Literacy

Year 5 Narrative Unit 2 – Traditional stories, fables, myths, legends

• Assessment

  Guidance on Assessing Pupils’ Progress (APP) in this unit, including a table of opportunities for assessment. The unit includes the legend of Robin Hood, with accompanying electronic sound and visual resources.

How to secure APP judgements

Making judgements in APP

• Reading

  Page describes a process to follow for making judgements on reading level in four stages, and starting with AF1 (level 1-2) or AF2 (levels 3 and up).

Links between APP, the Primary Framework and the National Curriculum

• Reading and writing

  Grid detailing learning objectives in relation to reading and writing, cross-referencing the Primary Framework, the National Curriculum and APP assessment focuses (AFs).

What are assessment focuses (AFs)?

• Reading assessment focuses

  There are 7 assessment focuses (AFs) for reading that describe the key elements of performance in this attainment target. They are linked to the National Curriculum programmes of study and the level descriptions and are designed to give a detailed, analytic view of pupils' attainment across all the key stages and in all types of reading.

• Writing assessment focuses

  The eight assessment focuses (AFs) for writing describe the key elements of performance in this attainment target. They are linked to the National Curriculum programmes of study and the level descriptions and are designed give a detailed, analytic view of pupils' attainment across all the key stages and in all types of writing.

• Speaking and listening assessment focuses

  There are 4 assessment focuses (AFs) for speaking and listening that describe the key elements of performance in this attainment target.

Standards files

• Using the standards files

  Guidance on using the standards files including: Standardising judgments, reference for assessing your own pupils, support moderation activity, clarifying progress and to exemplify the APP approach.

• Reading standards files

  A grid containing links to the reading standards files. These standards files support Assessing Pupils' Progress (APP) in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.

• Writing standards files

  A grid containing links to the writing standards files. These standards files support Assessing Pupils' Progress (APP) in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.

• Training standards files

  Links to the exemplar standards files (training standards files) that have been made available without the annotations that reveal the level at which each pupil is working. These provide a useful resource when training staff and can be used with groups of staff to show the process of making a level judgement.