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Assessment
Whole school unaided writing assessment
This assessment is suitable for Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and for many schools will be useful in Key Stage 2 as well. It is carried out four times per year. It gives a good overview of the phases children are working at, where to pitch whole class teaching and identifies children who require additional interventions. It gives a good snapshot but more detailed assessments may be necessary to fully explore particular children and their strengths and needs.
Instructions for carrying out unaided writing assessment
More detailed assessments
See the appendices at the back of Letters and Sounds for further assessments.
Assessment sheets for each phase
These assessments were created for use when the daily plans for each phase are used as interventions. That is, they are taught to small groups by a teaching assistant. These assessments are carried out before the intervention begins and then repeated at the end of the intervention. They are a very useful guide to how much progress each child has made. Each assessment tests the knowledge of GPCs, blending skills and segmenting skills.
However, they could also be used with individual children to determine exactly what needs they have.
Flashcards for Phase 2 Assessment
Flashcards for Phase 3 Assessment
Flashcards for Phase 4 Assessment
Assessment within lessons
It can be very helpful in all lessons to jot down quick notes about any problems that particular children are having or any GPCs that lots of children are struggling with. By doing this you can make sure that you can build extra support into future planning. Encourage any adults working in class to do this too. I find that it is handy to have packs of post it notes to scribble down observations on. I can then stick these straight onto my plans and they don't get lost.
