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Bridget Higson

__ROUND ONE__ This week Bridget wanted my help to really define her Reading programme from assessment, to planning, to implementation. Running records were completed on all children and, combined with professional observations, the data gathered was used as a basis for re-grouping the children. Together we came up with relevant, meaningful Learning Intentions for each Reading Group and Bridget had a very specific direction in which to work. The way she planned Reading changed as did the level of anecdotal records she kept. The result was a more specific, targeted programme which meets the needs of her students.



__ROUND TWO__ This week Bridget and I worked together on her Teacher Inquiry focus group for writing. These children are those who need the most support from the teacher and who are at risk of not meeting the writing standard at the end of the year. I developed a planning and assessment template that can be used with these children alongside the weekly writing plan. On this we record anecdotal notes about individual progress. We revisited the English exemplars and looked at what writers do at each level. We discussed the end of year expectations for Year 3's and 4's. Many children were able to plot themselves against the exemplars and say why they thought they were at that level. I also set up a Writing Skills box to help these children to continue to develop their fine motor skills and strength for writing. They really enjoyed the new challenges!