Year 2 - 6 Personalised Assessments
As you are aware, all children in Wales in Year 2 - 6 undertake Personalised Assessments in the Summer Term.
We will be carrying out these assessments in school between the 7th and 20th June 2023.
The information from the assessments helps teachers to plan next steps and to support learners to make progress. A personalised assessment gives a snapshot of your child’s skills at a particular time. It is just one source of information on your child’s knowledge and understanding that teachers will consider alongside the other information they have about your child’s reading and numeracy work in the classroom.
An example of the questions on Year 2 & 3 assessments can be found here: https://youtu.be/vs-zVN3JYuQ
An example of the questions on Year 4, 5 & 6 assessments can be found here:https://youtu.be/5InfsSPQUpM
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to email bethan.ware@pontyclunprimary.rctbc.cymru
What are personalised assessments?
Personalised assessments are online assessments of learners’ skills in reading and numeracy. They are taken by learners in Years 2 to 9 in maintained schools in Wales.
The assessments are taken at least once a year and are available in the following subjects: Numeracy (Procedural), Numeracy (Reasoning) and Reading (English).
Numeracy (Procedural) focuses on numerical facts and procedures – the numerical ‘tools’ that are needed to apply numeracy within a range of contexts.
Numeracy (Reasoning) focuses on how well your child can use and apply what they know in order to solve numerical problems.
Reading personalised assessments provide information on how well your child understands a text and whether they are able to make judgements about what they are reading.
What is the purpose of personalised assessments?
The assessments provide feedback on your child’s reading and numeracy skills so that they, their teachers and parents/carers can understand where they are in their learning journey.
The information from the assessments helps teachers to plan next steps and to support learners to make progress.
More information can be found at
https://hwb.gov.wales/api/storage/ed026c10-44fc-4e80-bded-ffc243f549ae/online-personalised-assessments-reading-numeracy-information-for-parents-carers-221117.pdf