Prepare with confidence for the new format Key Stage 2 tests withScholastic National Curriculum Tests. The national tests are changing in 2016, and Scholastic's new practice tests are fully in line with the new format Reading tests for children in Year 6. Each pack comes with three complete practice tests with an accompanying Guidance and Mark Scheme booklet. These practice tests have a similar look and feel to the new reading test, to help familiarise children with both the content and format of these tests. The tests can be used to track progress in school, but can also be used in the home. The guidance and mark scheme provides advice for parents and carers on how to use the tests and how to support children in preparing for them. Scholastic National Curriculum Revision: Year 6 is also available, offering children the opportunity to check their progress across the English curriculum and to develop the skills they need for these national tests.
Are your children ready to face the SATs Challenge? These Skills Test Papers will help to identify children working at greater depth. A linked Workbook is also available to provide further stretch and challenge. The Skills Test Book provides nine separate reading tests, each including a fiction, non-fiction or poetry text. All of the tests have been written to a high level of difficulty and are designed to support and extend children's comprehension skills. The Tests should: Give children confidence to extend their learning across a range of genres Familiarise children with the National Test format Provide a suitable level of challenge for those children working at greater depth Help children to reach their full potential in the run up to the National Tests Aim higher with Reading Challenge Workbooks and Skills Test Papers.
Just like the real thing - only shorter! Help your child prepare for the SATS with these bite-sized National test papers. This book offers ten complete mini-reading tests which include fiction, non-fiction and poetry texts. Question types and mark schemes match the format of the National tests and offer an authentic SATs experience, though the flexible format allows them to be used at any time of the day. A progress chart is also supplied to give you some indication of the scores your child is likely to attain, while a handy breakdown of all of the different question types in the Reading SATs tests will help you to identify your child's strengths and weaknesses.
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Prepare for the 2014 KS2 SATs with Scholastic's Practice Papers. The National Tests are changing in 2014 and, Scholastic's Practice Papers are fully in line with the new Reading tests for children in Year 6. The Practice Papers will help your child achieve to the best of their ability * Essential practice papers for the 2014 National Tests to help your child prepare with confidence. * 100% in line with texts no longer linked by theme - these are therefore the most authentic practice tests available. * Each pack comes with three complete practice tests, an accompanying mark scheme and guidance booklet. * Guidance for parents, pupils and teachers on getting the best out of test practice and what is expected at Levels 3-5.
Check pupils are on track and making expected progress with six reading comprehension tests for Year 6/P7. Carefully selected longer extracts provide a range of vocabulary, styles and content to build reading skills and stamina towards KS2 SATs. Photocopiable and editable, these informal tests help identify gaps in learning and next steps.Assess pupils' comprehension skills in Year 6 with questions that use SATs style language to help build confidence and prepare for end of KS2 tests.Measure progress every half term with illustrated, reading comprehension tests which cover stories, non-fiction, poetry and plays. There are two extracts per test.Check pupils are on track for the expected standard with guidance and SATs style mark schemes.Save time with high quality tests written by primary literacy experts and a range of unseen age-appropriate extracts.Easy to use with national curriculum objectives and content domain references set out in a yearly overview.Available for Years 1-6/P2-P7, you can provide a consistent and systematic way of assessing reading comprehension in your school.
