Term 4 End of Year Assessments? Are they required? How to finish the school year?
There is no end of Term 4 screening For Years 1-6. However, we suggest that you use a standardised assessment at the end of Term 4. More information here.
Early Years and Foundation:
Page 6 of the Early Years and Foundation Screening & Tracking Manuals.
You will see here that there is a Mid-term (Week 6) and End-of-Term 4 screen for these years. Screens that are required to be administered is specified on page 6 of these manuals.
Years 1 & 2:
Page 5 of the Screening & Tracking Manual.
The Early Reading Screen (pages 16-20) should be completed by the end of Week 2 in Term 4.
The Spelling Placement screen (page 13) should have been administered Week 10 of Term 3.
There is NO end of Term 4 screen that is recommended by PLD.
However, in mid-November, PLD does recommend a standardised reading and spelling test (to provide a reading age and spelling age/or stanine). Read more about this here:
Reading 1: Which tests?
Reading 2: Why standardised tests?
Years 3, 4, 5 & 6:
Page 5 of the Screening & Tracking Manual.
The Spelling Placement screen (pages 16 & 17) should have been administered Week 10 of Term 3.
For students operating at a Junior Primary level: The Early Reading Screen (pages 24 -27) should be completed by the end of Week 2 in Term 4.
There is NO end of Term 4 screen that is recommended by PLD.
However, in mid-November, PLD does recommend a standardised reading and spelling test (to provide a reading age and spelling age/or stanine). Read more about this here:
Reading 1: Which tests?
Reading 2: Why standardised tests?
Early Years and Foundation:
Page 6 of the Early Years and Foundation Screening & Tracking Manuals.
You will see here that there is a Mid-term (Week 6) and End-of-Term 4 screen for these years. Screens that are required to be administered is specified on page 6 of these manuals.
Years 1 & 2:
Page 5 of the Screening & Tracking Manual.
The Early Reading Screen (pages 16-20) should be completed by the end of Week 2 in Term 4.
The Spelling Placement screen (page 13) should have been administered Week 10 of Term 3.
There is NO end of Term 4 screen that is recommended by PLD.
However, in mid-November, PLD does recommend a standardised reading and spelling test (to provide a reading age and spelling age/or stanine). Read more about this here:
Reading 1: Which tests?
Reading 2: Why standardised tests?
Years 3, 4, 5 & 6:
Page 5 of the Screening & Tracking Manual.
The Spelling Placement screen (pages 16 & 17) should have been administered Week 10 of Term 3.
For students operating at a Junior Primary level: The Early Reading Screen (pages 24 -27) should be completed by the end of Week 2 in Term 4.
There is NO end of Term 4 screen that is recommended by PLD.
However, in mid-November, PLD does recommend a standardised reading and spelling test (to provide a reading age and spelling age/or stanine). Read more about this here:
Reading 1: Which tests?
Reading 2: Why standardised tests?
Updated on: 18/12/2024
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