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Welcome and Introduction. Helping your Child in Year 2. Welcome The Levels Teacher Assessments and Tests Maths The Writing Tasks: A Report A description about a Character Handwriting Reading On-Line Resources Other things you can do…. National Curriculum Levels.
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Welcome and Introduction Helping your Child in Year 2 Paul Jordan, November 2007
Welcome • The Levels • Teacher Assessments and Tests • Maths • The Writing Tasks: A Report A description about a Character • Handwriting • Reading • On-Line Resources • Other things you can do…
Teacher Assessments take place continually in school: • Regular termly ‘tests’ for Reading, Writing, Maths and Science. • Teachers’ knowledge of children and their performance in relation to NC levels. • Teachers’ knowledge of the NC Level taught when planning. • Teachers’ knowledge of individual children. • Children’s work. • Additional planned, focused lesson observations. • Teachers’ understanding of the rate which individual children learn.
Teacher Assessments take place continually in school: • Regular termly ‘tests’ for Reading, Writing, Maths and Science. • Teachers’ knowledge of children and their performance in relation to NC levels. • Teachers’ knowledge of the NC Level taught when planning. • Teachers’ knowledge of individual children. • Children’s work. • Additional planned, focused lesson observations. • Teachers’ understanding of the rate which individual children learn. In May and June teachers report the results of these Teacher Assessments: •Speaking & Listening • Reading • Writing • Maths • Science
Teacher Assessments are supported by ‘Tests & Tasks’ Reading: • Read an unseen book to a teacher and/or • Complete a Reading Comprehension (Level 3) Writing: • A Welcome Letter (45 mins) and • A Postcard linked to a Story (30 mins) Spelling: Complete a Spelling Test Handwriting: Copy their writing in their neatest handwriting. Mathematics: • A Maths Task (Level 1) or • A Maths Test (Level 2) or • A Maths Test (Level 3)
Maths Tests: Assess children’s maths knowledge in different aspects of Maths: Number Work 'Mental Maths' Money Handling Data Measuring Shape and Space Time There’s an example on our website: http://www.thamesview-i.bardaglea.org.uk/parentsevents04.htm
A Postcard based on a Story (an example from previous years):
What can you do at home? Lots of talking: to your child - read with them every night - Talk about the book. Your child should take home a new book each night. Explore ideas about the text and choices of words used. to our teachers – we will show you how we teach children to work out unknown words when reading. We can show you how we teach maths. We can provide extra homework. We can give you advice and support. • On-line Resources: For advice on all aspects of reading: http://www.thamesview-i.bardaglea.org.uk/homework.htm Homework for Year 2: http://www.thamesview-i.bardaglea.org.uk/year2homework.htm Specially-made Support Materials for Literacy & Maths Tests and Tasks: http://www.thamesview-i.bardaglea.org.uk/parentsevents04.htm Practise joining handwriting – ask your child’s teacher for a handwriting book. Do not worry!
