Appendix A - Observation categories coding sheet

Instructional strategies   Components Skills Learner Activity
Facilitative
Processes

F1Greeting

F2 Karakia

F3 Admin.

F4 Overview of today

F5 Revision of last session

F6 Warm-up activity

F7 Personal chat

F8 Personal support

F9 Planning of future work

F10 End of session review

F11 Feedback for teacher

F12 Pastoral care

F13 Goal setting

F14 Monitoring

Questions
Recall
Interpretive

Open vs closed

Teaching
methods

T1 Pre-tchg & explaining task

T2 Question & answering

T3 Facilitating discussion

T4 Writing on board

T5 Roving

T6 Checking & correcting work

T7 Instructing (giving info & explaining)

T8 Lecturing

T9 Scribing
(incl lang. exp)

T10 Reading aloud, dictating

T11 Modelling
(incl. thinking aloud)

T12 Demonstrating(physical)

T13 Presenting simulation

T14 Game, puzzle

T15 Role play

T16 Giving feedback, praise
T17 Brainstorming
T18 Mind-mapping

Reading

R1 Alphabetics
R2 Vocabulary
R3 Fluency
R4 Comprehension
R5 Grammar

R5 Phonemic awareness
R6 Analysing, decoding words
R7 Phonics
R8 Predicting & previewing
R9 Scanning & Skimming
R10 Summarising
R11 Simple recalling
R12 Using context for meaning
R13 Clarifying main
ideas in text
R14 Crit. thinking (evaluate, identify message, analyse)

R15 Discussion
R16 Silent or
independent reading
R17 Reading aloud
(incl. round robin)
R18 Guided reading
(pre tchg to sm grp +
supported individual
reading + discussion
+ review)
R19 Repeat reading
R20 Answering oral
questions
R21 Answering
written questions
R22 Cloze
R23 Dictionary work
R24 Worksheet

Numeracy

N1 Shape & space
N2 Measurement
N3 Number
N4 Handling data & info processing

N5 Estimating
N6 Calculating
N7 Matching
N8 Assembling data
N9 Presenting data
N10 Interpreting data
N11 Counting
N12 Measuring

N13 Worksheet
N14 Problem-solving
N15 Hands-on with
measuring instr.
N16 Hands-on with
calculator

Writing

W1 Mechanics
W2 Processes
W3 Conventions
W4 Contexts (appropriate features & forms)

W5 Handwriting
W6 Word processing
W7 Planning
W8 Composing & Drafting
W9 Proofing & Editing
W10 Sentence construction
W11 Punctuation
W12 Grammar (tenses, parts of speech, prepositions etc)
W13 Genre writing

W14 Handwriting/
processing practice
W15 Discussion
W16 Writing task
W17 Shared writing
(whole group + tutor)
W18 Guided writing
(T starts, Ls continue)
W19 Journal writing
W20 Note-taking
W21 Free writing
W22 Worksheet
W23 Copying
W24 Using dictionary

Spelling

S1 Alphabetics
S2

S3 Sounding out
S4 Syllabification
S5 Recognising patterns

S6 Dictionary
S7 Look, Say, Cover,
Write
S8 Word families
S9 Memorising
sight words
S10 Word games
S11 Computer
S12 Testing

Oracy

O1 Pronunciation
O2 Comprehension
O3 Speech making

O4 Listening
O5 Speaking

O6 Discussion
O7 Word families
O8 Speeches
O9 Listening exerc.
O10 Debates
O11 Interviews