2015+T4+appraisal+(Anne+Giles)


 * Appraisal T4 (Anne Giles) **
 * Taken of a Writing session in R1 Teacher Leonie Bennett **


 * __RIVERSLEA SCHOOL 21 OCT 2015 __**
 * __CLASSROOM OBSERVATION by Anne Giles __**
 * __Leadership &Assessment facilitator __**

12 students - junior room Children on the mat
 * __Leonie Bennett __**

Phonics practice Word recognition Word endings Compound words

Children highly engaged and focused Enthusiastic participants

‘We did amazing stories yesterday Today this plate is going to be my hat’

Learning intentions I am learning to share my ideas with a buddy <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">I am learning to write and spell words <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">(it would be good here <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">if you extended the learning intention to say why we are learning to write and spell words e.g. …so that our reader can know what we did OR so our reader gets a picture of where we went OR so our story makes sense

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">‘What do you think this plate could be?’ <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Timer on - talking with yr buddy - decide who will talk first. <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Chn working pretty well with their buddies <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Time up - back to the mat <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">House points for people who are siting up nicely

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Who had a buddy with a really good idea?

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">I am learning to write and spell words <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">I know I can do this when I <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">can show or read my story and words to a buddy or the teacher – <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">(Good you are acknowledging the importance of audience)

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Modelling book <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">My plate is a ...

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Who knows the letter you can't always hear at the end of a word? <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What do we do first? A picture plan. <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">T models pic plan <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">10.13 timer on for pic plans 3 minutes

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">In books – teacher using highlighter feedback - great <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Clear expectations for use of writing time <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Chn working at tables independently and in pairs <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Tchr roving and supporting <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Tchr aide supporting Hohepa -( he was particularly difficult today) <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Positive writing culture <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Chn attempting own spellings - recording the sounds they can hear <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Conferences every student daily - written tchr comments responding to the story

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">10.33 When students have finished they may go on iPads

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Would it be appropriate to stop and get them to share their pic plan w a buddy or their first sentence or what they have done so far - just to build the buddy feedback. <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Tell your buddy something you like about your work today OR tell your buddy something you think they have done well.
 * __<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Wonderings __**

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What about using one of the student’s pieces of writing as an exemplar the next day? (You may already do this.)

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The children in here are writing so well Leonie – well done with the culture you have created! <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">I am impressed with the level of independence they are showing. <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">ANNE GILES