Individual Learning Profile

Childs Name: Hashim

Year level: 4
School: Moreland Primary School

Understanding the Child

Strengths in Literacy: Reading
Interests: Soccer, reading (cartoon comics, fact and fantasy books), family, sports, AFL
Literacy Preferences: Reading chapter books.
Child as Literacy Learner: Reads often at home, occasionally with parents, but prefers to read alone.
Believes he is a strong reader but a poor writer due to originally being left-handed and then changing to
being right handed.
Relationships with others in the school: Best friend Moshin (also a good reader), likes to read with
him in reading groups.
Physical environment: Moreland primary school. One class of 72 students and 3 teachers. No
designated homerooms. Hashim enjoys his large class size.
The curriculum: Hashim most enjoys participating in sport and reading.

Goals

Reading:

Researching:

Goal

Strengths
Related to
Goal

Slow down
when
reading in
order to
concentrate
on each
individual
word.

Enjoys reading
and therefore is
able to acquire a
lot of practice.

To become
more
internet
literate.

Has basic prior

knowledge on
computers.

Identify
features of
online texts
that
enhance
readability
including
text,
navigation,
links,
graphics
and
layout(ACE
LA1793)
AusVELS
(2013)

Strategies to
Achieve Goal

Timeline

Computer practice
reading one word at
a time on computer
monitor

Term three
and four

It would be beneficial
for Hashim to listen
to himself read a
passage and
evaluate it. This can
be done on a
computer, iPad, iPod
or any recording
device.

When Hashim
has recoded
himself readin
the teachers a
able to instant
asses his
strategies and
progress. Has
is also able to
evaluate his o
development.

Allow for extra time

to be spent on
computers to gain
more knowledge and
be able to readily
and successfully
perform research
tasks.
Allow for Hashim to
use the computer for
free time (when
appropriate) in order
to gain confidence in
all areas of computer
use.

Term three
and four

It would be
beneficial for
Hashim to
perform a SW
analysis on hi
performance i
relation to inte
research and
computer
knowledge.

Evaluatio
procedur

SWOT analy
is a framewor
analysing the
Strengths (S)
Weaknesses
and the
Opportunities
and Threats (T
faced. It will h
to identify
areas/focus/to
s for further
work. MyRea
(2013)

Writing:

To improve
neatness of
handwriting.

Hashims
handwriting is
legible.

Write
using
clearlyformed
joined
letters, and
develop
increased
fluency and
automaticity
(ACELY169
6)

Avoid typing on a
keyboard all the time
whilst trying to
perfect handwriting.
Concentrate on how
the pen is gripped. It
should be light and
supportive, without
excessive tension in
the hand.
Slow down. If you
rush, it's hard to
control where you
start and stop your
letters.

Term three
and four

Handwriting
progress is cle
to appreciate.
When looking
older samples
work, there
should be a
noticeable
difference
compared to t
newer work.

Participate in group
work to demonstrate
cooperation instead
of competition.
Build confidence
through class trust
building exercises in
order to be able to
comfortably initiate
activities.

Term three
and four

Set Hashim a
group leader f
group based
activity and w
his confidence
around the oth
students, to se
it has improve
Was he a stro
and capable
leader? Was h
comfortable in
role?

AusVELS
(2013)
Social:

Initiate and
maintain
cooperative
activities
with other
children.

Already has
fairly strong
social skills and
is reasonably
outgoing.

Hashims Resource List

Resource

Annotation
This book is a puts a fun spin on a soccer novel. I
think you will like how the author uses humor,
suspense and mystery. Will her soccer practice
sessions turn them into winners or zombies?

Zom
bies Don't Play Soccer By
Debbie Dadey
Fun and Games in The
Melbourne Story
Melbourne Museum

http://museumvictoria.com.au/
melbournemuseum/education/
education-programs/fun-andgames/

Have you ever been to the Melbourne museum? If

not this is a great way to explore many parts of the
museum!
I really think you would enjoy this 90 minute tour
where you get to observe and interact with
traditional playthings and games from different
historical periods.
This tour games give you a window onto the
history of childhood through toys and games.

This is a great book for you as an animal lover. It

is filled with intriguing true stories of all sorts of
animals and interesting recounts of animals saving
the lives of humans as well as other animals.

Ten true animal rescues

By Jeanne Betancourt

Cockroaches may be disgusting but I think youll

like following the story of Cool the cockroach as
he tries to win The Cockroach Cup. Cup day
brings more than a few surprises which makes for
a great book to read!

The cockroach cup

By Kim Caraher
What would you do if someone stole your bum?
Poor Skeeta Anderson woke up one morning to
find that someone had stolen the bum of every
single person in the town of Bugalugs!
I think youll enjoy this unusual tale and lets hope
Skeeta can find the thief!

The bugalugs bum thief

By Tim winton
You mentioned that you like to read comics and
Sonic the Hedgehog is a favorite of mine!
Read about how Sonic keeps the land of Moebius
safe from the evil Dr. Robototnik. There are over
150 comics in the series so you will never run out
of great adventures.
Sonic the Hedgehog
By Ian Flynn

This book about Caesar is based on a true story of

a heroic military and service dog who saved
countless lives by finding hidden explosives and
saving the lives of the soldiers.
But when Caesar and his master Ben get
separated, Ben and his family search for clues
that might reveal whether their beloved dog is still
alive and surviving Afghanistan's bitter winter cold
and capture by the Taliban.

Caesar the war dog

Stephan Dando-Collins

With two whole weeks off Tom has heaps of time

to do the important things like annoy his sister,
band practice and watching TV. But then Toms
sister Delia ruins his plans, hell need all his
excellent excuses!
This book is in the form of Tom's battered
homework diary - crammed with his doodles and
stories to bring you manic mayhem from the crazy
world of Tom.
T
om gates: #2 Excellent
excuses and other stuff
By Liz pichon
Do you have someone you like playing jokes on?
Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, love playing
mean jokes on each other. They are even mean to
their pet monkeys the Muggle-Wumps! But the
Muggle-Wumps have had enough! They want out,
and they want revenge!

The twits
By Roald Dahl

TIME For Kids

Weekly magazine
http://www.timeforkids.com/
news

Have you ever watched the news and

thought it was too boring to handle? TIME For
Kids is a weekly online news magazine
especially for kids. It is packed with of real-world
interesting topics that youll love to learn about. It
also has kid reporters and science, entertainment
and sports stories.

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