PIRLS 2006 Encyclopedia

PIRLS 2006 EncyclopediaAifL is designed to support the development of a streamlined and coherent systemof assessment for Scottish schools that will support learning and ensure that parents,teachers, and other professionals have dependable information on students’ learningand developmental needs. Scottish Ministers are committed to introducing AifL into allScottish schools by 2007. 36ScotlandSuggested ReadingsBryce, T.G.K., & Humes, W.M. (Eds.). (1999).Scottish education. Edinburgh: EdinburghUniversity Press.Scottish Office Education and IndustryDepartment. (1999). Curriculum andassessment in Scotland: National guidelinesfor English language 5–14. Edinburgh: TheStationery Office.Scottish Executive Education Department.(2002). Education and training in Scotland:National dossier 2002. Edinburgh: ScottishExecutive.Scottish Executive. (2005). Assessment andreporting (Circular No. 02 June 2005) [online].Retrieved February 1, 2007, fromhttp://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/54357/0013630.pdfScottish Executive. (2005) Supporting children’slearning; code of practice 2005 [online]Retrieved May 1, 2007, fromhttp://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/08/15105817/58187ReferencesThis document is based on the Scotland chapterof the PIRLS 2001 Encyclopedia. It has beenupdated to reflect changes in policy, direction,and new initiatives, but other text has beenretained.1 Scottish Executive. (2007). Gaelic mediumeducation [online]. Retrieved January 9, 2007,from http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/ArtsCulture/gaelic/gaelic-english/17909/106562 Ibid., (2006). Provision for communitylanguage learning in Scotland—final report:February 2006. Chapter 1: Communitylanguages: An asset for Scotland [online].Retrieved January 9, 2007, fromhttp://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/09/07093013/43 VisitScotland.com. (2007). The Gaeliclanguage [online]. Retrieved January 9, 2007,from http://www.visitscotland.com/aboutscotland/UniquelyScottish/gaelic4 CILT, The National Centre for Languages.(2007). Community languages in Scotland[online]. Retrieved January 9, 2007, fromhttp://www.cilt.org.uk/commlangs/cl_scotland.rtf5 Scottish Executive. (2006). Children get thebook bug (News Release, 31 July) [online].Retrieved January 9, 2007, fromhttp://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2006/07/311420096 Learning and Teaching Scotland. (2006).Volunteers open new chapter (Press Release,17 January) [online]. Retrieved January 9,2007, from http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/sharednews/2006/educational/launchofscotlandreadsinitiative.asp7 Scottish Executive. (2006). Education andtraining [online]. Retrieved January 9, 2007,from http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Education/Life-Long-Learning/17551/90038 Ibid., (2005). Education and training inScotland national dossier 2005: Summary[online]. Retrieved January 9, 2007, fromhttp://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/06/13112946/295009 Ibid., (2006). Independent school census,September 2005. Table 9: Schools, pupils andteachers in independent primary schools,1996–2005 (Statistics Publication Notice:Education Series) [online]. Retrieved January9, 2007, from http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/04/25091645/13350