Narrative Assessment - Reading - 14 March 2016

Learner:  Nimisha              Learning Coach:   Megan Croll                 Date: 14 March 2016

Learning Area:   Reading

Learning Observed

Nimisha has been reading with confidence and fluency over the past three weeks.  She has been able to talk about what she has read and answer both literal and inferential questions. Nimisha appears to enjoy reading and likes to help others decode tricky words.   I felt that Nimisha was ready for a reading test (Running Record) as she has been reading Level ‘Red’ books fluently and wanted to see if higher levelled books would be more suitable for guided reading.

Evidence of learning

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/V3ByNFBxTXpYZFk9 Nimisha read an unseen text titled “My First Train Ride“.   She tried to decode unfamiliar words by sounding out the letters; scoring 98% accuracy with 3 errors and 6 self corrections.  Nimisha demonstrated an understanding of the text by answering all the comprehension questions correctly.   She has since been tested at Level 15 and is now reading at ‘Orange’ level. Click on the above link to hear how well Nimisha is reading, or scroll down to the bottom of this post and click on the ‘play’ arrow.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Nimisha used her knowledge of letter sounds to sound out unknown words (Using Language, Symbols and Text).  She had to stop and think when the meaning of the story was not clear.  Nimisha demonstrated a capability to use decoding strategies when faced with challenging parts of an unfamiliar text.

Next Learning Steps

Think about what she is reading and reread when the meaning doesn’t make sense Check the text when answering questions to support her answers Regularly ‘read to’ and ‘read with’ at home