English Assessment Map – Sample at Level 1
Button sort
Context
Students were asked to bring buttons to school. Following class discussion on how to describe, compare and sort buttons, they were provided with vocabulary cards which they read as a group. Students then worked with a partner to illustrate and label different ways of sorting a set of buttons matching their illustrations with the relevant vocabulary from the card. A follow-up activity involved writing a simple sentence about their sorting. The activity took place over two 40-minute sessions.
The elements of the Reading standard addressed by this task are:
(Students) match print and spoken text in their immediate environment.
They read … simple print … texts that include some frequently used words …
They … use … illustrations to extend meaning.
Sample
The following sample illustrates the kind of response that students typically produce when they have achieved the elements of the standard addressed by this task.
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Annotation
Reading – Level 1
The student matches correct vocabulary cards with buttons sorted in a particular way and labels the illustrations accordingly.
Element of the standard
(Students) match print and spoken text in their immediate environment.
They … use … illustrations to extend meaning.
Reading – Level 1
The student reads a simple sentence with familiar vocabulary.
Element of the standard
They read … simple print … texts that include some frequently used words …
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