Diagnostic tools and tests for early years P2 A list of tools and tests currently in use in state schools

Name of tool/test Progressive Achievement Tests in Reading (PAT-R) Supplier ACER When administered End of Prep End of Year 1 %I can do maths (&C'() This test is the pre-test that runs onto Progressive Achievements Tests ) mathematics (PAT*() Progressive Achievement Tests in mathematics ) (PAT() "uther+and Phono+ogica+ A/areness Test Assessing and Teaching Phono+ogica+ 2no/+edge Reading Progress Tests (RPT) Year 1 6iterac, and -umerac, Chec7points O.servation "urve, of Ear+, 6iterac, Achievement Performance &ndicators in Primar, "choo+s (P&P") 9irst "teps in Reading ACER End of Year ! End of Prep End of Year 1 ACER ACER ACER ACER 8"A ;einemann Pu.+ishers 3niversit, of <estern Austra+ia "teps Professiona+ 'eve+opment (Edith Co/an End of Year ! End of Year ! P*0 P*0 P*0 9e.ruar,4 :une4 Octo.er Prep ) .eginning and end of ,ear Prep ) first month of schoo+ and ear+, in Term # P*0 How administered One on one Teacher reads questions (untimed) "tudents read questions (#$ minutes) "tudents respond to ora++, administered questions &tems are presented pictoria++, either in mu+tip+e choice formats or as open-ended questions Choice of paper and penci+ testing or on+ine testing or a com.ination of .oth #$ minutes for a group 1$*11 minutes Time varies ) individua+ 3ntimed4 appro5imate+, !$*1$ minutes ) group or individua+ 3ntimed4 individua+4 +iterac, and numerac, tas7s and chec7+ists #$*#1 minutes ) face to face One-on-one4 on+ine test "tudents progress at o/n rate (11*!$ minutes) "tudents are matched against a deve+opmenta+ continuum Australian norms Yes Yes Yes -o Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes -o Yes -o

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