Papers English Maths Week of the 12th May 2013 Reading comprehension Grammar, spelling and punctuation test Writing – Teacher assessments throughout the year. Speaking & listening - Teacher assessments throughout the year Maths Written paper A Written paper B Mental maths test Science Levels are teacher assessed

English SATs English SATs consist of: A reading test A grammar, punctuation and spelling test

Reading 15 minutes to read the reading booklet 45 minutes to answer questions. Children are allowed to refer to the reading booklet during this time There are a variety of different questions to be answered in different ways Children cannot have any adult help in this test

There are 4 main types of questions on the reading paper: Literal – answer is there in the text Deductive – look for clues Inferential – read between the lines Authorial intent – e.g. why does an author use a particular word

‘A Day in the English Countryside’ Sentence from: ‘A Day in the English Countryside’ As the afternoon light started to fade, the cow stopped eating grass, stood instead with its head over the gate and gazed expectantly down the lane. How light was it? (Literal) What three things did the cow do? (Literal) What time of day was it? (Deductive) Where was the cow? (Deductive) What do you think the cow was expecting? (Inferential) What strategies does the writer use to give the reader so much information in a single sentence? (Authorial intent)

Two written test papers Mathematics Mathematics SATs consist of: A mental mathematics test. This is a 20 minute orally delivered, taped assessment. The mental mathematics test has a subject weighting of approx 20%. Two written test papers Test A and Test B In test A and the mental mathematics test calculators are not permitted, however they are in test B.

Some questions are worth one mark and therefore accuracy is important. Other questions are worth two marks and even if the answer is wrong, a mark may be given for correct working. Teachers may read questions in both written papers to pupils if asked.

How can parents help? The best help is interest taken in learning and progress. Supporting homework. Good communication between the school and home. Getting a good sleep on a school night!

Homework The Year 6 children are set Maths homework on Tuesday and Friday. They are set English homework on Friday which is to be handed in on Wednesday. In addition to this they may be set a piece of Topic work. Please sign your child’s homework book once they have completed it. We do expect the correct amount of time to be spent on homework and for it to be high quality. Children will be asked to do it again if it is not of the correct standard and may miss part of break times as a sanction for this. This is all good practise for secondary school.

How can parents help with writing? Again, reading a variety of texts – the more children read, the more familiar they become with different text types Reading homework – text analysis Writing homework –Sentence structure Spelling – spelling lists / rules every week Grammar and punctuation homework

How can parents help with reading? Ensure your child reads every night! Encourage them to read fiction and non-fiction. Try to listen to your child read and ask them questions about the text. Help them with the different skills of reading especially ‘skim’ reading where they are looking for key words in the text. Speed reading Reading homework

TIMES TABLES!!! How can parents help with Maths? Support with homework – not just helping with the Maths but reading the question can really help. TIMES TABLES!!! Help your child to check their work through – this will help them to spot mistakes that can sometimes be easily fixed.

What you can do to help Maths Times tables must be known up to at least 12 x 12 Estimating, weighing, measuring are all good to discuss and do practically. Must use metric measures. Money – using it in the shops, working out change, adding up bills, questions e.g. if 1 bag of sugar costs 56p, how many will 7 cost? Mental addition, subtraction, multiplication & division Reading and writing numbers to 100 000 Doubling and halving, including decimals Solving number puzzles e.g. Sudoko