[senco-forum] Tests for children not doing the KS 2 SATs?

working below L3; these were ordered by the school at the same time as the

Have you tried the Abacus tests? I understand that they are tailored to the 
needs of the children of a particular level and can be marked in such a way 
as to get an accurate level for a child.

Tim Rupp

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From: "jenny pryor" <pearl30mac at yahoo.co.uk>
To: "Jean Dowding" <jeanld at fish.co.uk>
Cc: <senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk>
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: [senco-forum] Tests for children not doing the KS 2 SATs?

Level 1/2 tasks are available on-line from the QCA site

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From: Jean Dowding <jeanld at fish.co.uk>
To: Jean Dowding <jeanld at fish.co.uk>
Cc: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
Sent: Saturday, 5 January, 2008 2:37:07 PM
Subject: Re: [senco-forum] Tests for children not doing the KS 2 SATs?

I should have added that these were tasks, rather than pencil and paper
tests, especially for Maths.  We found the maths ones really useful, as
they came with resources (dice; shapes; coloured rods etc) depending on
the content, which could be used as general resources once the SATs time
was over!  If you needed the packs for only one child, a spare was always
included, which also came in useful!  Free resouces like this were the
only things we missed when Wales ended SATs.

Regards

Jean

When we did KS2 SATs in Wales, it was possible to get tasks for children
> working below L3; these were ordered by the school at the same time as the
> order for that year's SATs papers went in -there was a section on the
> order form for this.  After several SATS-free years, I have lost track of
> what is available in England, but is provision not made for this in the
> same way?
>
> Regards,
>
> Jean
>
>
>  I think I remember hearing about alternative tests for children who were
>> below level 3 so did not have to do the KS 2 SATs.
>>
>> Anyone know where these are available?
>>
>> Or do you just use a QCA test for a younger Year group - or no test at
>> all?
>>
>> We just want something that will show a level basically.
>>
>> Thanks.
>> --
>> Sheila
>> Primary PRU
>>
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