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

What are the Abacus Tests? Never heard of them

Sorry, Abacus is the name of the publishing company that produces the Abacus 
Maths schemes. I have only heard about these tests as they are something 
that is going to be introduced in our school. My information is that they 
are levelled and that the children can sit the tests that are at the level 
which is appropriate to them. I didn't know if any of you had experienced 
these tests.

I'm not sure if there are any equivalent Literacy tests produced by the same 
company.

Tim Rupp.
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From: "chris white" <chris19251 at blueyonder.co.uk>
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> What are the Abacus Tests? Never heard of them
> Chris
>
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> 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>
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> 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>
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> Sent: Saturday, 5 January, 2008 2:37:07 PM
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> 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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