LEARNING TO LEARN
Figure 1 : green dot marking
Figure 1 shows a green dot for misspelling information and a second dot for incorrect use of a full stop . The pupil has corrected both errors ( also in green ). It was important that I gave pupils time to make corrections in the classroom – in a different colour so that both of us could see their improvements . Here was a task that was differentiated for each pupil and specific to his or her own development .
I therefore took the first 15 minutes of the lesson for pupils to work on their corrections . This meant I could monitor how the corrections were being made and
I could help pupils find the error by giving them hints as I circulated the class – such as “ this green dot is a punctuation mark ”. It also enabled me to informally assess how pupils responded to the green dots . Some relished the opportunity and some did not …
Each student is different and the varying responses to the green dots needed addressing further . I had to ensure that all students had an equal number of productive corrections or improvements to work on during the time allocated .
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