Transcript Year 6 SATs Tests 2013

Time Table for The Week
Date
Level 3-5 Tests
Level 6 Tests
Monday 11th May
English Reading Test
English Reading Test
Tuesday 12th May
English Grammar,
Punctuation and
Spelling Test
English Grammar,
Punctuation and Spelling
Test
Wednesday 13th May
Mental Mathematics
Test
Mathematics – Test A
Thursday 14th May
Mathematics – Test B
Mathematics -Paper 1
Mathematics -Paper 2
How is SATs week organised?
•
A timetable is issued to school, telling us on which days/sessions
tests must be administered.
•
All children must sit the tests at the same time.
•
Test papers can only be opened 1 hour before the tests begin.
•
Tests are completed in classrooms and smaller groups around the
school.
During SATs week:
Please ensure that your child is in school every day during SATs
week.
Ensure that they are in school on time
Please don’t book anything during this week e.g. doctor’s
appointments, holidays etc.
If your child is ill, let us know immediately.
The Reading Test
Level 3-5
Children are given a reading booklet with three
to four texts. The least demanding text will come
first with the following texts increasing in
difficulty.
The children will have an hour to read the texts
answer approximately 35 questions totalling 50
marks
The Reading Test
Level 3-5
Children can refer back to the texts in the
reading booklet throughout the tests.
Questions are: shorter closed response items
and longer, more open response types.
Questions are worth 1,2 or 3 marks.
Children cannot have any adult help in this test
Reading Test Level 6
A reading booklet containing around three or four texts
based on the same theme which children have 10 minutes
to read.
They may refer back to the text to answer questions.
There are approximately 25 questions (Totalling 3035marks)
They have 50 minutes to answer the questions.
Questions are worth 1,2,3 or 4 marks.
How can parents help with
reading?
•
Ensure your child reads every night!
•
Encourage them to read fiction and non-fiction books.
•
Try to ask them questions about the text.
•
Help them with the different skills of reading especially ‘skim’
reading where they are looking for key words in the text.
•
Speed reading
English Grammar, Punctuation
and Spelling Test
The test will assess children’s ability in grammar,
punctuation, spelling and vocabulary.
Paper 1 has short answer questions (40-50 questions)
assessing grammar, punctuation and vocabulary
(50marks) . Paper 2 assesses spellings (20 marks).
The results for the English test will be reported separately
by the Department of Education. This means no overall
English level will be given.
Pupil’s writing will be assessed by Teachers.
English Grammar,
Punctuation and Spelling
Test Level 6
50 marks with 3 elements
A writing task assessing their grammar,
punctuation and vocabulary.
A booklet of short answer questions.
A spelling task.
Mathematics Tests
Level 3-5
Two non calculator papers, lasting 45 minutes
each.
Mental Mathematics test lasts 20 minutes. (20
marks)
Children’s marks from all three tests are
aggregated to calculate their overall
mathematics level.
Mathematics Tests Level 6
Paper 1 is a non calculator paper, lasting 30
minutes.
Paper 2 is a calculator paper lasting 30 minutes
long.
Children’s marks from all three tests are
aggregated to calculate their overall
mathematics level.
Top Tips
Ensure children have a good night’s sleep before
the tests.
Make sure children have breakfast before they
come to school.
Talk to them about the tests.
Don’t put too much pressure on them.
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/sats/index.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/
http://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/online_rev/ks2_choice.asp