An Overview for Parents Year 2 NCTs An Overview for Parents
What are NCTs? National Curriculum Tests National Tests for all 6/7 year olds Completed during May 2019 Assessments in reading, spelling, punctuation, grammar and maths Not strictly timed Internally marked
Reading Comprehension 2 papers 1st paper – short sections of text with pictures then questions to follow each section 2nd paper – longer text with questions in a separate answer booklet
SPaG 2 papers 1st paper – short questions covering sentence grammar, punctuation and vocabulary 2nd paper – 20 spellings in context administered orally
Maths 2 papers 1st paper – arithmetic paper assesses basic +, –, x and ÷ and fractions of numbers. 2nd paper – problem solving and reasoning
Important information NCTs only inform teacher assessment Teacher discretion when to stop a test for individual children Explained as: ‘special work to show how fantastic they are.’
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