Progress in Reading Assessment Test 6, Spring Pk10 (PiRA)

McCarty, Colin

ISBN 10: 1444111175 ISBN 13: 9781444111170

Publisher: Hodder Education, 2010

Synopsis

This is the Year 6, Spring Test, Pack of 10 Progress in Reading Assessment (PiRA) is a standardised, curriculum-linked suite of tests designed for whole-class use and for pupils of all abilities, and supports the new National Curriculum. Uniquely, the series offers three tests for each primary school year, to monitor pupils' progress term by term, and provides reliable, predictive and diagnostic information. Or, if you prefer, pick the test(s) you want, to give you maximum flexibility to assess just at the beginning or end of each year. - The full-colour PiRA test for Year 6, Spring term - with norms for pupils aged 10:3 to 12:1 (NC levels 3c-5b) - Simple and quick to administer and mark - taking just 30 to 40 minutes to assess a whole class - Standardised scores and reading ages, plus a diagnostic profile which supports Assessing Pupil's Progress (APP), will give you a wealth of information and make you more effective in managing learning in your classroom - A decimalised PiRA scale score, based on the termly performance data of over 10,000 pupils nationally, lets you monitor small increments of progress and gives a reliable basis for predicting pupil progress and setting realistic targets

About this title

About the Author

Colin McCarty is a former teacher, with extensive test-development experience, including National Tests and a wide range of diagnostic tests for Hodder. Kate Ruttle is a SENCO and Key Practitioner for Inclusion & Literacy in Suffolk.She has written many standardised tests for Hodder.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder Education
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1444111175
• ISBN 13: 9781444111170
• Binding: Loose Leaf
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 12