Hamish & his Reading Narrative Assessment

Learner: Hamish Learning Coach:   Stephanie Hooker         Date: 3 August 2016

Learning Area:          iDevelop: Reading                                          Key Competency:     Using Language, Symbols and Text NZC AO:                     Level 2 Language Features: uses a large and increasing bank of high-frequency, topic-specific, and personal-content words to make meaning & shows an increasing knowledge of the conventions of text

Learning Observed

Today we completed a Running Record using the PM Benchmark assessment kit with Hamish to assess his reading capability. On a Level 10 book he scored 90% for accuracy and was able to answer 4 out of 5 comprehension questions to show his understanding of the story.  Hamish retains meaning when reading but often includes his own words and doesn’t always attend to print. He uses the re-reading strategy which is great and now needs to combine this with word attack strategies.

Evidence of learning

I wonder if Hamish practices reading at home? How does he solve new words? Does he need to keep pointing to the words?

Next Learning Steps

Choose appropriate books at his level using the “Best Fit” strategy Attempt unknown words with decoding - using his letter sound knowledge Answer questions during and after the story Read everyday, both at home and school- is he taking his Book Bag home each day with a new book? Read to Hamish and with Hamish from books that interest him