Case Study / Astudiaeth Achos

Jason Dodd
Cwmafan Junior School
Year 3/4

Strategy Used / Strategaeth a Ddefnyddiwyd

• Think Pair Share
• No Hands Up
• Traffic Lights (Thumbs up or down instead of colours)
• Marking Ladders

Description of Activity / Disgrifiad o'r Weithgaredd

• Writing Paragraphs
• Read beginning of play-script. Discuss format as pairs. Feedback. Ask children what may happen next. Read narrative form of next part of story. Convert to play-script form. Thumbs up or down to check understanding.
• Use Marking Ladders to check that they have included all key points.

Evaluation / Gwerthusiad

• Children discussed play-script well, noticing important features e.g. Names, Stage direction, etc.  Confidence built by being able to discuss with partner.
• Children didn’t mind answering my questions, more confident.
• Prediction skills improved by discussion.
• The use of Marking Ladders ensured the children included the appropriate content.

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