Key Stage 1 National CurriculumAssessments

Information and Guidance on the Changes and Expectations for 2019/20

A School Presentation to Parents

Assessment and Reporting

• Year 2 are assessed in reading, writing, grammar, spelling, maths and science.

• Assessed in two ways – tests and teacher assessment.

• The tests are to inform teacher assessment. Your child’s teacher is responsible for judging

the standards your child is working at in English, Maths and Science, by the end of key stage

1. To help inform those judgements, pupils sit national curriculum tests in English and Maths,

commonly called SATs.

• Teacher assessment is reported to the Local Authority at the end of June.

• Moderation may occur to ensure consistency of data.

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The Tests

Towards the end of Year 2, children will take tests in:

The tests are due to take place during the month of May. The tests can be taken any time

during May and they are not strictly timed. Pupils may not even know they are taking them as

we will incorporate them into everyday classroom activities.

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Scaled Scores

Test scores will be converted into a ‘scaled score’.

What is meant by ‘scaled scores’?

• It is planned that 100 will always represent the ‘national standard’.

• A child who achieves the ‘national standard’ (a score of 100) will be judged to have

demonstrated sufficient knowledge in the areas assessed by the tests.

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Writing and Science

There are no tests for writing and science

Writing - a range of genres – fiction and non-fiction

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Writing

• Practise and learn weekly spelling lists – make it fun!

• Encourage opportunities for writing, such as letters to family or friends, shopping lists, notes or reminders, stories or poems.

• Write together – be a good role model for writing.

• Encourage use of a dictionary to check spelling.

• Allow your child to use a computer for word processing, which will allow for editing and correcting of errors without lots of crossing out.

• Remember that good readers become good writers! Identify good writing features when reading (e.g. vocabulary, sentence structure, punctuation).

• Show your appreciation: praise and encourage, even for small successes!

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How to Help Your Child with Writing

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Science

Mathematics

Children will sit two tests: Paper 1 and Paper 2:

• Paper 1 is for arithmetic worth 25 marks. It covers calculation methods for all operations

and fractions.

• Paper 2 covers problem solving, reasoning and mathematical fluency and is worth 35

marks. This paper includes some (5) mental maths questions. There are a variety of

question types: multiple choice, matching, true/false, constrained (e.g. completing a chart

or table; drawing a shape) and less constrained (e.g. where children have to show or

explain their method).

• Children will not be able to use physical resources but are encouraged to draw

representations of these resources.

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Sample Questions

Maths Paper 1: Arithmetic

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Sample Questions

Maths Paper 2: Reasoning

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Sample Questions

Maths Paper 2: Reasoning

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How to Help Your Child with Maths

• Play times tables games (Use TTRS and Numbots).

• Play mental maths games including counting in different amounts, forwards and backwards.

• Encourage opportunities for telling the time.

• Encourage opportunities for counting coins and money e.g. finding amounts or calculating change when shopping.

• Look for numbers on street signs, car registrations and anywhere else.

• Look for examples of 2D and 3D shapes around the home.

• Identify, weigh or measure quantities and amounts in the kitchen or in recipes.

• Play games involving numbers or logic, such as dominoes, card games, draughts or chess.

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Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar

The test consists of two separate papers:

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• Paper 1: Spelling (20 marks).

• Paper 2: Spelling, punctuation and grammar questions (20 marks).

Grammar, Punctuation and Vocabulary Paper

Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar: Sample Questions

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Spelling Paper

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Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar: Sample Questions

Within the assessment, the spelling words are read out to the children to fill into the gaps within the sentences. In this example, the missing spelling words are: pack, sky, shell and baby.

Spelling, Grammar, and Punctuation Paper

Sample Questions

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Spelling, Grammar, and Punctuation Paper

Sample Questions

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How to Help Your Child• Praise and encourage!

• Ensure your child has the best possible attendance at school.

• Support your child with any homework tasks.

• Reading, spelling and arithmetic (e.g. times tables) are always good to practise.

• Make sure your child has a good sleep and healthy breakfast every morning!

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Reading Comprehension at St Joseph’s.

Reading

The Reading Test consists of two separate papers:

• Paper 1 – Contains a selection of texts totalling between 400 and 700 words with questions about the text.

• Paper 2 – Contains a reading booklet of a selection of passages totalling 800 to 1100 words. Children will write their answers to questions about the passage in a separate booklet.

• Each paper is worth 50% of the marks and should take approximately 30 minutes to complete, although the children are not being assessed at working at speed so will not be strictly timed.

• The texts will cover a range of poetry, fiction and non-fiction.

• Questions are designed to assess the comprehension and understanding of a child’s reading.

• Some questions are multiple choice or selected response, others require short answers and some require an extended response or explanation.

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The Reading Curriculum at St Joseph’s

• Shared reading

• Regular independent reading.

• Individual, group and paired.

• Home/school reading.

• Hearing books read aloud on a regular basis.

• Selecting their own choice of texts.

• Reading whole texts for English learning.

• Reading across the curriculum.

• 1:1 reading.

• Miscue assessments and Accelerated Reader.

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Why is Reading Important

Of all the help you can give your child, the most important job you’ll probably do is helping with reading.

That’s because learning to read is best taught on a one-to-one basis, so giving your child a bit of shared

reading time every day will make a big difference.

They should be reading a range of genres and reading out loud to enable them to develop expression,

intonation, confidence and fluidity in their reading.

This should not stop even when a child becomes an independent reader. We know that being able to read

underpins everything a child does in school and is directly linked to their self-esteem, confidence and

achievements as they go through life.

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The Components of Reading

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Word Recognition (decoding)

The ability to recognise words

presented in and out of context.

The ability to apply phonic rules -

blending phonemes to decode (c-a-t)

High quality phonics work

Comprehension

The process by which word

information, sentences and discourse

are interpreted.

The same processes underlie

comprehension of both oral and

written language.

Continues to develop throughout life!

The title of the book…

A page containing an illustration…

What does an illustrator do?...

Who is the illustrator?

The title page…

The name of the author…

The first sentence of the blurb…

The contents page…

The index…

What is a glossary? How does it help us?....

Fiction or non-fiction?

Book Words & Questions – Non-fiction

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Retrieval/Literal (find it and prove it)

Where did …… go?

Where did Peter Rabbit go?

Which paragraph tells you ….?

Which paragraph tells you that bats are nocturnal?

What did the ….. do?

What did the Goldilocks do after she’d eaten the porridge?

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Inference and Deduction ‘Reading between the lines’

What’s the difference?

Inference is using observation and background to reach a logical conclusion. You probably practice

inference every day. For example, if you see someone eating a new food and he or she makes a face, then

you infer he does not like it. Or if someone slams a door, you can infer that she is upset about something.

Deduction is an understanding based on the evidence given in the text.

e.g. The fire brigade and other emergency services are called out to a distressing scene.

We could infer that a fire has happened.

We can deduce that it must be very serious as other emergency services have been called out and ‘distressing’

tells us that something major has happened.

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How Parents Can Help With Inference Skills

Ask “What do you think?” and “What struck you here?” when you are reading or talking.

Explain that we make inferences all day long, not just when reading. Encourage a conversation

with your child about this.

Model your own behind-the-scenes thinking: this technique is called a ‘think-aloud’. For

example, “How do you know the princess is sad?” When your child replies, ask “What clues

helped you figure that out? Show me the words.”

Similarly, when they have used context to puzzle out the meaning of an unknown word, ask

“What helped you figure that out?”

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How Parents Can Help With Inference Skills

Build inference skills with quick word games like twenty questions: children try to guess the

identity of a mystery person or thing by asking questions – if they can’t guess, the asker gets a

point.

Predict what the next page will hold; explain why you think so. Let the child agree or not and

defend his position.

Think about the author’s intention i.e. why have they chosen the words ‘inky, black sky’? - to

create atmosphere. Why has the author used a certain technique e.g. simile - to create

interest for the reader?

Reading for Pleasure

Reading should be fun – that way they will want to read to you. Here are some tips::Talk about the story and the characters as you go along.

Let your child take over reading gradually – don’t push them into reading before they’re ready.

Visit the library and borrow books you enjoy reading together.

Choose subjects your child prefers - factual books or stories.

Look for words in everyday life, not just books. Read newspaper headlines, shop signs or menus in cafes. • Keep positive!

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Questions are designed to assess the comprehension and understanding of a child’s reading.

There are a variety of question types:

Multiple Choice

Reading: Sample Questions

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Reading: Sample QuestionsRanking/Ordering

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Reading: Sample QuestionsMatching/Labelling

Short-Answer Questions

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How to Help Your Child with Reading

Listening to your child read can take many forms:

• First and foremost, focus on developing an enjoyment and love of reading.

• Enjoy stories together – reading stories to your child is equally as important as listening to your child read.

• Read a little at a time but often, rather than rarely but for long periods of time!

• Talk about the story before, during and afterwards – discuss the plot, the characters, their feelings and actions, how it makes you feel, predict what will happen and encourage your child to have their own opinions.

• Look up definitions of words together – you could use a dictionary, the Internet or an app on a phone or tablet.

• Talk about the links across books – What book have you read that reminds you of this one?

• All reading is valuable – it doesn’t have to be just stories. Reading can involve anything from fiction and non-fiction, poetry, newspapers, magazines, football programmes, TV guides.

• Visit the local library - it’s free!

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