Assessment Plan -- Lesson 16

Blending

Subject: English | Class: Prep | Series: Skillford

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Assessment Objectives

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

1. Explain that blending means running sounds together to hear the whole word
2. Say what a consonant blend is
3. Read words with initial and final consonant blends
4. Write the missing blend in a word

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Formative Assessment

1. Say and Blend (During Day 1)

• Task: Children say the sounds of a word on page 30 in turn, then say the whole word
• Criteria:
  • Says each sound clearly
  • Runs the sounds together into the word
• Rating: Excellent / Good / Needs Practice

2. Start or End? (During Day 1)

• Task: Say a blend word from page 30. Children say if the blend is at the start or at the end.
• Criteria: Correct answer each time
• Rating: All correct / Most correct / Needs support

3. Activity Time (During Day 2)

• Task: Children write the missing blend in the twelve words on page 31
• Criteria: Correct blend in at least 9 out of 12 words
• Rating: Excellent / Good / Needs Practice

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Summative Assessment

Oral and Written Test

Part A: Questions (2 marks)

1. What does blending mean? (1 mark)
2. What is a consonant blend? (1 mark)

Part B: Write the Missing Blend (8 marks)

1. ___ock (clock) (1 mark)
2. ___og (frog) (1 mark)
3. la___ (lamp) (1 mark)
4. ha___ (hand) (1 mark)
5. ___ab (crab) (1 mark)
6. be___ (belt) (1 mark)
7. ___ass (grass) (1 mark)
8. a___ (ant) (1 mark)

Total: 10 marks

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Remediation Plan

• Children who score below 5/10 should:
  • Blend the sounds of short words every day with the teacher (/s/ /u/ /n/ - sun)
  • Practise the blend cards one at a time
  • Read the words on page 30 in small groups