Key Stage 1 Assessment How they have changed! Henri

Aim of the Evening To understand the expectations of the new curriculum. To know about the KS1 testing procedures and the timings of these tests. Henri

New Curriculum changes English Word reading and comprehension Composition Spelling Punc Grammar Maths Number Geometry Statistics Arithmetic and Reasoning.

How is your child assessed? Your children will not be given a level from this academic year for example 2C or 2A. At the end of the year you will receive a report which will state whether your child is “emerging” “developing” “secure” or “mastery” in English , Maths and Science.

Year 1- Phonics Check In the week beginning 13th June all Year 1 children will complete a 40 word phonic check. This will enable teachers to understand how confident children are at decoding unknown Hannah

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Year 2 M – mastery S – secure D – developing E – emerging In order to be secure they have to hit every objective, this is a change to in the past. If you aren’t sure of what one means, please ask! This year the children will sit tests in Reading, Maths and SPAG. Writing is teacher assessed. The test will take place during the week of 9th May. Some small groups may be taken out the weeks either side of this date. Hand out interim standards

Year 2-Maths Children will sit 2 tests Arithmetic and Reasoning Arithmetic will focus on mental maths and cover the four operations including missing number questions, recall of number facts and some questions that require more formal methods. The reasoning paper will include fractions, problems relating to numbers, measure , geometry and statistics. Mel – handout example papers Paper 1: arithmetic, worth 25 marks and taking around 15 minutes. Paper 2: mathematical fluency, problem-solving and reasoning, worth 35 marks and taking 35 minutes, with a break if necessary. There will be 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 any tools such as calculators or number lines.

Examples Arithmetic 94- 37 = and ½ of 18 Reasoning 89= 80 + ___ and “There are ___ minutes in an hour.”

Year 2-Reading Children will sit 2 tests Paper 1 consists of a selection of texts totalling 400 to 700 words, with questions interspersed Paper 2 comprises a reading booklet of a selection of passages totalling 800 to 1100 words. Children will write their answers in a separate booklet Each paper is worth 50 per cent of the marks, and should take around 30 minutes, but children will not be strictly timed, as the tests are not intended to assess children’s ability to work at speed. The texts in the reading papers will cover a range of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, and will get progressively more difficult towards the end of the test. Teachers will have the option to stop the test at any point that they feel is appropriate for a particular child.

What questions will need to be answered? There will be a variety of question types: Multiple choice Ranking/ordering, e.g. ‘Number the events below to show in which order they happened in the story’ Matching, e.g. ‘Match the character to the job that they do in the story’ Labelling, e.g. ‘Label the text to show the title’ Find and copy, e.g. ‘Find and copy one word that shows what the weather was like in the story’ Short answer, e.g. ‘What does the bear eat?’ Open-ended answer, e.g. ‘Why did Lucy write the letter to her grandmother? Give two reasons’ Mel -How can you help your child at home

Year 2- SPAG Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Children will sit a spelling test and a punctuation and grammar test Noun, adjective, verb, adverb, command, statement, question, exclamation sentences, conjunction, joining word, past tense, present tense…… Paper 1: a 20-word spelling test taking approximately 15 minutes and worth 10 marks. Paper 2: a grammar, punctuation and vocabulary test, in two sections of around 10 minutes each (with a break between, if necessary), worth 20 marks. This will involve a mixture of selecting the right answers e.g. through multiple choice, and writing short answers.

Examples 1. Draw a line to match each sentence with the most likely final punctuation mark. One has already been done for you. Sentence What a mess ? Can I have a biscuit ! He forgot his lunch . 2. Read the sentence below Write a joining word on the line below to complete the sentence. I wished ______________ I had practised harder.

How can you be sure we are assessing correctly? We are closely monitored by the L.E.A.

Reporting Parents will have access to test results. These will be with the final report at the end of the year.

What can you do at home? Continue with reading and asking questions about the story; Encourage the children to read ‘unseen’ texts; Make number problems a part of every day life. Breakfast and lots of water. Sleep

Thank you for your time.