Assessment Plan -- Lesson 5

Short Sound "a"

Subject: English | Class: Prep | Series: Skillford

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Assessment Objectives

By the end of this lesson, children should be able to:

1. Say the short "a" sound
2. Read the word families ad, am, an and at
3. Read short sentences with short "a" words
4. Match a picture to its short "a" word

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Formative Assessment

1. Sound and Blend (During Day 1)

• Task: Children say the sounds and push them together into words from page 8, such as c-a-t and j-a-m
• Criteria:
  • Says the short "a" sound correctly
  • Blends the sounds into the word
• Rating: Excellent / Good / Needs Practice

2. Read the Sentences (During Day 1)

• Task: Children read the four sentences at the foot of page 8
• Criteria: Reads each sentence with only small help
• Rating: All correct / Most correct / Needs support

3. Activity Time (During Day 2)

• Task: Children complete the two activities on page 9
• Criteria: Correct answer in at least 6 out of 8 items
• Rating: Excellent / Good / Needs Practice

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Summative Assessment

Oral and Written Test

Part A: Questions (2 marks)

1. Say a word that has the short "a" sound. (1 mark)
2. Say the word that ends with "at" and means a pet that says "meow". (1 mark)

Part B: Read the Words (8 marks) The child reads each word aloud (1 mark each).

1. bad
2. jam
3. man
4. cat
5. ram
6. fan
7. yam
8. mat

Total: 10 marks

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Remediation Plan

• Children who score below 5/10 should:
  • Practise one word family a day (ad, am, an, at)
  • Build words with letter blocks and read them aloud
  • Read the four sentences on page 8 in small groups