Literacy+-+Assessment

 ** Assessment ** ** __Use of AsTTle:__ **

AsTTle testing in Reading and Writing will be used to identify the national achievement levels, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of individual students within a class / year group.

Refer to the assessment schedule for Easttle testing dates.

Teachers will use asTTle tests during the year to gather data for formative and summative purposes.

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Use the data to inform them of their achievements, areas for further development and future learning goals.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use the data to inform planning for future teaching and learning programmes and to report to parents.

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -3.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Use the data alongside their pupils to identify next learning steps

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -3.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** __Running Records:__ **

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -3.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students reading on the colour wheel will be tested every 5 weeks. Results are to be placed on CM and the reading graph. Reading graphs are collected by the Syndicate Leader each term. Results are passed on to the Principal. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -3.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Students working within the ****<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> colour ****<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> wheel are to be tested on a seen text. ** <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -3.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> > <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> A text the student has already seen and **read** in an instructional setting, such as guided reading. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">1) Briefly reintroduce the text to the student. (Do not read the text to the student)
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Seen text **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">For the purposes of assessment, shared reading is not considered an instructional setting.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The text must have been read no earlier than 1 week before the date of assessment.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Running records must be conducted a minimum of twice a term. Ideally this would be as the student is ready to move to the next level.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Completing a Running Record **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">2) Complete the running record part of the test.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">3) If the test finishes before the end of the text stop marking but allow the student to continue reading to the end of the book.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">4) Ask the student the comprehension questions. Record exactly what the student says.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">5) Complete the accuracy, analysis and comprehension marking. See the comprehension graph for levels.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">6) If the text is too easy, continue to test on the next level up (unseen text).

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">7) Once a hard level has been reached, record the **instructional level** on classroom manager and the reading graph.

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -3.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In running records the following applies: <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -3.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><90% decoding OR <80% comprehension - hard  <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -3.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">90 - 94% decoding + 80% comprehension = instructional  <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -3.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">94%+ decoding OR 90% comprehension= easy ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students need to be tested until a hard level is reached. It is possible to use an unseen text is testing above the students current instructional level. ====

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -3.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** __Probe:__ **

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -3.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students reading above the colour wheel are tested using PROBE a minimum of twice a year as per the assessment schedule. Results are to be placed on CM. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Procedure: There are several ways to use PROBE depending on the purpose for the test. Students can read aloud the text to the teacher, or read it to themselves once they are a confident decoder. The teacher then asks the series of questions provided in the PROBE testing kit. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In PROBE the following applies: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><90% decoding OR <70% comprehension - hard  <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">90 - 94% decoding + 70% comprehension = instructional  <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">94%+ decoding OR 80% comprehension= easy

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -3.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** __SEA:__ **

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -3.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Each new entrant student is to be tested using the School Entry Assessment kit within the first 6 weeks of entering school. The results are placed on CM after each test. The Junior School AP is responsible for monitoring SEA outcomes.

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -3.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** __6 Year Net:__ **

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -3.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Each student reading at Orange or below on the colour wheel is to be tested using the 6 year net on or around their 6th Birthday. The Junior School AP oversees the 6 Year Net and reports on outcomes to teachers and Principal. Results are placed on CM.

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -3.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**OTJ:**

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -3.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Teachers must be able to show evidence of student achievement of learning intentions and success criteria. This may take the form of a modelling book, anecdotal notes, reflections, video evidence and records of self and peer assessment.

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -3.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Formative assessment:**

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -3.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Teachers will use formative assessment practices in their classroom. Learning intentions will be derived from the Literacy Learning Progressions. Learning intentions must be included in teacher planning. While the student is working on a learning intention it must be permanently displayed. This may be in a modelling book, displayed in the classroom or in student books. All learning intentions must be broken down into success criteria which is easily understood by the students. Self and peer assessment will be used as part of the assessment routine.

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** __ESOL__ **

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">· The ESoL teacher will test any student attending ESoL classes and record the data as appropriate.

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">· Any ESoL student year 3 and above, who has been in a New Zealand school for less than 2 years and is also below 112 on the yellow form will not have their results recorded on AsTTle or classroom manager.

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">· If students are below chronological age the class teacher refers them to the SENCO teacher and records results on the class tracking sheets.

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Identified ESOL students attend the ESOL class for tuition in reading writing and speaking for 1 ½ hour blocks of time 4 days a week. The class is run by an ESOL teacher who also provides professional development to classroom teachers. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;">  <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;">