Standard Assessment Tests All children have to be tested before they go to secondary school Provide assessment information for secondary schools Purpose – assign National Curriculum levels to children before they leave primary school What are KS2 SATs?

Level 2 – these children will not be entered for the tests Level 3 – below age related expectation Level 4 – age related expectation Level 5 – above age related expectation

There will be a few pupils who will be entered for Level 6 Tests in both English and Maths in addition to Level These will take place in the afternoon of the Level tests. Level 6 Tests

Reading What do we want from our children as readers? To read for pleasure To be able to sight-read fluently (at appropriate age) To be able to summarise what has been read To read with understanding To read with expression To be able to choose what they would like to read for themselves To have reasons for preferences in what they read

1 hour to read booklet and answer questions. There will be 3 texts and sets of questions which are all different difficulty levels. There are a variety of different questions to be answered in different ways Children cannot have any adult help in this test

There are 4 main types of questions on the reading paper: Literal – answer is there in the text Deductive – look for clues Inferential – read between the lines Authorial intent – e.g. why does an author use a particular word

As the afternoon light started to fade, the cow stopped eating grass, stood instead with its head over the gate and gazed expectantly down the lane. Sentence from: ‘A Day in the English Countryside’ 1.How light was it? (Literal) 2.What three things did the cow do? (Literal) 3.What time of day was it? (Deductive) 4.Where was the cow? (Deductive) 5.What do you think the cow was expecting? (Inferential) 6.What strategies does the writer use to give the reader so much information in a single sentence? (Authorial intent)

How can parents help with reading? Ensure your child reads every night! Encourage them to read fiction and non-fiction. Try to ask them questions about the text. Help them with the different skills of reading especially ‘ skim ’ reading where they are looking for key words in the text. Speed reading

45 minutes test on grammar Spelling test is separate. Worth 20 marks out of 70. Does affect the overall level obtained.

Sample questions

Mathematics SATs consist of: This is a 20 minute orally delivered, taped assessment. The mental mathematics test has a subject weighting of 20%. A mental mathematics test. Two written test papers Test A and Test B

Typical mental maths questions 5 second questions: What is double ninety? What time is it half an hour after ten-fifteen? 10 second questions: The temperature was three degrees Celsius. It goes down by eight degrees. Write the new temperature. Add three point three to seven point seven. Lara spends three pounds fifty-five. She pays with a ten pound note. How much change does she get? 15 second questions: Multiply thirty-five by six. Nine is half of a number. What is one-third of the number? Four oranges cost ninety-five pence. How much do 12 oranges cost?

Support with homework – not just helping with the Maths but reading the question can really help. TIMES TABLES!!! How can parents help with Maths?

How can parents help with Maths? Addition Column addition Place value is extremely important here.

How can parents help with Maths?

How can parents help with Maths? Column subtraction

How can parents help with Maths? Multiplication

How can parents help with Maths? Division

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Read with your child. Discuss the meaning of the text. Talk about why the character has acted in a particular way. Do they like the book? Why or why not? Talk about what you are reading as well (if appropriate). Keep practising times tables at any available time – in the queue at the supermarket, in a traffic jam etc. Also practise division facts from the times tables e.g. 2 x 5 = 10 so 10 ÷ 2 = 5, then move onto decimal facts e.g 0.2 x 7 = 1.4. Practise using maths in real-life situations e.g. reading timetables, money (how much change will you get?), telling the time with analogue as well as digital clocks, converting from 12 hour to 24 hour time and working out the duration of events. Make sure your child goes to sleep at a reasonable time. Year 6 is a very challenging year; your child will have a much better chance of grasping difficult concepts if they arrive at school well-rested.

Encourage your child to become more independent – they will need to be next year. Help them to develop strategies for making sure they have everything they need at school rather than packing their bag for them! Monitor their homework; make sure they hand it in on time. If your child has not understood what they need to do and you are unsure how best to explain, get them to ask the teacher as soon as possible. To develop speaking and listening skills, encourage your child to explain things to you as clearly as possible. Question their explanation. If necessary give them a few minutes to mentally prepare. This could also apply to skills of persuasion or instructions. Ask general knowledge questions such as countries and their capitals, or basic scientific facts/vocabulary. Does your child know the location of major countries? What language do they speak there?