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Narrative Assessment - Suri Math

Learner: Suri                    Learning Coach: Abby Morgan              Date: 3 June 2015

Learning Area: Math

Learning Observed

Our current math focus has been on developing learners ability to quickly solve addition problems using materials (counters) and imaging (solving it in their head). We began our math workshop by playing a new game. Each learner took a turn to roll the dice and we put the numbers into the first two hearts to create an equation. As I worked alongside Suri I noticed she was using the materials (counters) to solve the math problems. I asked her to show me how she had solved 4+3. Suri told me that she used the counters and when she had put the two groups together had counted from one. After completing 6 questions as a group the learners went away and continued to solve the questions themselves.

Evidence of learning

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Key Competencies/Vision Principles

During our math workshop Suri was demonstrating her ability to apply the Key Competencies of thinking and using language symbols and texts. She displayed thinking skills as she used materials to solve the math equations and used the correct math language and symbols to record her thinking. She was also showing the vision principle of capable.

Next Learning Steps

Begin to picture the counters in her head to solve problems to 5 Share her learning with home Work together to develop strategies for solving subtraction problems

Narrative Assessment - Literacy: Writing

Learner: Suri                     Learning Coach: Abby Morgan             Date: 2 June 2015

Learning Area: Literacy - Writing

Learning Observed

Our writing focus today was about creating recounts about our weekend. Together the learners discussed their weekend and identified what they wanted to write about. I began by working with Suri to identify the keywords that were needed to add to her story about going shopping. She came up with some great describing words. Together we created a success criteria (what I need to have to be successful), Suri suggested that we need to include full stops as part of our to be successful list. Suri went away and began writing, when she returned we read her work together. She has attempted to spell words that she doesn’t know and can identify the key sounds. Suri met 3 of the 4 items in the success criteria. Great writing Suri!

Evidence of learning

Suri is developing her ability to hear the beginning sounds in words.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Suri has been developing the school vision principle of capable as she has spent time working towards developing both new and existing skills. She has also be displaying the key competencies of managing self, thinking and using language, symbols and texts. Suri has displayed thinking skills as she recalls and extends her knowledge about writing (using language, symbols and texts).

Next Learning Steps

Extend knowledge of different writing purposes Add words she is frequently using to her personal dictionary Share her learning with home