Oral language activities

Conversation with Livvy Sheehan (other new entrant teacher) about improving students oral language.

We discussed how some of our students oral language was not strong. Some were unable to speak clearly, some cannot share their ideas. Some students comprehension is very low.

Idea:
Make Wednesday’s whanau hui into a wondering Wednesday. Ie; show a short video, share a news article or photo. Pose questions to the students to get them thinking and talking.
Sharing ideas = Think, pair, share. Doughnut circle.
Popsicle sticks = All names written on a popsicle stick. Can either make groups by drawing names out. Or that is how students are chosen to answer. Ie: instead of picking the same kids everytime.

Course

 Attend a course. Got alot out of the running record part of it. Analysing MSV's

Reading Recovery Observation Survey Day – Christchurch 2017

Date:          Thursday 15 June, 9.00am – 3.30pm

Venue:       Reading Recovery Centre

                   53a Kendal Avenue, Burnside

                   Christchurch (Parking on street or RR car park BUT NOT on tennis court)

You are invited to nominate registered teachers of Junior School students to attend this full day course.  There is no course fee involved.

·         All schools need to have teachers able to administer the Observation Survey in an objective and standard way.

·         Schools with Reading Recovery are particularly urged to take advantage of this opportunity, as testing at discontinuing must always be done by an independent observer.

·         This course is designed for teachers who have had little or no experience in administering the Observation Survey.

Objectives of the Observation Survey Course – including Running Records

·         To sharpen up your administration of the tasks

·         To learn to record children's reading behaviour in a standard way

·         To learn how to score and analyse errors and self-corrections

·         To learn how to use this information to tailor instruction to the children's needs.

Reading Recovery/Running Records

Spend 45 minutes with Sonia (reading recovery) teacher, discussing running records (going through Marie Clay book).
Carry out running record on one of her students that come for reading recovery.

Notes for me:
- Reading fluency = try and get it right from the beginning.  Model how they sound/how it should sound.

Huakina Mai

Parkview School is participating in the Huakina Mai program. The following pages were handed out in staff meeting
focus "Mana ki te Mana"

I then began reflecting on my own practice in the top page and starting to discuss what it looks like in my classroom and setting goals.

Huakina Mai is run in some of  the staff meetings on a Tuesday.