Individual Learning Plan

Student Name: James Date Devised: 23/05/2015

School: Mount Red Primary School
Year Level: Prep D DOB: 19/02/2010 Age: 5 years, 3 months
Background Information:
Only child
Has a dog
Loves animals
Parents work full time
Strengths:
Likes to play games that involves building and construction
Math is a strength for him, able to retain and keep information quicker than literacy
Usually well behaved in class
When he is interested in a topic/activity, he will work harder on it.

Barriers:
Retaining and keeping information in literacy
Needs things to be repeated
High-frequency words are limited
Has difficulty with writing of some letters
Lacks confidence and does not ask many questions
Long Term Goals:
Recognise and use all letters of the alphabet
Develop strategies to improve his writing and knowledge of the alphabet
Annual Goals (Negotiated with):
Parents
His teacher
James
Student Name: James Year Level: Prep D
School: Mount Red
ANNUAL GOAL SHORT-TERM GOAL ENTRY SKILLS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES ASSESSMENT
NO. STRATEGIES
Recognise that Recognising all Able to identify Repetition with sight words. Individual
sentences are key Golden words most Golden Games (bingo, snap, memory) as testing of words.
units for expressing from the Magic Words but not another way to help him remember. Observations of
ideas (AusVELS). 100 words: a, all. Sentence starters. using these
and, be, I, in, Able to write Work with parents to try and practice words.
is, it, of, that, sentences but these words every night. One-sentence
the, to, was. not full words, summaries.
Encourage tends to just
James to write random
express his letters
opinions. sometimes.

Know that spoken Recognising Recognises full Picture letter matches. Word picture
sounds and words and using stops, upper Retell other words that have the same match.
can be written down sounds and lower case sounds. assessment
using letters of the covered in letters Encourage use of initial letter sounds Letter
alphabet and how to class through Tends to use through writing. recognition
write some high- his writing and cues to help tasks.
frequency sight reading. him Writing
words and known observations.
words (AusVELS). Writing letter
sounds
correctly.
Use interaction skills Continue A generally happy Encourage active participation in Encourage James
including listening praising and friendly child. class/group discussions. to ask more
while others speak, James. where Likes to play with Practice his sharing time speech at home questions when he
using appropriate possible other children. so hes confident enough to then do it in needs help.
voice levels, Develop oral front of the class. During sharing
articulation and skills. Continue praising where possible. time, assess oral
body language, presentation
gestures and eye behaviours.
contact (AusVELS).