End of year reflection.

Quick 60 uses Nonfiction content and therefore the programme caters well for the ESOL children’s needs.
Nonfiction texts offer topics that tie in with their personal interests and give them a broader vocabulary base. There is plenty of room for discussion and the comprehension elements of this programme mean that the children are engaging in thinking around the context and have many opportunities to acquire new vocabulary in a carefully scaffolded manner.

As part of my inquiry this year I looked at how I could improve the achievement of students with additional needs in the learning areas of English/key competency using language symbols and texts, in reading using language acquisition. I adapted my tasks to enhance learning, enable access and improve comprehension. I used specific teaching prompts, encouraging the use of rich vocabulary and conversational oral language to strengthen comprehension by introducing follow up conversations to my lessons.

At the start of each lesson I have the children repeatedly read their known books to help them become familiar with text and develop fluency. After reading their new book to me they then do tasks that develop skills in looking for information in their text and answering both inferential and literal questions.

I hope to work more in this area next year as I saw good results from the children who improved in their EOY Running Record results as well as in their comprehension.

 

Target group mid year spotlight

 How are we going?

I started the year very excited about picking up my Inquiry focus from the previous year, this was meant to be the tidy year! No more lockdowns to interrupt the learning, better attendance, and better health! So far the only part of this that has happened is the lack of lockdowns.  

Poor attendance and health have been a huge obstacle for both myself and my students. Two bouts of COVID, an injury and frequently needing to be an emergency cover for other staff members has meant my programme has not been consistent at all. 

However, despite all this, the children have made fantastic gains! Discussing their progress both in class and on the programme with their class teachers has been very positive. The challenges we are all facing are the same but the children are making wonderful gains.

The graph shows the gains made between February and May. It shows that all children have made gains, the green bar showing the reading level gain is very exciting! Two of my focus children left before May.

Inquiry 2022

 My 2022 Inquiry Focus:

Using the Quick 60 programme, specific teaching prompts, and the use of oral language to strengthen comprehension, will I see a significant improvement in scores for both Running Record levels and comprehension question scores for the identified students?

The Manaiakalani CoL Achievement Challenge that I am basing my inquiry around is;

Improve the achievement of students with additional needs in the learning areas of English/key competency using language symbols and texts