Guided reading: 'Windrush Child'(poem)This is a collection of work. Click through the chapters to see the full collection ordownload the attached standards file.

Following participation in a guided reading session based on discussion of the poem'Windrush Child' by John Agard, Jason answered questions about the text.

The teacher wanted to find evidence for children's personal responses to the poem,as well as their understanding of language and skills of retrieval and inference. Shesummarised the group's responses overall, using a table for gathering evidence asshown below. Jason's written responses are illustrated in full.

Gathering evidence for reading using the AFs

Key: In this context AF–related response is secure ( ), partial (P) or not seen(X).

Assessment focus Questions Pupil1

Pupil2

Pupil3 J

AF2 Understand,describe, select orretrieve information,events or ideas from textand use quotation andreference to text.

1. Can you find anywords or phraseswhich tell you what theWindrush child leftbehind?

2. What continues withthe Windrush childeven in England?

PAF3 Deduce, infer orinterpret information,events or ideas fromtexts. 3. Why is her

grandmother importantto her?

X P P

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Assessment focus Questions Pupil1

Pupil2

Pupil3 J

4. 'Windrush child' isrepeated four times inthe first four verses ofthe poem. Why do youthink the poet chose todo this?

PAF5 Explain andcomment on writers'uses of language,including grammaticaland literary features atword and sentencelevel.

5. Can you findanother repetition orecho in the poem?Why do you think thepoet chose to do this?

P P P

AF6 Identify andcomment on writers'purposes andviewpoints and overalleffect of the text on thereader.

6. Copy out twophrases or images thatyou like and tell mewhat it is you like aboutthem.

P P X

A page of handwritten answers titled 'Windrush child'. The first answer reads'Grandmother, sun, hom, mangos, caribben, bag, light.' The linked note says 'Q1.Accurate list of mainly tangible things left behind (AF2 L3 b1)'. The second answerreads 'happiness, kind, keep dreams, plinness'. The linked note says 'Q2. Mixture ofgeneral inference and copying from text, suggests point of question not understood(AF3 L3 b1 and AF3 L3 b2)'. The third answer reads 'She is very inporten becauseher grandmother helps her do things'. The linked note says 'Q3. Plausible inferenceat general level, not clear that idea of 'shining beacon' grasped (AF3 L3 b2)'. Thefourth answer reads 'Because he need it to rhyme. It makes her important.' Thelinked note says 'Q4. Superficial view of use of repetition, confusion of rhyme andrhythm. Relevant but simple comment on effect (AF5 L3 b1)'. The fifth answer reads

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'Walking good. To keep her carefull'. The linked note says 'Q5. Identifies repeatedphrase, comment on effect limited to literal meaning (AF5 L3 b1). The sixth answerreads '"grandmother's words you shining beacon guides her carefully". The linkednote says 'Q6. Phrases identified, no reason given for choice. Insufficient evidencefor AF6 L3'.

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