Salford reading test

[17leftfeet]

Dd has come home this week saying she did a really boring reading test and she got it all right

I had no idea what it was but she's told me its the Salford or somewhere near grandma's house test

Is this usual and should I get a result or is it just for the school?

She is high ability in literacy but she's never done this test before and she's in yr5 -is this a sats replacement?

If it's the Salford Reading test it isn't a SATs replacement (and it isn't particularly long). It involves the child reading 17 sentences to an adult. The test starts off with very simple sentences - The dog sat up. and get progressively more difficult. The test is stopped when the child has made 6 errors. This produces a reading age.

What's the significance of the results if a child is an able reader?

Does it test comprehension or just decoding?

I'm not sure why the school would bother for an able reader in Y5.

Some of my Y1 readers can complete all 17 sentences without making 6 errors.

Dds impression was that it was pointless

I wouldn't use it with a good reader in Y5