ST. PETER’S PRIMARY SCHOOL
EARLY YEARS ASSESSMENT
PRIMARY 1 & 2
READING
Assessment is on – going
P1 Daily individual reading P2 Individual reading 3 times a week
P1 Common words First 20 P2 Common words Next 50 P3 Common words Next 50
ASSESSING VOCABULARY
P1 Continuous assessment of word box Oct Formal assessment all Level 1 words New word lists are assessed prior to new reading book being Issued
P2 As above
COMPREHENSION
Completing successfully workbook pages which are testing comprehension. Teachers Resource book pages 47 – 51 (levels 1-5)
READING ALOUD
P1 Teacher assessment of oral reading P2 Level A – Quality Circle Reading Aloud checklist.
LISTENING
P1 Term 1 General classroom instructions - Informal assessment Term 2 Listen and Colour Term 3 Early Oracy Listen, Colour and write Term 4 Reading 360 Assessment is completed workbook. (Activity book A) P2 Term 1 Listen and Do Workbook is Assessment Term 2 Listen and Do Part 2 Workbook is Assessment Term 3 Early Oracy – Workbook is assessment Term 4 Reading 360 Activity book B
WRITING
EVIDENCE OF ATTAINMENT IN WRITING
P1 Writing folders P2 Writing folders National Test Level A (If applicable)
HANDWRITING
P1 Assessment of formation in May
ASSESSMENT 9/10/02
PHONICS
P1 End of Oct Single Sounds covered so far (c a d h m t s i )
January All single sounds
March Shared / double sounds
May CVC Assessment
June Consonant Diagraphs
P2 End of Oct Initial Consonant Blends (st sp sm sn sc sk sw br cr dr)
January Initial Consonant Blends (fr pr gr tr bl cl fl gl) Vowel Diagraphs (ai ay au aw al )
March Vowel Diagraphs (oi oo oa ow ou oy ee ea ew ue)
June Silent E all words NUMBER
P1 0 – 5
Mid November Counting Recognising Ordering Writing numbers Make sets of
December 0 –10 As above
HEINEMANN – CHECK – UPS 4 – 7 As each workbook is completed Shape Capacity Length Time Weight
P2
HEINEMANN – CHECK – UPS 1,2,4 As each workbook is completed Handling Data Shape
PROBLEM SOLVING
Final activity covered for each strategy used for assessment and kept as evidence
ORAL / MENTAL MATHS
P1 Make a spreadsheet and tick off
Chanting 0 –10 10 – 0 0 – 20 20 – 0
Ordering Number – After Before Between Order of Numbers 1- 10 Recognise / Identify Symbols 0 – 5 0 – 10 0 – 20
Match Quantity to Symbols 0 – 5 0 – 10
Match Symbols to Quantity 0 – 5 0 – 10
Comparison More Less Same
P2 Assessment is a Jotter – evidence of Mental Maths skill completed
PRIMARY 3
LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT
READING
READING ALOUD
Ongoing assessment by teacher of oral reading 4 times a week.
VOCABULARY
Sept/Oct Individual assessment using Dolch graded list (see appendix 1) Assessment of Word List for each reading book prior to new book being issued (to Ginn Level 6)
COMPREHENSION
Orally through questioning during direct teaching lessons. Assessment of Workbook pages which test comprehension. Use of Northern College Reading Activity Pack Level A & B as appropriate. National Tests Level A & B as appropriate.
PHONICS
Sept/Oct Individual assessment of Phonics using Phonics Assessment Sheet (see appendix 2) LISTENING
ORACY ONE Term 1 Units 1 & 2 Term 2 Units 3 – 5 Term 3 Units 6 – 8 Term 4 Units 9 – 11
Assessed through written answers in listening answer form.
WRITING
Sept/Oct Assessment of story in Screening Workbook. Correction and assessment of work in Writing Folders. National Tests Levels A & B as appropriate.
HANDWRITING
Sept/Oct Individual assessment of letter formation Spacial organusatuib ub Screening Workbook.
SPELLING
Sept/Oct Formal assessment of CVC, CCVC and CVCC words in Screening Workbook (see appendix 3) Use of Testing Exercises in Blackwell Spelling Book. Informal ongoing assessment of spelling in jotter work.
MATHS
Sept/Oct Number bands within 10 Number bands within 20 Simple number problems
Heinemann 3 checkups when indicated in Maths planner National Test a Level A for any children who have not attained in P2.
PROBLEM SOLVING
Final activity covered for each strategy used for assessment and kept as evidence.
ORAL AND MENTAL MATHS
Oral and Mental check up to be completed at same time as Heinemann checkup. APPENDIX 1
PRIMARY 1 PRIMARY 2 a to all not and was are on he we as one
I went at said in be so is but they it for then my had with of have you that him the his APPENDIX 1 an good our when been has out which best her see will big here some by if there came like them can little this day made today friend me two from more up go new INITIAL SOUNDS APPENDIX 2 a k m e b g n o c s p t i r j d f y l u z q v w
REGULAR 2 AND 3 LETTER WORDS(vc & cvc) at on if pot bed sad fix dab jet hop rug kit yet pal dim cup for mud
FINAL CONSONANT BLENDS damp last sink bend gasp milk went desk lift gulp sent fork
INITIAL AND FINAL CONSONANT DIGRAPHS ship chat thin whip quick catch dish with sack rang SPELLING APPENDIX 3
1 2 3 cvc men cup rat 5 6 7 hop pig leg 9 10 11 cvcc lamp belt girl 13 14 15 jump mint pond 17 18 19 ccvc slip drop drum 21 22 23 glen plan step 25 26 27 v.d. look read been 29 30 31 c.d with when ship
INITIAL CONSONANT BLENDS frog dress pram trip skin stop snap spin clap bled flop plum ccv AND TRIPLE CONSONANT BLENDS spent drift frost grand trunk stamp split strap spring scrap shred strum
ENDINGS carry wishing lifted duster fastest happen