English Assessment Map – Sample at 1.25
“Ben’s Tooth”
Context
Students read the story Ben’s Tooth by Beverley Randell (Nelson Price Milburn Ltd, 1994) and then discussed the story with their teacher.
The students were not familiar with the text prior to their reading of it.
The elements of the Reading standard addressed by this task are:
(Students) read independently and respond to short imaginative and informative texts with familiar ideas and information …
(Students) … work out the meaning of unfamiliar phrases and words in context.
(Students) locate directly stated information …
Sample
The following sample illustrates the kind of response that students typically produce at 1.25 as they progress towards the Level 2 standard.
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Annotation
Reading – 1.25
- The student reads and responds to an unfamiliar imaginative text.
- The student uses particular strategies to work out the meaning of unfamiliar words.
- The student is able to recall and locate the name of a character from the story.
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