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: Rangi
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Approach: One to one
Focus: Reading a street map effectively.
1.2Megs
Resources: Map, street list, red pencil.

Questions / instructions:
Give the student the map and the street list. Here is a map of Rangi.

% responses
y4
1999(1995)
y8
1999(1995)
- Road index goes here-
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1. First of all find East School, then tell me the name of the street it is on.
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found school
97(92)
98(98)
Mill Street
96(86)
98(97)

2. Now use the index to find what part of the map Rimu Street is on.

Tell me the grid reference. For example the grid reference for West School is A2.
81(na)
96(95)
B3
Give the student the red pencil, and the recording book folded open to the map.
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3. Now show me the shortest way to get from Rangi College gate to the swimming pool.
Draw it on the map with the red pencil.
20(25)
44(44)
correct route
Commentary:
For year 8 students, there was virtually no change over four years in the ability to read this street map. Results for year 4 students were more varied, with one question (Q2) having been omitted in 1995.
 
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