Blogpost #1: Inquiry Stocktake

Reflection: What worked for me?

• Having support and guidance from Dr van Hees.

• Having supportive colleagues who were also available to act as 'sounding boards'.

• Using various sources of data to inform my practice.

Challenges

• Impressing upon students to the importance of attending school regularly and not to stay away for frivolous reasons.

• Consistently reflecting on my practice.

• Understanding why there was such a huge gap between vocabulary PAT scores and comprehension PAT scores- One would assume that if you have good vocabulary knowledge it will lead to better comprehension.

Additional Support I'd Like

• Working with Dr van Hees to have a thorough understanding of the theoretical ideas underpinning her practice.

What I aim to learn about Inquiry this year

• Ensuring my blog entries are clear and unambiguous - making sure my actions can be replicated.