Year 2 SATs Information

Key St age 1 Nat i onal Cur r i cul um Assessment s

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r mat i on and Gui dance on t he Changes and Expect at i ons f or 2015

Chapt er s Key St age 1 Nat i onal Cur r i cul um Assessment Changes

As ses sment and Repor t i ng

Scal ed Scor es

Sc al ed Scor e Exampl es

The Test s

Engl i sh

Mat hs

How t o Hel p Your Chi l d

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ey St age 1 Nat i onal Cur r i cul um Assessment Changes • I n 2014/ 15 a new nat i onal cur r i cul um f r amewor k was i nt r oduced by t he Gover gover nment f or Year s 1, 3, 4 and 5.

• However , Year s 2 and 6 ( due t o st at ut or y t est i ng) cont i nued t o st udy t he pr evi ous cur r i cul um f or one f ur t her year .

• I n 2015/ 16 chi l dr en i n al l year s at Key St age 1 and 2 ar e expect ed t o now st udy t he new nat i onal cur r i cul um.

• KS1 ( Year 2) and KS2 SATs ( Year 6) wi l l r ef l ect t he new cur r i cul um f or t he f i r st t i me t hi s year .

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Assessment and Repor t i ng

• ‘ Ol d’ nat i onal cur r i cul um l evel s ( e. g. Level 3, 4, 5) have now been abol i shed, as set out i n t he gover nment gui del i nes.

• Fr om 2016, t est scor es wi l l be r epor t ed as ‘ scal ed scor es’ .

• Thi s means i t i s ver y di f f i cul t t o compar e t he assessment of a pr evi ous year wi t h t he cur r ent year .

• Your chi l d wi l l st i l l be t aught wi t h t he hi ghest expect at i ons and cover al l r equi r ed el ement s of t he cur r i cul um, si mi l ar t o pr evi ous year s.

• The new cur r i cul um i s mor e whi ch al l school s have had begi nni ng of l ast year .

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Scal ed Scor es What i s meant by ‘ scal ed scor es’ ?

•I t i s pl anned t hat 100 wi l l al ways r epr esent t he ‘ nat i onal st andar d’ .

•Each pupi l ’ s r aw t est scor e wi l l t her ef or e be conver t ed i nt o a scor e on t he scal e, ei t her at , above or bel ow 100.

•The scal e wi l l have a l ower end poi nt somewher e bel ow 100 and an upper end poi nt above 100.

•A chi l d who achi eves t he ‘ nat i onal st andar d’ ( a scor e of 100) wi l l be j udged t o have demonst r at ed suf f i ci ent knowl edge i n t he ar eas assessed by t he t est s. chapt er menu

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Scal ed Scor e Exampl es

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On publ i cat i on of t he t est r esul t s i n Jul y 2016: •A chi c hi l d awar ded a scal ed scor sc or e of 100 i s j udged t o have hav e met t he ‘ nat i onal st andar d’ i n t he ar ea j udged by t he t est .

•A chi c hi l d awar ded a scal ed scor sc or e of mor e t han 100 i s j udged t o have exceeded t he nat i onal st andar d and demonst r at ed a hi gher t han expect ed knowl edge of t he cur r i cul um f or t hei r age.

•A chi c hi l d awar ded a scal ed scor sc or e of l ess t han 100 i s j udged t o have not yet met t he nat i onal st andar d and per f or med bel ow expect at i on f or t hei r age.

•Mar ki ng gui dance danc e f or KS1 t est s wi l l i ncl nc l ude conver c onv er si s i on t abl es.

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The Test s

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At t he end of Year 2, chi l dr en wi l l t ake assessm SATS i n:ent s i n: •Readi ng; •Engl i sh gr ammar , punct uat i on and spel l i ng; •Mat hs.

The t est s ar e due t o t ake pl ace i n May of each year . ( W/ B Monday 9 t h May)

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Readi ng

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The Readi ng Test consi st s of t wo separ at e paper s: •Paper 1 – Cont ai ns a sel ect i on of t ext s t ot al l i ng bet ween 400 and 700 wor ds wi t h quest i ons about t he t ext .

•Paper 2 – Cont ai ns a r eadi ng bookl et of a sel ect i on of passages t ot al l i ng 800 t o 1100 wor ds. Chi l dr en wi l l wr i t e t hei r answer s t o quest i ons about t he passage i n a separ at e bookl et .

•Each paper i s wor t h 50% of t he mar ks and shoul d t ake appr oxi mat el y 30 mi nut es t o compl et e, al t hough t he chi l dr en ar e not bei ng assessed at wor ki ng at speed so wi l l not be st r i ct l y t i med.

•The t ext s wi l l cover a r ange of poet r y, f i ct i on and nonf i ct i on.

•Quest i ons ar e desi gned t o assess t he compr ehensi on and under st andi ng of a chi l d’ s r eadi ng.

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•Some quest i ons ar e mul t i pl e choi ce or sel ect ed r esponse, ot her spage r equi r e

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Spel l i ng, Punct uat i on and Gr ammar The t est consi st s of t wo separ at e paper s:

• Paper 1: spel l i ng ( 20 mar ks) .

•Paper 2: quest i ons ( 20 mar ks) .

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Sampl e Quest i ons Gr ammar , Punct uat i on and Vocabul ar y Paper

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Sampl e Quest i ons Gr ammar , Punct uat i on and Spel l i ng Paper

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Mat hemat i cs

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Chi l dr en wi l l si t t wo t est s: Paper 1 and Paper 2: • Paper 1 i s f or ar i t hmet i c, l ast i ng appr oxi mat el y 25 mi nut es • Paper and wor1 t ihs 25 f ormararks. i t hm I et t icover c, l ast s cal i ng culappr at i oxi on mat et el hods y 25 f ormi nut al l es and oper wor at i tons. h 25 mar ks. I t cover s cal cul at i on met hods f or al l oper at i ons.

• Paper 2 cover s pr obl em sol vi ng, r easoni ng and mat hemat i cal • Paper f l uency, 2 cover l ast s pr f oroblappr em sol oxi vi matng, el y r easoni 35 mi nut ng es and and mati hem s wor at it cal h 35 fmlaruency, ks. l ast s f or appr oxi mat el y 35 mi nut es and i s wor t h 35 mar ks.

• Pupi l s wi l l st i l l r equi r e cal cul at i on ski l l s and quest i ons • Pupi wi l l l sbewivar l l i st edi li lnclr equi udi ng r e mcal ul t cul i pl at e ichoi on ski ce, l lmsat and chi ng, quest i ons wi t r lue/ l be f al var se, i ed comiplncl et udi i ngng a m char ul t it plore choi t abl ce, e or mat dr chi awi ng, ng a shape. tSom r ue/ e fquest al se,i ons compl wi et l l i ng al so a char r equit r or e chi t abl l dre en or t dr o awi show ng ora shape. expl ai n Som t heie r quest wor kii ons ng out wi l. l al so r equi r e chi l dr en t o show or expl ai n t hei r wor ki ng out . chapt er menu

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Sampl e Quest i ons Mat hs Paper 1: Ar i t hmet i c

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Sampl e Quest i ons Mat hs Paper 2: Reasoni ng

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How t o Hel p Your Chi l d

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• Fi r st and f or emost , suppor t and r eassur e your chi l d t hat t her e i s not hi ng t o wor r y about and t hat t hey shoul d al ways j ust t r y t hei r best . Pr ai se and encour age!

• Ensur e your chi l d has t he best possi bl e at t endance at school .

• Suppor t your chi l d wi t h any homewor k t asks.

• Readi ng, spel l i ng and ar i t hmet i c ( e. g. t i mes t abl es) ar e al ways good t o pr act i se.

• Tal k t o your chi l d about what t hey have l ear nt at school and what book( s) t hey ar e r eadi ng ( t he char act er , t he pl ot , t hei r opi ni on) .

• Make sur e your chi l d has a good sl eep and heal t hy br eakf ast ever y mor ni ng!

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ow t o Hel p Your Chi l d wi t h Readi ng Li st eni ng t o your chi l d r ead can t ake many f or ms: •Fi r st and f or emost , f ocus devel opi ng an enj oyment and l ove of •rFi eadi r stng. and f or emost , f ocus devel opi ng an enj oyment and l ove of r eadi ng.

•Enj oy st or i es t oget her – r eadi ng st or i es t o your chi l d i s equal l y •as Enji oy mpor stt or ant i esast oget l i st her eni ng – rt eadi o your ng st chiorl idesr ead. t o your chi l d i s equal l y as i mpor t ant as l i st eni ng t o your chi l d r ead.

•Read a l i t t l e at a t i me but of t en, r at her t han r ar el y but f or •l Read ong per a li iods t t l eof att i ame! t i me but of t en, r at her t han r ar el y but f or l ong per i ods of t i me!

•Tal k about t he st or y bef or e, dur i ng and af t er war ds – di scuss t he •plTal ot k, about t he char t heact ster ors, y bef t heiorre,f eel duri ings ng and and af act t er i ons, war dshow – di i t scuss makest he you pl ot ,f eel t he , char pr ediact ct erwhat s, t hei wi l rl fhappen eel i ngsand and encour act i ons, age your how ichi t m ld akes to have f eel you t hei, r prown edi ct opi what ni ons.wi l l happen and encour age your chi l d t o have t hei r own opi ni ons.

•Look up def i ni t i ons of wor ds t oget her – you coul d use a •diLook ct i onar up def y, it ni het iI ons nt erof net wor ordsant oget app her on a– phone you coul or dt abl useet a. chapt er menu di ct i onar y, t he I nt er net or an app on a phone or t abl et .

•Al l r eadi ng i s val uabl e – i t doesn’ t have t o be j ust st or i es.

•Readi Al l rng eadi can ng i invol s val veuabl anyt e hi– ng i t f doesn’ r om f i tct have i on and t o be nonj ust f i ct st i on, or i es. next poet r y, Readi ng newspaper can i nvol ve s, m anyt agazi hi ng nes,f r om f ootf ibal ct il on pr and ogr am nonmes,f i ct TVi on, gui des. page poet r y, newspaper s, magazi nes, f oot bal l pr ogr ammes, TV gui des.

•Vi si t t he l ocal l i br ar y - i t ’ s f r ee!

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ow t o Hel p Your Chi l d wi t h Wr i t i ng • Pr act i se and l ear n weekl y spel l i ng l i st s – make i t f un!

• Encour age oppor t uni t i es f or wr i t i ng, such as l et t er s t o f ami l y or f r i ends, shoppi ng l i st s, not es or r emi nder s, st or i es or poems.

• Wr i t e t oget her – be a good r ol e model f or wr i t i ng.

• Encour age use of a di ct i onar y t o check spel l i ng.

• Al l ow your chi l d t o use a comput er f or wor d pr ocessi ng, whi ch wi l l al l ow f or edi t i ng and cor r ect i ng of er r or s wi t hout l ot s of cr ossi ng out .

• Remember t hat good r eader s become good wr i t er s! I dent i f y good wr i t i ng f eat ur es when r eadi ng ( e. g. vocabul ar y, sent ence chapt er st r uct ur e, punct uat i on) . menu • Show your appr eci at i on: pr ai se and encour age, even f or smal l successes!

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How t o Hel p Your Chi l d wi t h Mat hs

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• Pl ay t i mes t abl es games.

• Pl ay ment al mat hs games i ncl udi ng count i ng i n di f f er ent backwar ds.. amount ss,, f or war ds and bac kwar ds • Encour age oppor t uni t i es f or t el l i ng t he t i me.

• Encour age oppor t uni t i es f or count i ng coi ns and money e. g. f i ndi ng amount s or cal cul at i ng change when shoppi ng.

• Look f or number s on st r eet ssii gns, car r egi sstt r at i ons and anywher e el se.

• Look f or exampl es of 2D and 3D shapes ar ound t he home.

• I dent i f y, wei gh or measur e quant i t i es and amount s i n t he kkii t cchen hen or i n r eci pes.

• Pl ay games i nvol vi ng number s or l ogi cc,, ssuch noes,, ccar uch as domi noes ar d games, dr aught s or chess.

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