25 August 2015
Exciting news, the 2 boys I am hoping to get to 'Achieved Standard' by the end of their 2 years of school are currently on Orange 2. I will be testing them tomorrow to see how well they will score on Turquoise 1, which is the requirement for 'Achieved' in reading. Both boys are not quite up to their Anniversary dates (21 September & 24 October). They are paying more attention to their letter sounds but still need occasional prompting to use the 'reading on strategy' when decoding a new word. Both have a solid understanding of the text after we have read it as they reflect on their predictions and can explain what they will change their thinking to if their prediction is not correct. Fingers crossed...
1 September 2015
Well the results weren't what I expected, Turquoise was too hard for them, they scored 89% accuracy on a 1x seen Ready to Read text 'At the Marae'. Hei aha, never mind ... we will continue with Orange 2. I did find out that they revert to visual cues only (sounding out) and ignore using meaning on difficult text. So will focus on reading strategies at the orange level and test them at the end of the term... on Orange 2.
25 September 2015
Hooray!! I have moved the boys onto Turquoise as they scored 98% accuracy and 100% comprehension at Orange 2 seen Ready to Read text. Their next step continues to be cross checking reading strategies and self monitoring. Early Term 4 they will be tested on Turquoise using a fiction Ready to Read story.
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