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This book belongs to:

My Starting School Booklet

Entry assessment: 3 weeks

recognises own name

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holds pencil correctly

My name is

child attempts/writes name

This is me

Comments re: pencil skills (e.g. R or L handed)

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child recites rhyme when prompted/helped

My favourite nursery rhyme

child recites/knows rhyme

Comments:

Child’s choice of nursery rhyme was:

understandable speech

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able to retell parts of the story

Story time

able to retell story in sequence

Teacher/adult to read short story. Scribe child’s retelling in the box below.

listens attentively to story

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holds and turns pages correctly and in order

In the book corner

shows interest in books

Encourage or direct child to choose book in book corner and ask the child about the book.

talks appropriately about pictures

expresses opinions

Follows words with finger

can read some words

Child’s choice of book was:

Comments:

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forms letters/numbers correctly

My own writing

write recognisable letter/numbers

Encourage or direct child to draw letters and numbers in the appropriate boxes

write words independently

Letters

Numbers

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attempts to colour within the lines

My colouring

colours within the lines

Ask child to colour the picture below

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knows letter names

My letters and sounds

knows letter sounds

Child knows these letters or sounds (colour in)

a b c d e f

g h i j k l

m n o p q r

s t u v w x

y z

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My shapes and colours

Mark with a tick the shapes the child recognises

Mark with a tick the colours the child can name

Continue the pattern (colour or use maths cubes)

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Talk about measure

empty/full

tall/short

wide/narrow

long/short

big/little/small

thin/fat

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Talk about position

under

on/on top of

in front

by/beside

behind

between

Where is the bear?

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I can count

recite numbers

counting 1-1 recognise numbers

Ask the child to count orally. Accurate counting to...

How many balloons: point and count

Accurate counting to...

Do you know these numbers?

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Cutting and sticking

child can overwrite

Attach example of child’s cutting and sticking work here.

uses scissors correctly

co-ordination when gluing

Other skills

child can copy write

child makes friends easily

child shares willingly

child takes turns

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