Learner: Marcus Franklin    Learning Coach: Miriam Kamsteeg       Date: 12 March 2015

Learning Area: Literacy - Writing

Learning Observed

Marcus was writing with me today. He decided to write about yesterday’s iExperience which was blowing bubbles. Marcus wanted to say “I am blowing bubbles”. He was able to write “I” by himself. Then he asked how do i write “am”? I reminded him that he wrote “am” yesterday and pointed to the word. He then copied it across to his story for today. Then he asked how do I write “blowing”? I said, “b..b...b…” He said, “butterfly”. So he copied down “b”. Then he ask how to I write “bubbles”? I said, “b...b..b… bubbles”. He said that he didn’t know. I said, “b b b blowing, b b b bubbles.” He said, “Is it the same?” I said, “yes”. Then he wrote down, “b”.

Evidence of learning

Marcus knew how to write “I”. I wonder what other words he can write by himself?

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Marcus scored 37/54 on the Letter Identification Assessment and 5 years 3 months on the Oral Language Assessment. He is working on developing his Capabilities in choosing what letters to write down for what sounds (Thinking). Marcus was able to draw his brainstorm picture by himself (Managing Self). He is starting to use correct letter formation (Using Language, Symbols and Text).

Next Learning Steps

Basic Sight word assessment Sound to letter assessment Share his story with home