Critique Of A Classroom Context - 735 Words

Classroom Context This Learning By Design (LBD) plan has been written for a Year 5 Class consisting of twenty-seven (27) students, fourteen (14) boys and thirteen (13) girls. The student body consists of several Year 5 prefects. Perfects are voted in students that take care of students in other younger grades and set good examples for them. This class of students is based on student data in the learning area of English. The data places students into five (5) different ability groups based on their English skills, knowledge and understandings. The focus of this assessment is structured on the learning area English based on vocabulary, decoding/word attack, fluency, comprehension of fiction/non-fiction (or informational) texts and spelling.†¦show more content†¦The area of English is being taught in this assessment and will be viewed. The General Capabilities of Literacy, ICT Capability, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Ethical Understanding and Intercultural Unde rstanding will involved assist me to decide where to start. And past years before Year 5 standards, current Year 5 standards and Year 6 standards will also assist me in deciding what these students need to be successful learners. The students of this Year 5 Class have been placed in five groups numbered 1-5 based on learning data. Each group have been scored in English skills of vocabulary, decoding/word attack, fluency, comprehension of fiction and non-fiction texts and spelling. Group 1 students, have good reading of decoding/word attack and reading fluency and comprehension of fiction texts; and their vocabulary is fair. Group 2 students, has no fair or good ratings of any of the English skills. Group 3 students, had good reading of decoding/word attack and reading fluency and fair spelling. 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