Sameeha's Reading Learning Story - 13.3.15

Learner: Sameeha Khan     Learning Coach: Tracey Dillner            Date: 13.3.15

Learning Area: Literacy - Reading

Learning Observed

The teaching session today had been about how to use our voice and face to show when a character was speaking. Sameeha was very engaged with this idea and responded well when she was asked why it was important to change voice and face when reading. She could describe that if we change these things our audience is able to understand the story better. Sameeha demonstrated her ability to do this herself and confidently read her home reader to the group. Although the video below only shows a small snippet, Sameeha is capable of reading dialogue clearly. I wonder if she has had practice at this at home?

Evidence of learning

She can use her voice and face to show when a character is speaking.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Sameeha shows confidence when reading aloud and is happy to share her ideas and suggestions to a small group (Participating and Contributing). Sameeha had can tell difference between alternating characters in a text and, when it is familiar story, she can anticipate emotions that the characters may be about to convey (Using Language, Symbols and Texts).

Next Learning Steps

Practice reading aloud to peers, Learning Coaches and families to use expression in areas of text that are not dialogue. Listen to stories being read aloud via Bug Club or Sunshine Online that will model different expressions. Understand how different punctuation has different meaning when reading aloud e.g. commas.