other ways to start a sentence Independently use word cards to help support spelling