Inquiry Summary - Burst and Bubbles 2022

• My child loves reading, but writing is so much harder for them.

• I can teach reading, but not writing.

• They are just not interested in writing 

• If they don’t know a word should I tell them or do I let them guess?

Kia ora, Great to be back here to share my 2022 Inquiry.

whānau voice is asking us to partner alongside to help them support their child in writing, 

The data collected from earlier this year, EASTle, Overall Teacher Judgements, Gap Analysis in School Talk, Our school-wide data, and tracking attitude and confidence show there is a dip in progress and learners are not making the expected rate of shift or are below standard in writing.

I saw this as an opportunity to strengthen relationships and educate whanau on how to help their child at home. 

I led a parent writing workshop to upskill them on how we use the LP and to engage their child in writing. We unpacked writing samples to notice what is happening to their child.

At Whānau day learners shared their writing success and next steps. There have been many occasions this year where I have connected with parents informally, formally, through Flexi connects either online or face to face, 

External Writing PLD, has helped me to inquire into my practise. Using Murray Gadd's work on how to build excitement and engagement in writing and creating visuals of the LP that are tangible and interactive.

 

Bite-sized workshops have helped to unpack the Learning Process,and it’s thinking skills, so learners know what to do when they are stuck in their learning. Each week we focused on one thinking skill such as ‘Bring what I know, notice or practice. They are explained in ST each week for parents to use. 

This has deepened my level of conversations with whānau from progress updates to the use of strategies in writing and how to increase engagement at home.

• I have a better understanding of what I can do at home.

• There are some easy practical suggestions. 

• I say to my child ‘What do you notice’, ‘what can you hear?’

• My child is coming home wanting to write stories. 

Now Parent’s are noticing the progress in writing and confidence that has grown in their child since the beginning of the year. Data recorded for how many words in 10mins averaged from 6-10 words  in Term 1 to 25-40 in Term 4

This is an exciting space to continue working on. I am left wondering how can I continue to capitalise on whānau engagement to close the gap in writing. He waka eke noa