Week 11 - P.D. Day
So, first day of my three week block today. I had completely forgotten that it was to be a professional development day, and consequently was dressed to the nines when all the other staff were wearing really casual clothes. Oh well.
It was really interesting to take part in the days activities. The morning session was spent going over NAPLAN test results, finding out where the weaknesses were and which students were at risk. It was good to see how the school used that testing data to inform planning for the next term. It was found that for Numeracy the school was above the average of schools in Australia, however an area of weakness in all three year levels was the concept of place value and spatial transformations.
In the literacy component of the test, all of the students were generally weak, however reading was perhaps the most concerning. It is easy to see why there is such difficulty with literacy when the school population is considered. The main areas of weakness with reading seems to be with making inferences from the text, and students being able to imagine other's feelings.
After lunch, there was a presentation given by a Nurse from Armadale Hospital about reporting procedures for developmental delay assessment. It went through the nitty gritty stuff about referrals for getting students the help they need as soon as possible.
I look forward to seeing the kids tomorrow :)
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