SAT S P OWER P OINT 2016

SAT S C OMPANION. Home work will now be set via SATs companion. You can access this by typing into any search engine- Homework will go ‘live’ on the set date and close on the due date. I will be able to monitor progress throughout.

SAT S 2016

Changes to the 2016 SATs tests & How to support your child at home

B REAKFAST

T IMETABLE DATETEST Monday 9 th May 2016 Reading testNo test Tuesday 10 th May 2016 GPS test (paper 1) Spelling test (paper 2) Wednesday 11 th May 2016 Mathematics paper 1 (Arithmetic) Mathematics Paper 2 (Reasoning) Thursday 12 th May 2016 Mathematics Paper 3 (Reasoning) No test

T YPES OF QUESTIONS. There will be a selection of question types, including: Ranking/ordering, e.g. ‘Number the events below to show the order in which they happen in the story’ Labelling, e.g. ‘Label the text to show the title of the story’ Find and copy, e.g. ‘Find and copy one word that suggests what the weather is like in the story’ Short constructed response, e.g. ‘What does the bear eat?’ Open-ended response, e.g. ‘Look at the sentence that begins Once upon a time. How does the writer increase the tension throughout this?

S AMPLE READING PAPER.

E XAMPLE READING QUESTION.

H OW TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD AT HOME. Read with your child Read aloud to your child whilst your child follows the text Ask questions and discuss the text. Log on to reading wise. Talk about news items, cereal packet, quotes, anything to generate discussions, ideas and activate that ‘thinking’ voice.

G RAMMAR AND P UNCTUATION TEST.

S UPPORTING YOUR CHILD WITH GPS. Help your child learn the spellings that are set on SATs companion. When reading to and/or with your child discuss the use of punctuation. Revision books. The grammar paper relies on a child knowing the terminology: subordinate clause, main clause, adjective, article, passive, active – and many more. We use these terms in our daily teaching practice. However, for additional support at home, the rising stars achieve 100 and achieve 100+ revision books will help your child become familiar and fluent with the terms they will come across. If you do decide to buy a revision book then make sure that it is based on the new curriculum.

W RITING Writing is Teacher Assessed in school Writing evidence Handwriting and spelling Teacher assessments are moderated externally by the Local Authority

M ATHEMATICS. Children will sit three papers in maths: Paper 1 : Arithmetic, 30 minutes Papers 2 and 3 : Reasoning, 40 minutes per paper

S AMPLE REASONING QUESTION.

R EASONING EXAMPLE

H OW TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD AT HOME. Ensure they know their multiplication tables including 12 timetables. Are able to use formal method for the four operations. Try out Arithmetic speed practise as often as possible.

G RADING. Levels have been removed by the Department for Education. Children are either: Working towards the expected standard Working at the expected standard or Working at great depth within the expected standard The children will be given a scaled score to report the outcome of the test.

O UR T OP T IPS Tip 1: Support your child with homework tasks and daily reading. Try drawing or acting out answers of difficult concepts. Tip 2: Encourage your child to work to speed. Try timed recall of timetables in the car/journey to school. Set mini challenges for example – ‘can you find the word on the page that means ‘dangerous’ you have 1 minute - go!’ ‘What is 10% of 150? You have 10 seconds - go!’ Tip 3: Make sure your child is aware that getting stuck is not a problem. Move on and give them another challenge and come back to the hard ones at the end and/or go through it together. Tip 4: Encourage your child to believe in themselves, ‘you can do it!’

O UR TOP TIPS. Tip 5: Remind your child that the tests are important, but that they are not the only way they are to be measured. We don’t want anyone panicking or worried, we want them to be prepared. Tip 6: Approach a subject from lots of different angles. Software, games, activities, books, flash cards and practical applications all help. Make the revision time at home as fun and interactive as possible. Tip 7: It is easier said than done, BUT do not put your child under too much pressure. Have fun – they will find things easier to remember if they recall the good times they had learning.

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