reader/scribe advice

[14legs]

Does anyone have any experience of being a scribe or reader in GCSE exams? I'm in a new post and am expected to do a bit of both but haven't had any real training. I've been trawling the internet but am left with a couple of questions:
-can a reader read an unseen poem to the candidate in an English literature exam
-and in an extended question in a science exam can a scribe transcribe the candidate's answer then read it back to them asking them to provide spelling and punctuation to enable them to get the quality of written communication marks?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[Clonakiltylil]

Hello.

www.jcq.org.uk/Download/exams-office/access-arrangements-and-special-consideration/regulations-and-guidance/access-arrangements-and-reasonable-adjustments-2013-2014-standard-pdf-version

From my understanding, you can read the poems aloud to the candidate for English Literature (although no reader is permitted for English Language); you can read back the Science responses if asked to do so but you must not tell the student to put in punctuation. You must not provide any additional information or converse in any other way.

[DramaQueenofHighCs]

clona has got it about right. (Reader/scribe of 5 years experience - more with reading than scribing though). You can read text for an English writing exam, but NOT for a Reading exam. In a Reading exam you can read the questions only and the candidate has to read the text.
For the scribing you have to let the candidate dictate all spelling, punctuation and grammar. (Though you can safely assume that common words are 'known' spellings and just ask for longer/subject specific words otherwise it just gets silly.) You also have to scribe verbatim what they said even if it doesn't make sense and not make suggestions. Similarly the candidate may give you an instruction at the start like 'Please start all sentences with a capital letter.' Which also helps) It's also good to try to get the candidate themselves to draw diagrams where possible - you will have a cover sheet to fill in saying which of you has done what.

For reading you should only repeat or read back if the candidate asks you to do so and must try to read neutrally without emphasising words (unless they're in bold) - this can be difficult when you know the kid as you want to help but can't.

If you have any other questions please ask and I'll try my best to answer.