Assessment to improve outcomes

Improving Outcomes Gives a baseline e.g. language, listening Shows progress in skills not assessed by school e.g. language skills Gives professionals knowledge of how to differentiate the delivery of the curriculum e.g. written and oral

Choosing an assessment! Diagnostic Baseline Gives age equivalent Shows progress across key stages using standardised scores Identifies difficulties in accessing the curriculum and strategies to put in place e.g. discrimination skills

Assessment – Early Years Development Journal/Monitoring Protocol Reynell – receptive and expressive language Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamental (CELF – Pre school) Renfrew Word Finding Renfrew Bus Story Renfrew Action Picture

Assessment – Early Years Boehm STASS – South Tyneside Assessment of Syntactic Structures STAP – South Tyneside Assessment of Phonetics BSL Expressive and Receptive Vocabulary Video – Tait Analysis Derbyshire Language Scheme

Assessment – Primary Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamental (CELF) British Picture Vocabulary Scale Reynell TROG – Test of Reception of Grammar ACE – Assessment of Comprehension and Expression STASS STAP British Sign Language Expressive and Receptive Vocabulary Edinburgh Reading Test

Assessment – Secondary Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamental (CELF) British Picture Vocabulary Scale TROG – Test of Reception of Grammar ACE – Assessment of Comprehension and Expression STASS STAP British Sign Language Expressive and Receptive Vocabulary Edinburgh Reading Test

Assessments - Other Listening Skills Discrimination skills e.g. Manchester Junior Word Lists Pragmatics profile Child’s Voice Inclusion questionnaires Strengths and Difficulties questionnaires Target tracking e.g. % targets met

Exercise Assessment Policies