Summary Student Learning

My focus question for this year has been:

"Will implementing ground rules for talk and collaborative activities during guided reading sessions enhance my students' confidence, facilitate meaningful group discussions, and improve their reading comprehension?"

In this blog post I am going to summarise evidence about key shifts in the problem of student learning that I have seen so far. We will be completing testing this term and I will be able to evaluate some other key finds from this in another blog post later this term.

One key thing I have noticed is the confidence students now have in their reading, there is a lot more engagement and students are excited to have guided reading sessions as well and start reading the texts that have for the week. There is a lot more student agency and my class have really loved completing the reading challenge that was created by Robyn Anderson from Panmure Bridge School.

Another thing I have noticed is the students willingness to share with each other and have discussions after guided reading sessions has also greatly increased. I think from having the reading tumble this has helped students to have a visual representation of what they should be doing during that time and has lead to more focused literacy classes as well a guided reading sessions.

Students are really enjoying their follow up tasks in reading and are really putting in a lot of effort with their create tasks that are associated with this follow up activities. Students attitudes towards reading have also changed which is great to see. I am looking forward to completing the reader profile survey again this term to see if there have been any more changes to the way students perceive reading at school and their own reading.

It’s been really rewarding to see the shifts happening in my students’ confidence and engagement with reading this year. Implementing ground rules for talk and focusing on collaboration during guided reading sessions has truly made a difference, from boosting student excitement around reading to encouraging meaningful discussions and stronger group connections. The reading challenge has been a big hit, and I’m so proud of how much effort the students are putting into their follow-up and create tasks.

Seeing their positive attitudes towards reading grow has been a highlight, and I’m excited to check in again with the reader profile survey to see if more changes have taken root. I know there’s still more to learn and build on, but so far, it’s been great seeing the impact these changes are having in our classroom. I’m looking forward to continuing this journey with my students and keeping their love for reading alive!