1 Learning in Year 2 25 th January 2016 Serious Learning, Serious Play, Serious Fun

Aims of our Assessment Meeting To outline the expectations of the new curriculum To inform you of how we assess the children in Year 2 To share the format of and approach to SATs in Year 2 To offer guidance on how you can support your child 2

What is the National Curriculum? A Government document that states what your child is supposed to learn in a range of subjects and when. National Curriculum is statutory in maintained primary schools. In 2014 a new version of the National Curriculum was introduced. 3

What does the New Curriculum mean? A greater focus on core skills. More ambitious end of year expectations for every year group. Changes to what your children learn at school. 4

Assessment Language 5 At the end of Year 2 your child will either be: Working at greater depth within the expected standard Working at the expected standard Working towards the expected standard Growing development of the expected standard P-levels

Reading in Year 2 A typical Year 2 child in reading is expected to: Read most words quickly and accurately, without sounding out. Show awareness of punctuation marks. Identify when reading does not make sense and quickly self-correct. Use clues from what they have already read to make predictions. Discuss reasons for events, using inference (Why? When? How? Summarise a story giving the main parts in the correct order. 6

7 What can I do at home to help develop my child’s reading skills? Listen to your child read at some point every day. Even if they have already read at school. Talk about the reading book. Encourage your child to make predictions. Ask about characters’ feelings and talk about their actions. Discuss the meaning of words specific to the book that you think your child might be unsure of. Ask questions throughout to ensure your child is understanding what they are reading.

Writing in Year 2 8 A typical Year 2 child in writing is expected to: Write simple simple sentences which are grammatically correct. Include some co-ordination and subordination, e.g. or, and, but, when, if, that, because. Use a range of punctuation accurately. Spell common exception words correctly. Use legible handwriting, including some joining. Self check their writing and make improvements. N.B. Above needs to be across fiction and non-fiction writing.

What can I do at home to help develop my child’s writing skills? 9 Encourage your child to write at home for a range of purposes. Model writing for your child. Talk about your child’s writing, e.g. How could we improve this? Use the correct grammar and punctuation terminology when reading with your child.

10 Maths in Year 2 A typical Year 2 child in maths is expected to: Count in steps of 2, 3 and 5 from 0, and in tens from any number forwards and backwards. Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables. Add and subtract two 2-digit numbers. Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Recognise, find, name and write fractions ½, 1/3, ¼, 2/4, ¾ of a length, shape, set of objects of quantity. Tell and write the time to five minutes. Find different combinations of coins that equal the same amounts of money and can recognise and use symbols for pounds (£) and pence (p).

What can I do at home to help develop my child’s maths skills? 11

How do we make assessments? Collecting evidence all day every day. Reading 1:1, in a group or conversations during story time. Written pieces of learning. Talking to the children. Working along side the children Observations of activities. 12

Statutory Assessment in Year 2 13 SATs are just one piece of evidence used to assess in Year 2. Format of SATs has been overhauled to reflect the New Curriculum. Take place during May. Low key. Children will be used to the format of the papers.

SATs - Reading 14 Two reading papers; both contain 2 texts, one fiction and one non-fiction. Paper 1: Sections of text and then questions. Paper 2 = Long section of text followed by questions.

SATs - Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (GPS) 15 Two GPS papers. Paper 1: Spelling. Task 1: Children write down the words that they hear. Task 2: Dictation – Children asked to follow and fill in the gaps. Paper 2: Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling. Questions presented in a range of formats. Focus on vocabulary.

Example questions from GPS paper 16

Example questions from GPS paper 17

SATs - Maths 18 Two maths papers. Paper 1: Mental arithmetic. Paper 2: Reasoning. Focus on number fluency. Only equipment: Pencil, ruler and a rubber.

Example questions from maths papers 19

Example questions from maths papers 20

Example questions from maths papers 21

Materials in your pack 22 Explanation of expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Maths – How you can help leaflet. GPS Glossary. Words to support spelling.

Thank you for joining us this evening Any questions? 23