Assessments to track interventions
Intervention / Assessment / What is being measured?
Launch into Reading Success / LAPack Sections 1&2:
Tests A, B, C, F, G, H,I / Phonological skills
Sound Linkage / LAPack Sections 1&2: Tests A -I / Phonological skills
Direct Phonics / LAPack Section 6:
Phonic Checks / Phonic knowledge – check off parts relevant to pupil.
Precision Teaching / LAPack Section 5:
High Frequency Words / Knowledge of HFWs
Acceleread Accelewrite / LAPack Section 6: Phonic Checks
Salford, NARA II, YARC or DRA / Phonic Knowledge
Reading accuracy and comprehension
Read Write Inc / LAPack Sections 1&2:
Tests A, B, C, F, G, H,I, and phonic checks
Salford, NARA II, YARC or DRA / Phonological skills and phonic skills
Reading accuracy and comprehension
Read Write Inc
Freshstart / LAPack Sections 1&2:
Tests A, B, C, F, G, H,I, and phonic checks
Salford, NARA II, YARC or DRA / Phonological skills and phonic skills
Reading accuracy and comprehension
New Reading and Thinking / Salford, NARA II, YARC or DRA / Reading accuracy and comprehension
Rapid Readers / Salford, NARA II, YARC or DRA / Reading accuracy and comprehension
FFT Reading Programme / Has own assessments but reading test useful- Salford/ NARA II / Reading and writing levels
Write Away Together / Has own assessments and uses NC level for writing. / Writing levels
Hi Five / Has own assessments but Salford, NARA II, YARC or DRA also useful for overall measures. / Reading and comprehension levels
Reading Recovery
Boosting Reading Potential @Primary (BRP)
Talking Partners@Primary
Project X Code / PERA is used for this intervention / Early Reading Skills
Istclass@writing / For composition:
The class teacher analyses two independent pieces of writing, one completed just before the intervention and the other at the end.
For attitudes towards writing:
At the end of the programme, the class teacher completes the 1stClass@Writing exit Attitude Survey (Appendix D).
For spelling:
The pupils’ class teacher or the teaching assistant dictate sentences at the beginning and end of the programme. These are provided during the training.
For handwriting:
Pupils’ writing is observed at the beginning and end of the programme.
For details of assessments see Assessment Materials section.
Assessment Materials