With my achievement data mostly entered, a conversation ensued with my mentor teacher about the patterns and analysis of the data. I have the whole range in my Year 7 and 8 class, with reading ages from 5 yrs through to adult readers reading at 15+ years.
While there are a few anomalies within the class, ie reading age of 12-13 years, but Stanine 1 on a PAT, there is also a clear-cut small group of boys reading at between 8 and 10 years. This group has struggled to make progress in reading over their school years. Currently, I am introducing the class to reciprocal reading with mixed-ability groups, which also presents its own challenges.
When I can see the chance for continuity in the timetable, I will also be working through the programme 'Key into Comprehension', which has been a successful tool in previous years with this level of reading abilities.
The taskboard that I am about to design will be designed with the Kea reading group in mind, along with the results of their reader profile survey.
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