Coaching Focus – Reading
Coach: Jenny Owen
Maryborough Education Centre
Loddon Mallee Region
Dates
Tuesday, October 19
Participants
1. Eva
2. Planning Meeting
3. Admin - Noel
4. Lyn
5. Admin
6. Eva
7. School – p-6
Professional learning activities
1. Shared Reading -. Focus:
Identifying important features of an
explanation.
2. Discussion of individual year 5
cohort growth NAPLAN results.
Numeracy planning related to
fractions.
3. Meeting – Subjective comments
on walkthrough reports.
4. Meeting - Progress re On
Demand testing and use of linear
tests.
5. Maths continuum re fractions –
multiplicity work.
6. Planning and Debrief
7. Professional Learning –
Language enhancement – Jen and
Simone.
Wednesday, October 20
1. LM Coaches, regional staff
11.30am Lunch.
11.45am Briefing for session.
12.00 Numeracy session in
classroom
12.30 Debrief and professional
learning with Delene Commerford
2.00 Workshop
2.30 Teach like a Champion – Jo
Ryan
3.00 Conclusion
Thursday, October 21
1. Lyndsey
2.Lyndsey
3. Admin
4.Michelle
5.Jenny and Barney
6.Lyn
1. Planning and Debrief
2. Author’s purpose – : understand
the author’s reason for writing the
text. Tell the author’s point of view.
[here, hidden, head]
4. Focus: Measurement – Area
Log of Work 19th – 21st October
Follow-up - participant
1. 6. Eva happy with student
response - students on whole could
compare structure of shared text
with the structure they use in class.
Eva will continue to plan for shared
reading sessions over the next 3
weeks and involve more students in
the response giving. Will continue
to get students to stretch responses.
Needs to search out CSI resources
on shared drive.
2. All to have computer access to
maths and English continuum at
planning sessions.
3. Include number in front of
students when making comment
about performance.
4. Continue with On Demand
schedule -
1. Discuss pertinent points from
Wednesday’s maths pl with Delene
– connect with Numeracy item
analysis. Review “On Demand”
reading data and assess progress of
each student. Plan for following
Next steps - coach
1. 6. Prepare proformas which
Lyndsey can choose from to use for
guided reading.
2.review maths resources to find
some which might be of use for
area.
3. Make sure comments on
walkthroughs are supported by hard
data.
4. E-mail excel spreadsheet so that
Lyn can include test data once
testing finished.
5.E-mail excel spreadsheets to Eva
and Lyndsey so that they can
include test data when finished.
7. Look for more ways to include
oral language work when working
with teachers. Plan with teachers to
ensure specific teaching re oral
language.
Consult with Lyndsey about the
maths continuum –
Teachers should be spending time
on each section noted in the
continuum– better to spend more
time on less. Students need to be
able to articulate understandings
and demonstrate their
understanding of algorithms using
the 6 modes. Stress the importance
of oral language in maths.
Review examples of using the 6
modes
1. Review references re Open ended
questions – Peter Sullivan
4. Meet with Michelle to plan for
next session now that timetable has
changed.
5. Prepare report of walkthrough
7.
.
Coach modelling open ended
problem solving activity related to
area.
5. Walkthrough Amhearst at 1:30
6. Planning and Debrief
7. Planning and Debrief - reviewed
individual student solutions to the
open ended area problem and note
levels of understanding re area.
session related to connections.
2. Work on time connectives and
passive voice.
3. Work Log
4. 7. Michelle to review responses
and plan further session based on
levels of student understanding
demonstrated by response.
5. Discuss the presence or
otherwise of learning intentions and
success indicators
6.Lyn to work on shared reading
with explicit teaching related to
main idea.
and distribute to coaching and
leadership team.
5. Relook at Walkthrough
protocols. Plan Walkthrough for
next week with David.
6. Find time to meet with Lyn to
discuss progress with main idea
next week.