Katherine's Poem Learning Story

Learner:Katherine                                                                        Learning Coach: DWilkes

Learning Area:  Literacy                                                                              Date: Aug 2015

Learning Observed

This term all learners in years 5-6 LH1 wrote a speech on a topic of their choosing while the majority of the year 3-4 learners presented a poem.  Oral language is an important skill and Katherine began to learn some language features to enhance selection and presentation of her selected poem “Our Kittens”.  She is growing her capabilities in presenting with confidence and used her voice to engage the audience. She had great eye contact indicating that she had memorized the poem.  She intonated really well with volume and was generally an emotive, varied and exciting presentation.  Katherine worked with Mrs Dillner and some of the learners (Alysia and Cassandra) to practice reciting her poem and acted on feedback received to improve her presentation.

Evidence of learning

Oral Language Rubric Here   Some of the tools used to structure and develop the speech

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Katherine demonstrated her curiosity by selecting a poem that she is interested and passionate about.  She connected with others in her delivery of the poem and grew her capability for speaking emotively and rhythmically. She worked collaboratively with others and provided feedback enthusiastically to her peers.  She related well to others and participated and contributed in all aspects of the process.

Next Learning Steps

select a longer poem (this one was 29 seconds) practice in front of a mirror practice reading out loud one page every day at day write a poem and recite it out loud, then post it on my blog add my oral language rubric to my Learning Pathway