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Instalment 2:
Marking & Analysis of the Spelling Tests

Instalment 2 ● Guidelines for marking and analysing

student results.
Synthetic Phonics & ● The analysis of a ‘real class’.

Beyond ● Examples of advanced, average and

delayed student results.
Diana Rigg ● How to establish a class profile and plan.
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Establishing the Targeted

Teaching Groups How to Mark the Tests?

Understanding How Students

Marking & Analysis Progress Through Stage 1

Situation 1: Focus on one specific target at a time

When marking the test, only mark to the point that
multiple errors are being made.

The scores of each stage are converted into a

percentage.
When a student scores under 80 or 85% it is
recommended that phonic-based spelling efforts need
to be targeted at this specific level.

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Older Students: Older Students:

Focus on Target 2 & Target 4 and fill in the gaps! Focus filling in the Stage 1 gaps!

Situation 2: Situation 3:

● Target 2: qu, wh, ck

● Target 3: tr/dr
● Target 4: ai, oi, all

Stage 1 Consists of Four Elements (Targets)

Stage 1: Options:
● Target 1 - CVC ● Start with the gaps in Target 2
● Target 2: early digraphs ● Combination Target 2 & 3
● Target 3: CCVC & CVCC
● Target 4: late digraphs

Interpretation
Required

Stage 1: 43%
Complex at
● Target 1: 75% Stage 1
● Target 2: 100%
● Target 3: 0% Target 4
● Target 4: 2/9 = 22%

Stage 2: 10%

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Student 1

Full Set of Results Stage 1: 100%

Stage 2: 94%
from a Stage 3: 94%
Stage 4: 62%
Year 4/5 Class
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Student 2 Student 3

Stage 1: 100% Stage 1: 100%

Stage 2: 81% Stage 2: 100%
Stage 3: 37% Stage 3: 88%
Stage 4: 43%

Student 4 Student 5
Student 4
Stage 1: 96%
Stage 2: 81%
Stage 1: 100%
Stage 3: 68%
Stage 2: 93%
Stage 4: 25%
Stage 3: 68%
Stage 4: 25%

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Student 6 Student
7

Stage 1: 100%
Stage 2: 100% Stage 1: 100%
Stage 3: 69% Stage 2: 100%
Stage 4: 50% Stage 3: 100%
Stage 4: 81%

Student 8 Student 9

Stage 1: 100%
Stage 2: 100% Stage 1: 96%
Stage 3: 56% Stage 2: 87%
Stage 3: 12%

Student 10 Student 11

Stage 1: 100% Stage 1: 96% (ai)

Stage 2: 100% Stage 2: 75% (ur, ir, aw)
Stage 3: 56% Stage 3: 18%

Screening ended

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Student 12 Student 13

Stage 1: 86% Stage 1: 96%

ai, oi, ck, e at end of words Stage 2: 56%
Stage 2: 75% Stage 3: 0%
Stage 3: 6%

Student 14 Student 15

More Complex Profiles

Stage 1: 92% Difficulties at Stage 1 Level
- ai, oi - T1: 100%
Stage 2: 68% - T2: 100%
- oa, a-e. ir,aw - T3: 87% (1 error)
Stage 3: 24% - T4: 55% (ai, ay, oy, oi)
Stage 2: 50%

Decodable Books
Student 16 for 8-14 Year Olds

More Complex Profiles

Difficulties at Stage 1 Level
- T1: 100%
- T2: 75% (ee)
- T3: 87%
- T4: 22% (ay, ai, or, ar, all, oy, oi)
Stage 2: 19%

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Phonic Reading Screen & Possibly

Decodable Reading Books

The screen checks that progress in

reading is occurring each term, but also
what type of phonic-based reading
material is required.
● Accuracy
● Decoding
● Automaticity

Student 17

VERY Complex Profiles

Extreme Difficulties
at a Stage 1 Level
- T1: 25% (additional letters)
- T2: 25% (sh, ch, th, ee, ck)
- T3: 12.5% (additional letters & vowels)
- T4: 55% (ai, ar. oi. all)

Basic Whole School Profiling

Recommendation to evolve
from this strategy
● Target 4 - 1 student
● Stage 2 - 3 students
● Stage 3 - 3 students
● Stage 4 - 8 students
● Stage 5 - 12 students
● Stage 6 - 4 students

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Recommended: More Comprehensive Tracking

Register for the Free Tracking Sheets Step 1: Highlight What Will Be Targeted in the Current Term

Example 1:
FAQ: How Much Progress? Three Targeted
Teaching Groups
Now, describe the teaching
focus of the groups.

Example 2: Plotting The Full Student Results is Recommended

Over Three Terms, Measurable Progress

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Why Review Progress Each Term?

Three ability groups

Incomplete Data Step 1: Highlight What

Entry! is to be Taught

Make Sure You Have Highlighted Appropriate Cells Make Sure You Have Highlighted Appropriate Cells

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Not Recommended: Simple Grouping

Help! How Many Groups?

● Target 4 - 1 student I have a spelling group for each stage, stage

● Stage 2 - 3 students 1-5, plus I have three levels within stage 1.
● Stage 3 - 3 students I have no EA and I think 8 groups? I have
● Stage 4 - 8 students 29 students to manage. Help!
● Stage 5 - 12 students
Year 3/4 class teacher
● Stage 6 - 4 students

Video Support on the PLD Website Step 1 - Enter Scores

3 Targeted Teaching Groups

Step 2 Step 3

● Cut & paste top

students to the bottom
of the sheet.
● Cut & paste the next
group of students
together.

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Step 4 Step 5

● Cut & paste third ● Reflect on the class.

group of students ● 4 groups?
together. ● Any students need
● Group low level adjusting?
students together.

Step 6 In This Instalment

Decide upon the - Marking and analysis of the spelling tests.

way to manage the - Application of the results to the PLD tracking
range in ability over sheets.
the next term. - Identification of the targeted teaching groups for
each particular class.

In the Next Session

● An explanation of Structured Synthetic Phonics (SSP).

This Concludes Instalment 2
● How the phonic concepts progress beyond SSP in the
middle and upper primary. Synthetic Phonics &
● Quality learning activities to drive skill development.
Beyond
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