Specific Information regarding Reading Instruction, our reading scheme and Phonics teaching and Learning at Downfield can be found on separate pages under the curriculum tab or click below.

Assessment in areas of Literacy:

As a core subject, literacy is an area of the curriculum in which pupils are assessed regularly in a variety of ways. Ongoing teacher assessment is part-and-parcel of our daily teaching practices; teachers use the Downfield feedback toolkit to respond to children's attainment and progress. We use assessment tasks in reading and phonics to ensure children are progressing well against the expectations for their year group. Moderation of writing takes both in school and externally with other schools and professionals. 

Statutory assessment tasks are also used to assess areas of literacy. Details of these can be seen below. 

Reception: The Reception Baseline assessment is undertaken at the beginning of the academic year. Please click here for a leaflet below providing information for parents. 

Teacher assessment judgments against all 7 areas of learning including 'Literacy' and 'Communication and Language' are made at the end of the year. These provide a benchmark for attainment and progress across KS1. 

Year 1: Phonic Screen. Click here for DFE information sheet 

Year 2: Reading Comprehension  (children may complete a non-statutory SATs paper) Click here for DFE information (this leaflet was written at the time of statutory assessment tasks for Year 2 however, it does contain some useful information about the nature of the materials and has therefore remained here visitors to view.)

Year 2: Writing (children complete writing tasks which are assessed against a nationally used assessment framework)

Year 6: Reading Comprehension (children complete a SATs paper).Click here for DFE information (this will be updated once new versions are published.) 

Year 6: SPAG (children complete a SATs paper involving spelling, grammar and punctuation) 

Year 6: Writing (children complete writing tasks which are assessed against a nationally used assessment framework)