Year 6 Parents Meeting
2015 SATs
Monday 11th May – Thursday 14th May 2015
English Tests
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For 2015:
◦ Comprehension of a variety of progressively
more challenging texts (1 hour - 35-40
questions)
◦ Grammar, punctuation and vocabulary short
answers (45 minutes – 40-50 questions)
◦ Spelling task (20 questions – approx 20
minutes)
◦ Teacher assessed writing
How you can help!
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Reading comprehension
◦ 15-20 minutes reading with child per day
◦ Ask a range of questions:
 Who, where, what, how many?
 Why?
 How do you know?
◦ Highlight key pieces of text
◦ Children to point out key writing features
How you can help!
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Spellings
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Word-a-day
Spot the spelling pattern
Try difficult words (newspaper, magazine, tv!)
Question incorrect spellings
‘Sounding out’
How you can help!
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Grammar
◦ CGP Support for Grammar
◦ Work through with children
◦ Ask for examples when out-and-about
How you can help!
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Writing
◦ Help children to plan their home-learning
◦ Review with children to check and edit…
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More adjectives
Adverbs and adverbial phrases
Range of sentence openers
Does it make sense
Different punctuation and types of sentences
‘Test’ children on key features
Maths Tests
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For 2015:
◦ Paper 1 and Paper 2, both non-calculator
(45 minutes each – 25-35 questions)
◦ Mental Maths Paper (20 minutes – 20
questions)
Maths Tests
Maths Tests
Maths Tests
How you can help!
Test children on multiplication tables and
corresponding division facts on a daily
basis.
 Four operations – addition, subtraction,
multiplication, division practice. Adding up
items when shopping, doubling and halving
amounts, cooking, multiplying decimals,
half price etc.
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