Year
6 to be Tested on Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar.
For the first time, year 6 pupils will be sitting
the new SPAG (Spelling, Punctuation And Grammar) test in May 2013.
the new SPAG (Spelling, Punctuation And Grammar) test in May 2013.
The new test is a significant departure from current
practice, whereby ‘phonetically plausible’ spellings have been acceptable for
SATs; those that sound right, e.g. thort for thought.
practice, whereby ‘phonetically plausible’ spellings have been acceptable for
SATs; those that sound right, e.g. thort for thought.
Children will be expected to demonstrate the correct
usage of a wide variety of punctuation, sentence structure and grammatical
features, as well as accurate spelling.
usage of a wide variety of punctuation, sentence structure and grammatical
features, as well as accurate spelling.
This will impact year 5 and 6 the most, as the test
is new this year and they will have less time to incorporate this new approach.
Other year groups will naturally have more time to ensure this knowledge and
understanding is in place before year 6.
is new this year and they will have less time to incorporate this new approach.
Other year groups will naturally have more time to ensure this knowledge and
understanding is in place before year 6.
The following links provide more information. The second link shows exemplar questions.
http://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/e/2012%20english_grammar_punctuationandspelling_sample_materials.pdf
Many parents contact Tutor My Kids when their children are in year 5 or 6 looking for a home tutor in Cambridgeshire to help their children in the lead-up to SATS.
