[senco-forum] Assessment materials and computer programmes

No longer new but I would thoroughly recommend Nessy - brilliant games

I echo this.  We have just bought and had this installed.  It is very 
popular and we (staff) are finding all the teacher notes very good too.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "barbara horsfall turner" <barbara.horsfall-turner at sky.com>
To: "'Colston's LSU'" <colstonLSU at lwight.eclipse.co.uk>; 
<jjones1131 at aol.com>; <senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk>
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 8:09 PM
Subject: RE: [senco-forum] Assessment materials and computer programmes

> No longer new but I would thoroughly recommend Nessy - brilliant games 
> that
> the kids want to play  well strucutred programme  barbara ht
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Colston's LSU
> Sent: 20 February 2008 20:39
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> Subject: RE: [senco-forum] Assessment materials and computer programmes
>
> Hi Jo
> WRAT 4 and
> WIAT-II-uk-T is worth a look - from Pearson blurb below.
>
> "Assess single word reading, reading comprehension, reading speed and
> spelling in one assessment
> Author/s:
>
> David Wechsler, 2006
> Age Range:
>
> 4 to 85 years (17 to 85 years are US norms)
> Administration:
>
> Individual or Group - 30 to 40 minutes"
>
>
> I too have some money to spend on software for reading, spelling age range
> KS3 and English Language GCSE - I know this has been a thread before but 
> has
> anyone any recommendations?
> (Already have the usuals i.e Wordshark, superspell...) Anything new you 
> have
> found?
>
> Lindsay
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> jjones1131 at aol.com
> Sent: 20 February 2008 17:45
> To: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
> Subject: [senco-forum] Assessment materials
>
>
> I have money to spend before the end of the financial year and would like 
> to
> buy new assessment materials. Can colleagues recommend anything which will
> give an easy assessment (up to 18 yrs - sec sch,) of reading, spelling,
> comprehension and as well as giving percentiles, standardised scores, age
> equivalents and might possibly indicate NC levels for Eng?
> Any advice welcomed.
> Jo
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