YEAR 2 SATS 2019 What you need to know

They are national curriculum tests in English and maths They are national curriculum tests in English and maths. Children may also sit an optional test in English grammar, punctuation and spelling. The tests are a tool for teachers to help them measure your child’s performance and identify their needs as they move into key stage 2. What are the SATS?

The tests will take place some time in May and are not strictly timed. There are three papers: English, Maths and an optional grammar, punctuation and spelling. What do you need to know?

Reading paper This will consist of two papers: Paper 1 – consists of a combined reading prompt and answer booklet. The paper includes a list of useful words and some practice questions. Paper 2 – consists of an answer booklet and a separate reading booklet. There are no practice questions on this paper. Reading paper

Reading paper Types of questions included on this paper: Multiple choice: e.g. ‘How does Sally feel?’ Tick one. Ranking/ordering: e.g. ‘Number the events below to show in which order they happened in the story’ Matching: e.g. ‘Match the character to the job that they do in the story’ Labelling: e.g. ‘Label the text to show the title’ Find and copy: e.g. ‘Find and copy one word that shows what the weather was like in the story’ Short answer: e.g. ‘What does the bear eat?’ Open-ended answer: e.g. ‘Why did Lucy write the letter to her grandmother? Give two reasons’ Reading paper

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar What is covered in this paper? Capital letters Commas Nouns Present and past tense Suffixes/prefixes Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar

Maths Children will sit two tests: Paper 1 and Paper 2: Paper 1: Arithmetic - It covers calculation methods for all operations. Paper 2: Reasoning - Pupils will still require calculation skills and questions will be varied including multiple choice, matching, true/false, completing a chart or table or drawing a shape. Some questions will also require children to show or explain their working out. Maths

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuXJidYP7-0&safe=true Please watch this video which will hopefully answer any questions you may have.

How can you help prepare your child for the SATS? Continue to do daily reading where possible, checking your child’s understanding and comprehension of the text as you go. For example, ask your child to explain why a character feels or has acted a certain way, or ask how do you know? Help and support your child to be able to independently use and spell all the Y2 spellings you have received so far. Continue to encourage your child to become fluent with mental maths such as number bonds and times tables, and to see the links between these. (e.g. links between multiplication and division). How can you help prepare your child for the SATS?