1. Simonside Primary School
Year 2 SATs Meeting
March 2016

2. Assessing your child at the end of Year 2
The children will NOT know they are doing a 'test'
ALL final assessments are the teacher's judgements
Tests are used to inform teacher's judgements but are NOT necessarily the judgement that is recorded

3. Assessments informed by tests in the following areas:
READING
Children are assessed on their ability to respond to texts by answering written questions based on their reading
SPAG (NEW for 2016)
Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar
MATHS
Children will answer questions involving a range of number work plus those requiring them to apply Maths to different contexts

4. Reading There are 2 reading papers
One paper is more demanding than the other
A time limit is advised Assesses a range of reading skills not just word recognition

5. Reading Sample Questions

6. Reading Sample Questions

7. SPAG – New for 2016 2 papers 1 spelling paper (20 words)
1 grammar, punctuation and vocabulary paper (mainly closed questions where children choose an answer from a selection or add punctuation in the correct place etc)

8. SPAG Sample Questions

10. Maths There are 2 Maths papers
One paper is arithmetic and the other reasoning
A time limit is advised but not essential
Assesses a range of basic number knowledge/skills and ability to apply

11. Maths Sample Questions (Arithmetic)

12. Maths Sample Questions (Reasoning)

13. How can you help at home?
Reading (including asking questions about the text) - a 'cheat sheet' is available
Practise spellings (including those from word lists) - please take a copy of the list
Maths questions in everyday life (anything and everything) - ideas included in your info pack
Websites (see our school website for links)

14. Thank you for joining us and for your ongoing support
Questions?
Thank you for joining us and for your ongoing support