Tools, measures and approaches CoL #5

The tools, measures and approaches that I will be using for my Inquiry this year are as follows:

eAsttle - This assessment will be taken in Term 1 and Term 4. This assessment is helpful to see where basic gaps are in children's writing and helps inform my next learning steps using the eAsttle Rubric as a guide. This rubric is also made available to the children and used as a self-assessing tool when writing. 

In addition to formal assessment (eAsttle Term 1 and Term 4), I will also be measuring the qualitative changes towards students' attitudes to writing. This information will be taken through conducting student voice surveys and analysing the end of term reflections completed by target students.

Through including whanau in the learning and keeping parents engaged and connected with what is happening for their tamariki at school, I hope to positively contribute to the development of Year 6 boys writing. 

Learning conversations partnered with teacher led examples will be hugely important for us. It will Give the class real-time conversations about their writing will help them to connect with the strategies being taught and the safe space to experiment with their writing. Learning conversations will have to be structured initially (using my writing as an exemplar to be discussed) so children use the correct supporting language.

Lastly, I'll be observing learners and taking note of their dispositions to our writing lessons and how they engage with the tools in their own time.