RPI Day 2

It was a very interesting day. 

First I found out, after all these years, how much I did not know about the information that PAT testing can provide. It is able to identify learning areas that can change the way children are grouped, to focus on a skill rather than their ability to read. I know there are other tests that do this, but PAT is quick and easy and provides a snapshot for the beginning of the year, while finding time to do others can be difficult. 

The Teacher Workbook that was shared with us is a fantastic way to have all the reading information for the class in one place. Thanks to whoever designed and put it all together. It was a bit overwhelming when I was taken through it at first, but I can see that it would not take much to maintain once it is set up.

All in all, a very informative day. I have quite a 'to do' list that I will have to go through and prioritise. And then, of course, try to work through.

 RPI

I worked through the reading profile survey with a group of students. My 'take away' from this survey are that the children are positive about reading, they know what they like to read about, they understand it is important, and they want to get better at "reading the words".

The following graph shows how often they borrow books from the local public library. The 70% who do are a credit to the local library which used to visit the school regularly last year and issued many of the children with their own library card.

It was also good to see how many of the children were currently reading a book for enjoyment.

The survey itself was a bit tough for a large group to work through, and so this might be something I have to work on with much smaller groups or even individuals. I am also thinking of doing this survey each term - to reinforce that reading is important, and to show the children (when we discuss the results) that their view of reading is very important also.