Year 2 Reading Tests 2017

  • Be ready for tests in summer 2017
  • Know the changes to:
    • test format
    • assessed content
    • the cognitive domain
    • marking specifications
  • A two-year plan to prepare pupils for test success
  • Practical tips to help all children read a wide range of texts fluently and accurately
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Description

Clarify the Year 2 tests

  • Confirm timelines for teaching and testing

  • Unpick the format of questions and responses for:

− Paper 1 (part-read to children)

− Paper 2 (independently completed)

  • Know your role in marking each paper

A guide for tackling the tests in the classroom

Know which areas of the national curriculum will be tested

− understanding vocabulary

− explaining sequence of events

− making inferences

− prediction

− identifying key aspects of fiction and non-fiction

Teach rigorous but engaging lessons

Assess progress regularly (without levels)

Ensure top marks for the most able

Top tools for impressive results

• Strategies to:

− establish meanings of unfamiliar words and phrases

− encourage independent reading

• Practice questions

• Tips to promote reading for pleasure

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Additional information

Subject

English & Literacy
Course Type
Key Stage

Key Stage 1