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InCAS

2. InCAS Interactive, Computerised Assessment System
Can be used by all children aged between 5 and 11
Assess in groups or classes
Flexible, modular design
Can be administered at any time of year
Immediate feedback, age related scores and diagnostic profile

3. What is assessed Reading Mental arithmetic General maths
Word recognition
Word decoding
Text comprehension
Spelling
Mental arithmetic
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
General maths
Informal sums
Formal sums
Data handling
Measures, shapes and space
Developed ability
Vocabulary
Non-verbal ability
What is assessed

4. Time needed Becoming familiar with the assessment
Administrative time for entering biographical details etc on computerised version
Dependent on what is assessed - about 30 minutes per section

5. Traditional approach
Low
Average
High

6. Individual approach
Low
Average
High

7. How It Works
Easy Difficult
Age
1st Question X X X X X X X X

9. Working with InCAS data
Share
Information with others
Get an overview of the class
Look for trends
Transition
individual strengths / difficulties
Specific learning difficulties

10. InCAS Feedback Standard Feedback Additional Feedback Custom Feedback
Scores tables
Differences tables
Age comparison charts
Longitudinal tracking
Custom Feedback
Scores charts
Scores tables
Longitude charts

11. Age comparison charts

12. Box and whisker 50 60 40 30 70
Test score
No of pupils
34%
14% 2%

13. Age related score
Age at test

14. Differences Tables

15. Pupil scores tables

21. Pupil scores charts

25. Pupil Longitude Chart

26. Resources Documentation on CDs Website Telephone or email support
Publications
Conferences and training

27. Process Registration Username and password
Materials delivered 2-4 weeks prior to assessment period or downloaded from website
Results uploaded via secure site
Data available within 24 hours

28. Practicalities One assessment per child each year
Can be done at any time of year
Biographical details can be imported

29. Reading Difficulties

30. The process of reading
Word recognition/decoding
Comprehension
Reader

31. Beginning To Read
Children need different types of knowledge as precursors to reading:
Global and cultural awareness
Vocabulary and basic understanding of language
Conventions of print
Phonological awareness

32. What next? Logographic strategy Direct phonics instruction
Association of written with spoken word
Useful for building vocabulary
Direct phonics instruction
Synthetic (part to whole) or analytic (whole to part) phonics systems
Useful for new and complex words

33. Reading difficulties
Developmental dyslexia refers to problems associated with the acquisition of literacy
Found across a whole range of intelligence
Form a continuum rather than discrete groups
5% are said to have severe dyslexia and further 5% milder problems
Male to female ratio 3:1

34. Reading difficulties
Developmental dyslexia may manifest in a variety of ways:
Problems with reading
Problems with spelling
Problems with writing
Much effort has failed to classify these symptoms into sub-types

35. Contributing factors
Despite having an unclear method of classification, three contributing factors have been identified
Many children have a phonological deficit
Others will have visual memory problems
Others are slow to process information
In practise, there is an overlap and differences in severity

36. How is this manifest in the classroom?
Problems
Can recognise words but can’t decode
Can decode but not recognise words
Can read but very slowly
All deficits impact on comprehension

37. Impact on spelling and writing
Spelling problems
Slow writing & poor quality
Poor note taking and exam performance

38. Early indicators Young children Inability to repeat words accurately
Inability to detect rhyming words
Vocabulary
Letter recognition
Later
Problems with word recognition and/or decoding
Problems with comprehension

39. Identifying and remediating with InCAS
InCAS pupil level profiles report scores linked to different areas of reading difficulties
Difficulties with reading can be compared with measures of developed ability
Remediation advice booklet provides suggestions for how you can help