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Inclusive Schools  

Narrative Assessment Assessment for children with learning needs is often fraught with difficulties, especially if they are expected to complete the standardised tests their peers do. But assessment is more than just using tests to gather data. Significant work is being done to use observational and conversational data to build a richer and more realistic descriptions of what children CAN do, rather than testing to find out what they can't.

Read these learning stories and think about how this approach could be used to support the children with learning needs in your rooms.
 * [[image:Screen Shot 2013-05-19 at 4.06.34 PM.png]] || **Questions to think about **
 * What is happening here?
 * What learning areas are being demonstrated?
 * What evidence of learning is talked about?
 * Based on this evidence, can you suggest a level? Justify this.
 * Are there any key competencies evident in the story?
 * What did the teacher do to set up this learning situation? Pedagogies used?
 * What would the next steps be for these children?
 * What would the next steps be for the teacher? ||
 * [[image:Screen Shot 2013-05-19 at 4.03.25 PM.png]] || **Questions to think about **
 * What is happening here?
 * What learning areas are being demonstrated?
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">What evidence of learning is talked about?
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Based on this evidence, can you suggest a level? Justify this.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Are there any key competencies evident in the story?
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">What did the teacher do to set up this learning situation? Pedagogies used?
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">What would the next steps be for these children?
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">What would the next steps be for the teacher? ||