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 * Writing Component**

Laurie did two different pieces of work for me. The first part was constructed from her picture of a horse and the second part was about the book Possum Magic.

When I sat down with Laurie she had drawn a picture of a horse.  I used Laurie’s picture of a horse as a stimulus for discussion. - What is your picture about? - Who is the little girl, what is her name? - What kind of horse is it? - Where is the story happening? - What happens? What is the problem? - How was it solved? - What happened in the end?
 * Before Writing:**

She then wrote a writng sample about her picture.

Oral language and discussion underpins reading and writing. The conversation scaffolded Laurie’s thinking and planning about her writing. The discussion was structured to link the **READING** of the narrative texts (Possum Magic and Koala Lou) to the drawing and the **WRITING**. The discussion linked the spoken text to the written text. Laurie wrote her story without intervention. Using the whiteboard to practice!

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 * Assessment of Writing Sample**

Laurie wrote about the book she was most familiar with which was Possum Magic. I used the __Complex Writing Assessment sheet__ from Hill to assess Lauries sample of work because I could see that she was beyond the Early and Emergent phase. On the VELS webside I used the [|English Assessmnet Map] as a guide to compare the work to.

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