What do these grades mean for reception children?

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Sorry if this has been done before, but they didn't give grades in recpetion when my oldest was there & we have been given no guidance at all (only for SAT scores and these don't look like SAT scores).

Against each subject is a little bar - partially greyed out and with a number next to it. There is no key, but it looks as though the maximum score, if scored, would be 10. There are 13 subject headings in total and then a total score presumably out of 130. No idea if this is a nation-wide thing or school specific.

Thank you.

How can 6 be average if the average for girls is 6.8 (and boys 6.3)?

In fact, to Scrumplet's point about numbers, I saw DS2's Foundation Stage Profile scores recently (didn't see them when he was in Reception) and although he too was recognising numbers well beyond 100, he didn't score Point 9 on the 'numbers as labels' bit (recognises numbers up to 20) because he hadn't attained point 8 (which was about developing different mathematical strategies, I think). Which seems nonsensical as Point 9 is a simple concrete thing and Point 8 is a large, nebulous, conceptual thing.

My DD goes to 2 preschool setting and has got wildly different scores from each, so Iguess niot that reliable.
Bit OT but re the numbers thing above,have you ever done the conservation experiment with your little ones?You have them count out 6 sweets in a row.Then 6 sweets in another row and then when they have agreed that the same number in each row you space one of teh rows out so it looks longer.
The chikldren always say that row has more sweets in , they just cannot get that it is teh same number however much you explain it.It just makes you wonder what sense thay can be making of maths in reception and Yr1.

Fennel why doesn't it make sense if the scale points aren't hierarchical?

All it means by this is that points 4-8 aren't in any particular order of difficulty. The score is the total of points achieved.
so a child could achieve 1,2,3,4,5 &6 to get a total of 6 or they could achieve 1,2,3, 5,7,8 to achieve a total of 6.

pigswithfludontfly the main number scale point is

Recognises, counts, orders, writes and uses numbers up to 20

calculation

Uses a range of strategies for addition
and subtraction, including some mental recall of number bonds

My personal belief is the number strands are much easier that the literacy strands.

singersgirl on Fri 17-Jul-09 13:25:55
In fact, to Scrumplet's point about numbers, I saw DS2's Foundation Stage Profile scores recently (didn't see them when he was in Reception) and although he too was recognising numbers well beyond 100, he didn't score Point 9 on the 'numbers as labels' bit (recognises numbers up to 20) because he hadn't attained point 8 (which was about developing different mathematical strategies, I think). Which seems nonsensical as Point 9 is a simple concrete thing and Point 8 is a large, nebulous, conceptual thing.

which perfectly illustrates the none hierarchical point.