1. Assessment for learning Primary National Strategy Assessment for Learning

2. Assessment for learning Primary National Strategy Objectives To look at Learning Intentions / Objectives and Success Criteria To look at Learning Intentions / Objectives and Success Criteria To look at some suggestions for responding to children’s work To look at some suggestions for responding to children’s work To consider how pupils can participate in the assessment process To consider how pupils can participate in the assessment process

3. Assessment for learning Primary National Strategy Key elements Share the learning objectives and the success criteria with the children; Share the learning objectives and the success criteria with the children; Ensure feedback gives support, motivates and enables improvement; Ensure feedback gives support, motivates and enables improvement; Encourage children to assess their own work. Encourage children to assess their own work.

4. Assessment for learning Primary National Strategy Learning Objectives, Activities and Success Criteria Learning Objectives: “What are we going to learn?” Activities: “How are we going to learn?” Success Criteria: “How do we know if we have succeeded?”

5. Assessment for learning Primary National Strategy Learning objectives need to be: Shared with the children Shared with the children Clear to the children Clear to the children Linked to success criteria Linked to success criteria

6. Assessment for learning Primary National Strategy Learning Intentions and Success Criteria

7. Assessment for learning Primary National Strategy Activity List the success criteria for Y3 T1 stories with familiar settings; List the success criteria for Y3 T1 stories with familiar settings; Use child friendly language; Use child friendly language; Feedback. Feedback.

8. Assessment for learning Primary National Strategy Marking writing against success criteria highlight 2 or 3 aspects of the writing which meet the learning intention/success criteria; highlight 2 or 3 aspects of the writing which meet the learning intention/success criteria; ask for a small improvement - oral or written; ask for a small improvement - oral or written; allow time for children to respond. allow time for children to respond.

9. Assessment for learning Primary National Strategy Ways to respond - ‘Closing the gap’ Reminder prompts Reminder prompts Scaffolded prompts Scaffolded prompts Example prompts Example prompts (See handout) (See handout) Quality marking ~ within the unit of work ~ at the end of a unit of work

10. Assessment for learning Primary National Strategy Example - Y6 Term 1 Classic fiction Learning Intention: To write in the voice and style of a particular text. (The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett). (The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett). Success Criteria: Short narrative Short narrative Complex sentences Complex sentences Precise vocabulary - powerful verbs Precise vocabulary - powerful verbs

11. Assessment for learning Primary National Strategy Rebecca’s writing Peering through a crack in the old rotten door, Gwendoline looked at the area around her. She found a secret handle which had climbing ivy all over it. She shifted it out of the way. Gwendoline opened the door. She shivered. Closing the door behind her, she found herself in a giant greenhouse. It was filled with rushing sweet peas. Teachers Response ~ Well done - you have used complex sentences and some powerful verbs. (underlined) ~Think of another word for ‘found’ and re-write your sentence. ( highlighted in pink - a reminder prompt)

12. Assessment for learning Primary National Strategy Activity Read the example of Jason and the Golden Fleece; Read the example of Jason and the Golden Fleece; Using the success criteria, highlight 2 examples of effective adjectives or adverbs; Using the success criteria, highlight 2 examples of effective adjectives or adverbs; Provide a reminder, scaffolded and example prompt in response to the child’s writing; Provide a reminder, scaffolded and example prompt in response to the child’s writing; Feedback. Feedback.

13. Assessment for learning Primary National Strategy Successful oral feedback... Foundation Stage/Year 1 focuses on two or three places where the child’s work meets the learning intention; focuses on two or three places where the child’s work meets the learning intention; indicates where an improvement could be made; indicates where an improvement could be made; is followed by time to complete the improvement. is followed by time to complete the improvement.

14. Assessment for learning Primary National Strategy Literacy Ladders Literacy Ladders Genre Checklists Genre Checklists Response partners Response partnerswww.lancsngfl.ac.uk/nationalstrategy/literacy Classroom strategies to support children’s self-assessment

15. Assessment for learning Primary National Strategy Genre Features - Newspapers Year 4 Purpose: To retell events Purpose: To retell events Text Level Features Text Level Features Headlines Headlines Introduction - Who? What? Where? When? Why? Introduction - Who? What? Where? When? Why? Sub-headings Sub-headings 2/3 paragraphs to outline events 2/3 paragraphs to outline events Closing statement/paragraph Closing statement/paragraph Chronological order Chronological order Sentence/Word Level Features Sentence/Word Level Features Past tense Past tense 3rd person 3rd person Eyewitness account - direct/reported speech Eyewitness account - direct/reported speech Connectives Connectives

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17. Assessment for learning Primary National Strategy ‘Enriching Feedback in the primary classroom’ Shirley Clarke ISBN 0-340-87258-6

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