Outram School Writing Observations Term 1 2010

Teacher Room Date

Shared Learning Doesn’t share Shares learning Shares learning Shares learning
Intentions learning intentions. intentions orally at intentions orally intention orally and
the start of the and displays them displays them and
lesson at the beginning of refers to these
the lesson. during the lesson.
26% 46% 30%
Success Criteria Doesn’t share Shares success Creates success
success criteria. criteria orally at criteria with the
the start of the students at the end
lesson. of the lesson.
30% 23% 38%
Explicit links to Provides Provides Selects contexts Deliberately links
prior knowledge/ opportunities to opportunities to that acknowledge to Prior Knowledge
experiences. make connections. make connections students’
to their learning experiences.
and past
experiences.
61.5% 69% 69% 69%
Teachers’ response Superficial Feedback is Feedback is Feedback is
to children’s ideas feedback is given. specific to the specific to the specific to the
including I.e. “Good job” learning intention learning intention learning intention
feedback. “You’re doing and agrees criteria and agrees criteria. and agrees criteria
well” etc. The student is and includes feed
involved in the forward. (Next
discussion. steps)
15% 15% 7% 15%
Focus on quality Uses quality Teachers There is a shared
writing models in effective deliberately use understanding of
ways instructional the purpose and
strategies. audience for
writing.
53.8% 46.1% 30.7%
Allowing for Teachers are aware Selection and Teaching responds
diverse needs of student needs purposes for to the specific
using a range of writing are needs of students.
assessments. appropriate. Mini lessons,
group teaching
etc.
46% 46.1% 23%