This year I will be inquiring into how I can get accelerated progress in reading using formative practise to inform teaching steps for my Asterix reading group. This group is below the national standard and are not receiving any extra reading support.
During small group teaching and running records early in the year I found that this particular group of students were lacking understanding of a large range of vocabulary. This was affecting their understanding of what they were reading.
My first steps will be looking at the way I can incorporate word work and visual aids into small group discussions and follow up activities that can be revisited at any time. I will be trying out a sentence or definition quiz template that these students can create to show their understanding of new word or word groups.
What kind of iPad activities promote higher order thinking and cognitively engage Year 2/3 students?
