ASSESSMENT IN THE PLP-R (KS1)
Section 6: About the Units of Work
3. Classroom Management Students will have:
Participated in Guided Reading group activities Demonstrated and taught instructional and functional language for working collaboratively, independently and in GuidedReading groups
Taken home books at their Independent level Established time management of their learning and teaching during each Session
Selected and read books at their Independent level during Independent Reading
Established appropriate use of co-teaching strategies and approaches
Teachers will have: Continue to have regular, timetabled, structured co-planning with reflection
Established Guided Reading groupings and changed them according to continuous assessment
Reviewed and refined moving around the room routines Established Independent Reading routines that include students
reading books at their reading level Reviewed and refined routines for getting attention, positive reinforcement, establishing appropriate noise levels
2. Assessment Reviewed and refined the using and returning of resources and equipment
Students will have: 4. Whole School and Classroom Environments
Responded with confidence to teacher questioning and feedback Students will have:
Used Student Record Sheets (e.g. letters / sounds and High Frequency Words) to plan what to learn next
Been involved in setting up aspects of the Reading Room, e.g. charts, thematicdisplay
Used Reading Strategies to deal with unfamiliar words Teachers will have:
Maintained a Portfolio and used it to explain their progress to parents
Produced and displayed charts and displays relating to the Units of Work
Used Home Reading records to consider own reading interests and needs (self-assessment)
Prepared resources needed for the Units of Work
Teachers will have: Informed stakeholders about the progress of the PLP-R (KS1) Refined their in-class assessment techniques Set up displays of student work
Refined their classroom management and role descriptions to maximise assessment opportunities
Assessed students during Guided Reading
Reviewed students’ Reading levels for Guided Reading groupings Assisted students to use their Portfolios as a source of self-assessment
Transferred student learning from Class Unit Checklists to Reading Skills Profile
Analysed checklists / profile for individual, group and class progress Used assessment analysis to tailor activities, groupings and / or resources for students who need intervention or extension Reported assessment information to stakeholders
3. Classroom Management Students will have:
Responded to and used instructional language related to working collaboratively, independently and in GuidedReading groups
Completed successfully activities from the Units of Work (continue at top right )
By the end of the Integration Stage:
1. Teaching Reading (continued from bottom left)
Students will have: Reported assessment information to stakeholders
Revised the date/day/weather 3. Classroom Management
Revisited phonics activities Students will have:
Practised the high frequency words Responded to and used instructional and functional language Sang or said the songs, chants and rhymes Followed established rules
Read aloud familiar and unfamiliar books Teachers will have:
Teachers will have: Reinforced instructional and functional language Made links to the prior knowledge and experiences about the topic
of the big book
Reinforced routines for students using resources and equipment Talked again about the understandings of the cover Reinforced rules and expectations
Pre-taught or revisited vocabulary from the big book Used the same zero noise signal
Revised book conventions Used the same positive reinforcement systems (rewards/sanctions) Modeled and used reading strategies Used group work activities
Provided activities about the structure and features of the text in the
big book 4. Whole School and Classroom Environment
Retold a story or read again the big book Students will have:
Told a story using props Displayed current work in classrooms
Provided opportunities for Independent Reading or sharing books
with others Teachers will have:
Adapted Units of Work to include relevant GE content Displayed rules
Extended Units of Work to incorporate the other language skills Continued to use resources in all classrooms
2. Assessment Maintained the same filing systems for teacher resources and student records
Students will have: Organised furniture for group work and allocate seating if appropriate
Continued to demonstrate descriptors from previous stages Established a class library by acquiring, storing and displaying appropriate texts
Used Student Record Sheets and Portfolios to reflect on their learning in various English skills
Labelled areas, furniture, equipment and objects inside and outside the classrooms
Used Reading Strategies to deal with unfamiliar words in other English learning contexts
Set up thematic displays related to the current English topics
Teachers will have: Displayed and used charts
Continued to demonstrate descriptors from previous stages Displayed and referred to objects, props and vocabulary cards Applied formative assessment techniques to other English skills Set up and displayed a selection of books and booklets (from the
Units of Work) Created formative assessment opportunities (classroom
management) in other areas of English
Informed stakeholders and set up displays Identified English skills from the ELECG for Integrated activities
Created checklists and worksheet codes using identified English skills
(continue at top right )
By the end of the Independence Stage:
1. Teaching Reading (continued from bottom left)
Students will have: Designed appropriate assessment techniques and tasks for Units of Work
Participated in Shared Reading learning and teaching sequences Reported assessment information to stakeholders
Participated in Storytelling learning and teaching sequences 3. Classroom Management
Joined in whole class reading activities Students will have:
Selected books to read independently Responded to and used instructional and functional language Read aloud familiar and unfamiliar books Followed established rules
Participated in Guided Reading group activities Worked independently during group activities without adult support Taken home books at their independent level Moved independently from activity to activity without supervision
Started to use a range of reading cues to decode unknown words Teachers will have:
Teachers will have: Reinforced routines for students using resources and equipment Made links to the prior knowledge and experiences about the topic
of the big book
Reinforced rules and expectations Talked again about the understandings of the cover Used the same zero noise signal
Pre-taught or revisited vocabulary from the big book Used the same positive reinforcement systems (rewards/sanctions) Revised book conventions Established routines for students to work independently without
adult support
Modeled and used reading strategies Used group work activities that cater for learner diversity Provided activities about the structure and features of the text in the
big book 4. Whole School and Classroom Environment
Told a story using props Students will have:
Provided opportunities for Independent Reading or sharing books with others
Had their current work displayed
Read aloud books of their choice Used the environment to support their independent learning, e.g.
task board, phonics wall etc Have written their own Units of Work to meet the needs of their
students Teachers will have:
Extended Units of Work to incorporate the other language skills Displayed current student work in classrooms Continued to plan and teach Guided Reading Displayed rules
2. Assessment Continued to use resources in all classrooms
Students will have: Maintained the same filing systems for teacher resources and student records
Continued to demonstrate descriptors from previous stages Organised furniture for group work and allocate seating if appropriate
Used Student Record Sheets and Portfolios to reflect on their learning
Established a class library by acquiring, storing and displaying appropriate texts
Accepted that formative assessment is part of their learning process and have confidence to attempt new skills and strategies
Labelled areas, furniture, equipment and objects inside and outside the classrooms
Teachers will have: Set up a thematic displays related to the current English topics Continued to demonstrate descriptors from previous stages Displayed and used charts
Used the Reading Skills Framework to identify skills to be developed in Units of Work
Displayed and referred to objects, props and vocabulary cards Used information from the Reading Skills Profile to inform
development of Units of Work
Set up and displayed a selection of books and booklets (from the Units of Work)
(continue at top right ) Informed stakeholders and set up displays