Anita's Teaching as Inquiry Blog

What achievement challenge are you considering as an area of focus in 2021 and why? Include in your WHY both evidence and your own passion/expertise Achievement Objective 3 Lif t the achievement in reading for all students, with a particular focus on boys and Māori students (both genders) years 1-13 Evidence My noticings confirmed when completing a recent gap analysis in school talk progressions and Wolf Fisher that junior teachers challenges are in; Oral-rich’ literacy learning, and oral language capabilities Having a wide reading and writing (digital and print) Reading and writing links - The area I am interested in and want to investigate further. Fluency and automaticity Stonefields a need P Passion/expertise   Passionate in the area of literacy, I have experience across all primary year groups in literacy. I feel like I’ve spent some quality time and found an area of passion in the Junior area. I believe  my practise can help across all year groups....

Wow! What a year! A year of change, exploration and opportunities. Student voice is saying that the most effective tools and strategies for their writing is...the sharing of our success criteria , using  picture talk enable oral language opportunities, and writing frames eg words cards and other tools that  gift vocabulary.  Data shows through student voice, writing samples, Eastle Writing, Combi Tool results that learners struggle with what to do when in the learning pit.  With this in mind I continued to build on using the success criteria, using picture talk, relating the learning to rich authentic concepts of learning (local iwi stories) and gifting vocabulary through digital media, conversations, deliberate teaching practises.  Upon reflections and with changing the channel of teaching through distance learning I have made learning experiences hands on, about an experience and bringing pictures to life.  The images show how the learning design has cre...