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
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Confirm timelines for teaching and testing
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Unpick the format of questions and responses for:
− Paper 1 (part-read to children)
− Paper 2 (independently completed)
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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 |
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| Course Type | |
| Key Stage | Key Stage 1 |
