Salford School

Mid-Year Progress Report 2014

Student Name
Year
Progress in relation to New Zealand National Standards
Reading: Working expectation. At
Madison can match letters with sounds and points
to the words as she reads. Madison recognises
many high-frequency words and with each level she
continues to increase her knowledge of these.
Madison is using a range of strategies to attempt
unknown words while reading.
Next learning steps:
Madison will continue to develop her reading
strategies and checking what she reads looks and
sounds right. Madison is learning to read with
fluency and to talk about the text she is reading.
Writing: Working expectation. At
Madison can hear the first and last sounds in
words and applies these to her writing. She is
beginning to write more than one sentence.
Madison is able to write many high-frequency
words in her writing.
Next learning steps:
Madison will continue to develop her writing by
writing a story that has 3 ideas linked to her
picture plan. She will also work on adding more
detail to her writing to make it interesting to the
reader.
Oral Language: Working expectation. At
Madison is able to speak clearly with others and
express her ideas with confidence. She takes on a
leadership role in group conversations and waits
patiently for her turn.
Next learning steps:
To develop her own ideas/topic to start
conversations.

Support at home:
You can support Madisons reading by reading with
her for ten minutes each night and asking her to
retell the story in her own words. This will help
Madisons understanding of what she is reading.
Support at school:
I will encourage Madison to read a variety of books
and ask her questions about them. To help develop
Madisons reading strategies I will prompt her
when she gets stuck by asking her if what she is
reading looks and sounds right.
Support at home:
You can support Madisons writing by asking
Madison to write about her creations and/or
pictures at home. Show interest, and ask questions
about, the things Madison says, draws, and writes.
Support at school:
At school Madisons writing will continue to develop
through games, conversations, reading and other
important activities that link to her writing. She
will be encouraged to discuss her writing first and
add in more detail to her picture plan to support
her writing.
Support at home:
You can support Madisons oral language by
listening to what she has to say, and asking
questions to help direct and encourage the
conversation.
Support at school:
Madison will be encouraged to explore her
thoughts and feelings on a range of topics which
will help Madison when thinking of ideas or joining
in with others conversations.

Other Curriculum areas

Madison explored and created a piece of art surrounding the idea of Matariki. This was developed from
our inquiry in which Madison could explain what Matariki was and why it was important.

Key Competencies
Madison is managing herself by being an organised member of the class. Madison is aware of expectations and the
school routine and works hard to make sure she is always where she is meant to be with the proper equipment and
ready to learn.

Class Teacher: Mrs Gibbs

Principal: