Learner: Jona             Learning Coach: Abby Morgan         Date: 16 February 2015

Learning Area: Math

Learning Observed

Our Math focus was about learning and following directions - forwards, backwards, left and right. To help develop these we played a game of direction freeze! In this activity the learners had to move as directed by the leader. To ensure inclusivity and develop our ability we included the use of New Zealand Sign Language. Jona was able to follow the directions and then volunteered to be our leader. He incorporated both New Zealand Sign Language and Vocal directions.

Evidence of learning

Jona Math Direction Click the link above to watch the YouTube video of Jona using New Zealand Sign Language to direct the game of ‘Direction Freeze’!

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Jona was developing his confidence to interact with others by applying the Key Competency of relating to others. During this time Jona was using both his voice and his ability to use Sign Language. He was also applying the school vision principles of being connected by begin to develop important relationships with others in our Habitat.

Next Learning Steps

Extend Jona’s knowledge of combination directions Introduce Jona to map reading skills

Learner:  Jona Joel   Learning Coach: Luisa Maloni            Date: 6th March, 2015

Learning Area: Literacy- Reading

Learning Observed

Jona read the yellow book ‘All Clean’. I observed him using picture cues to help solve unknown words and was able to identify the first letter of a word to sound it out when prompted. Jona enjoys reading to an adult and likes to discuss the pictures throughout the story. At the end I asked him what happened in the story. He was able to retell the story including an approximation of the name of the main character (Marion: Married) and other characters and simply described the action, organising into ‘parts’ e.g. ‘The first part Marion was cleaning the windows and the second part she was...cleaning the floor.’ He used language from the text as well as his own language e.g. ‘The parrot was all messy’

Evidence of learning

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Jona demonstrates his capabilities in Using Language, Symbols and text as he shares his understandings of a story he has read. In the McCarthy and Kirk Assessment of Oral Language he scored 2 years and 10 months and he scored 52/54 for letter identification. In organising his thoughts about the book he is building thinking competencies as well as drawing from his own experiences and oral language/sign language skills.

Next Learning Steps

Independently sound out the first letter of an unknown word Answer literal and inferential questions about a text When retelling a story include the setting and characters first