Determining the starting point for instruction
The teacher has gained initial information about the students’ knowledge, skills and understanding in the Number Strand (Substrand: Whole Numbers) from their Kindergarten reports.
The students were recently assessed to determine their achievement in relation to Early Stage 1 and Stage 1 outcomes in the Whole Numbers Substrand, and the starting point for instruction.
On the basis of the assessment the teacher has organised the class into three tiers for the learning experience.
- Tier 1 consists of five students working towards the achievement of Early Stage 1 outcomes for the Number Strand (Substrand: Whole Numbers). The students have demonstrated that they can:
- count forwards by ones to 25
- count backwards from a given number, in the range 0 to 12
- count with one-to-one correspondence to 21
- read and write numbers to 20, including zero
- represent numbers to 20
- order two numbers in the range 0 to 10.
- Tier 2 consists of 15 students working towards the achievement of Stage 1 outcomes for the Number Strand (Substrand: Whole Numbers). The students are organised into three groups of five students. The students have demonstrated that they can:
- count forwards or backwards by ones, from a given two-digit number
- name the number before and after a given two-digit number
- represent numbers to 99
- read and write two-digit numbers
- order numbers in the range of 0 to 20.
- Tier 3 consists of five students working towards the achievement of Stage 1 outcomes for the Number Strand (Substrand: Whole Numbers). The students have demonstrated that they can:
- count forwards or backwards by ones, from a given three-digit number
- name the number before and after a given three-digit number
- represent numbers to 999 using base 10 materials
- read and write two-digit and three-digit numbers
- order numbers in the range of 0 to 99.