MINISTRY OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

LEARNER’S EARLY LITERACY BASELINE PROFILING RECORD

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Learner Welfare, Psychological Services and Special Needs Education Department

INFANT EDUCATION LEVEL: TEACHER ADMINISTERED BASIC EARLY LITERACY TOOL

Learners Early Literacy Baseline Profiling Record

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Name of School-----------------------------------------------------------------------------EMIS Number-----

Name of Learner------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date of birth---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Age-------------------

Sex------------------------------------------------------------------------Grade ------------------------------------

Birth Certificate Number----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Type of literacy Method Task
1.Self-knowledge Teacher interacts Record learner’s statement in response to questions about:
Self enhancement with learner  Own identity-----------------------
and /observes learner  Family background-------------------------------
Self-concept in structured  Self-description (physical attributes including disability if any)---------------------
activity  Learner’s self-identified interests-----------------------------------------
 What makes the learner happy----------------------------
 What makes the learner sad--------------------------------
 Hopes---------------------------------------------------
 Fears----------------------------------------------------

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Observing learner The learner is patient in carrying given tasks
on tasks Please describe what you have observed to justify your responses
behaviour in the
classroom and
during outdoor
play
Social and cultural Describe how the learner shows appreciation of the different languages spoken by
responsiveness peers
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- Describe how the leaner demonstrates an understanding different cultures terms:
language, dress, food, traditions, beliefs and
behavior………………………………………………………………………………………
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When instructed , how skillfully does the learner imitate dances, dressing and
songs from their
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Social Interaction Describe how the child interacts with other children and or adults in a social setting
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How does the child behave in a shared activity? Eg cooperation, sharing, taking
turns?

Emotional Literacy
 Teacher observations of the learner’s way of expressing emotions (what feeling,
how, when and under what circumstances)

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 Evidence of the learner’s ability to identify the feelings emotions expressed by
others
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 Evidence of how learner responds to the feelings /emotions of
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  Older/younger
children?----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 Adults?....................................................................................................................
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 Less fortunate
people?...................................................................................................................
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On task behaviour Describe how learner approaches a given task:
Interest………………………………………………………………………………………
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Motivation……………………………………………………………………………………
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Initiative………………………………………………………………………………………
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Concentration…………………………………………………………………………………
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Distractibility…………………………………………………………………………………
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Goal
directedness…………………………………………………………………………………
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 Managing
relationships Respect for other people’s
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Ability to solve interpersonal problems

Social etiquette

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Listening skills The learner pays attention when others are

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The learner does not listens to others when
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Please describe what you have observed to justify your response

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Applied numeracy Observing learner The learner demonstrates through the shop corner activity awareness of the
Applied literacy in natural setting following
Problem solving (class or outdoor  different values of money--------------------------------------------------------------------
play  what each amount can buy------------------------------------------------------------------

Please describe what you have observed to justify your response

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The learner understands how people make money and some ways of making
money that are illegal and why

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The learner is able to share with peers creative ideas of making money

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Please describe what you have observed to justify your response

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The learner demonstrates knowledge on:

 ways of saving money------------------------------------------------------------------------

 ways of spending money productively----------------------------------------------------

The learner shows an appreciation on how to record and calculate money earned to
establish loss or profit made

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Please describe what you have observed to justify your response

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ICT Observation When given an ICT gadget, how does the child perform on the following tasks?
during practical  Switch on and off-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
lessons  Use of mouse------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Basic functioning on mobile phone---------------------------------------------------------
 How to locate games on mobile phone---------------------------------------------------
 Saving---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Deleting-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sending-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Downloading-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Proper care of gadgets------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tying messages---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Reading messages-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Use of computer icons-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Browsing the internet--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Listen to voicemails----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Play music----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Watch movies on ICT gadgets--------------------------------------------------------------
 Play games---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please describe what you have observed

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Visual and Observing learner Teacher Observations of learner behavior , attitude and skill on activities such as-:
Preforming Arts in natural setting  painting--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(class and outdoor  sculpture ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
play  graphic design etc------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 drawing--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  reciting/ reading poems
 singing
 playing musical instruments like guitar, drums, rattles
Manipulate To be elaborated
Precision during training
Articulation
Naturalization
Imitation
Coordination

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Profiling Dates ………………………………………………………………………………

Profiled by:……………………………………………………………………………………..
EC number/National ID………………………………………………………………………..

Signature ………………………………………………………………………………………..

Supervised by………………………………………………………………………………….

EC number/National ID……………………………………………………………………….

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