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# What end of Term 2 screening is to be scheduled?


|| Many schools have expressed that the COVID-19 disruption in semester one made it difficult to maintain the PLD testing and reporting of class profiles. As most states are starting to return to 'relative-normal' schools seem to be in a better position in semester 2 to invest in school improvement. 

${color}[#e85d3b](Early Years) present Subtest 2: Verbalisation of Initial Phonemes in the [Early Years Pre-Literacy Screen](https://pld-literacy.org/product/early-years-pre-literacy-screening/). This Subtest takes approximately 1 minute per child and indicates if students are ready for alphabet and phonemic blending learning scheduled in semester two. 

${color}[#9014a9](Foundation) The majority of students should be starting to read and spell (at least at a CVC level). Early reading is assessed by Exercise 1 and 2 in the [Foundation - Early Reading Profile](https://pld-literacy.org/product/early-reading-profile-foundation-year/) and early spelling in the initial section of [Phonic Sight Word Sequence Placement Test](https://pld-literacy.org/product/the-2018-19-phonic-sight-word-sequence-placement-test/). However, as students are still at a pre-CVC level, their skill development is tracked using the [Foundation Pre-Literacy Screen](https://pld-literacy.org/product/foundation-years-pre-literacy-screening/). 
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${color}[#bdca02](Year 1 & 2) present the [end of Term 2 placement test](https://pld-literacy.org/product/the-2018-19-phonic-sight-word-sequence-placement-test/). Don't forget, that the Year 1 students (and only those in Year 2 that require it) still require decodable reading books and the presentation of the [Year 1 & 2 Early Reading Profile](https://pld-literacy.org/product/foundation-years-pre-literacy-screening/).

${color}[#e869d2](Year 3, 4, 5 & 6) present the [end of Term 2 placement test](https://pld-literacy.org/product/the-2018-19-phonic-sight-word-sequence-placement-test/).

Don't forget to enter your results on [the PLD tracking sheets](https://support.pld-literacy.org/en-au/article/how-is-the-end-of-term-2-screening-plotted-onto-the-pld-tracking-sheets-1rdj456/?1593571484255). If you have any questions regarding PLD's screening or tracking process, get in touch with us through the chat icon in the bottom right of this page.