Term 4 Review for Inquiry 2018 (language accumulation)

Term 4 Review for Inquiry 2018 (language accumulation) What are my successes? In conclusion to this year’s Inquiry topic on language accumulation I would like to recap on the PL children’s learning in Term 4. One PL has written his first independent story on his own and got acknowledged with a Duffy certificate! At the writing test held in November; 3 out of the 4 children were able to write a few sentences independently which was the overall goal of achievement by the end of Year 2. These children used capital letters and full stops in their writing recount. There was only one child who was got 0 scores on the matrix. The other 3 children got R1 for their effort and ability to write something legible on paper during the test. Looking in the PL children’s writing books I have noticed improvements in 3 out of the 4 children’s work, such as using new vocabulary. What has the data shown me? I feel that all PL children have made improvements in using correct finger spacing, forming letters correctly and they have also started using the writing resources in class such as the yellow and blue butterfly cards. Here are some examples of Weekend News. Two of these children got prescription reading glasses in Term 4 which has made a difference in their reading and writing. They are trying to use cognitive processes to work out how words are spelt, such as sounding out words phonetically. Using the weekly letter brainstorming on the whiteboard was an effective lesson plan as it enabled each child to record the word and then draw a picture to make the association with the meaning of the word on their individual iPads. This accumulation of words added to each students’ overall vocabulary to use in their story writing. This has been a successful and fun way to introduce literacy into their learning whilst enhancing their English language word bank. The Word Tree has been a worthwhile practical hands on experience for the PL’s. Where to next year? Finally, all of the PL children’s English language has improved, and they can use their words to tell a descriptive story, however they still need support to write an independent story. Switch to Reading focus next year in 2019.