Planned Learning Experience

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Introduction The following is a report on a planned learning experience for speaking and listening. Three reception students from a local primary school were given parental consent (Appendix 1, 2 & 3) to participate in a planned learning experience which consisted of the students being read the text ‘Tidy Your Room’ by Mary-Anne Creasy (2002), followed by a lesson plan and activity which is implemented. A transcription was taken from the planned lesson and was analysed and reflected upon in relation to the interactions made through planned and unplanned speaking, functions and language used, the field, tenor and mode explored, and teaching considerations which were required to complete the planned activity. Selecting a text A specific year level was chosen to read a suitable age appropriate text to three students. The year level focused on to read to Reception students. The book chosen to read to Reception students is a short story called ‘Tidy Your Room” by Mary-Anne Creasy (2004). This text is also suitable for a specific First Steps Speaking and Listening Phase (2006). The First Steps Speaking and Listening Phase (Brace, J., Brockhoff, V., Sparkes, N., & Tuckey, J. 2006A). which the text chosen would be appropriate for is the Early Phase. The text ‘Tidy Your Room’ (Creasy, 2004) is appropriate for students in the Early Phase, as students in this phase have the ability to ‘understand spoken language relating to personal and social interest’ (Brace et al., 2006A).and can ‘structure simple spoken text appropriately’ (Brace et al., 2006A). Therefore this text is suitable for children in the Early Phase as it relates to personal interest such as toys and home experiences, and is a simple text for young children to understand. The text ‘Tidy Your Room’ (Creasy, 2004) was chosen as it is meaningful to children’s lives, the speech is natural using

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