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LITERACY<br />
Single Word Spelling Test<br />
Lesley Sacre and Jackie Masterson<br />
quick guide<br />
a complete approach<br />
Age Range:<br />
6–14 years<br />
Suitable for:<br />
Teachers and SENCOs<br />
Administration:<br />
Group<br />
Timed:<br />
Approx 30 minutes<br />
<br />
<br />
Also Available:<br />
British Spelling Test Series: 2nd<br />
Edition See page 42<br />
SWST in our<br />
portfolio<br />
For teachers who want to go<br />
beyond the straightforward<br />
single word format of the SWST,<br />
the British Spelling Test<br />
Series: Second Edition (page<br />
42) offers choice to teachers that<br />
want to test spelling as part of a<br />
comprehensive literacy<br />
assessment. The widely used<br />
spelling test series goes beyond<br />
that of the SWST to assess<br />
spelling at word, sentence and<br />
continuous writing level and<br />
provides teachers with an<br />
engaging and rigorous way of<br />
monitoring their pupils’ progress,<br />
whilst highlighting those for<br />
whom spelling is especially<br />
difficult.<br />
Go online to view sample<br />
reports and a digital demo –<br />
www.gl-assessment.co.uk<br />
/swstdigital<br />
Available in both paper and digital formats Single Word Spelling Test<br />
(SWST) comprises a series of nine standardised tests designed to<br />
assess spelling attainment. Relevant for all the UK’s curricula, each test<br />
covers everyday vocabulary and contains between 30 and 50 words<br />
(depending on level), including high frequency, literacy hour and spelling<br />
bank words.<br />
Fully photocopiable, SWST presents each word in a sentence context<br />
making the test more relevant for pupils. Along with a handy reference<br />
guide for you to use with each pupil SWST includes structured spelling<br />
test lists, supplementary <strong>assessments</strong> and a structured analysis of<br />
spelling errors.<br />
Single Word Spelling Test Digital (SWST Digital) is available under either<br />
a Primary School Annual Licence or a<br />
Secondary School Annual licence with the<br />
benefits of the paper test but the advantages of<br />
instant scoring and reporting.<br />
Group and individual results are available and<br />
are illustrated in the diagnostic group report<br />
that features:<br />
• Pupils’ results by Standard Age Score<br />
• Spelling ages<br />
• Percentile ranks<br />
• Question by question analysis against national<br />
scores<br />
• Analysis by word level against national scores<br />
Why use SWST?<br />
• You will obtain a measure of<br />
your pupils’ spelling attainment<br />
with the flexibility of choosing a<br />
test appropriate to their<br />
individual ability<br />
• You will be able to compare your<br />
pupils’ results with the national<br />
average through the<br />
identification of Standard Age<br />
Scores<br />
• The test provides useful<br />
teaching strategies for improving<br />
spelling and suggestions for<br />
follow-up activities<br />
• Spelling ages, percentile ranks<br />
and progress scores are<br />
provided to provide a<br />
comprehensive profile of a<br />
pupils spelling ability<br />
. . . and SWST Digital?<br />
• Digital testing removes the<br />
burden of test administration,<br />
as all practice, instructions and<br />
timings are computeradministered<br />
• Instant scoring gives you results<br />
at the touch of a button, saving<br />
you hours of marking time<br />
• Instant diagnostic reports are<br />
delivered straight to your<br />
desktop, enabling you to<br />
analyse results with ease and<br />
integrate them with other<br />
school data sets<br />
• Group and individual results are<br />
available, including pupil<br />
responses to each question of<br />
which are excellent for the<br />
analysis of errors<br />
Practice Question from Single Word Spelling Test Digital 7<br />
Online Marking Tool<br />
Our brand new Online Marking<br />
Tool (OMT) is available for SWST,<br />
offering a higher level of accuracy<br />
than scoring by hand and<br />
reducing marking time significantly.<br />
Call 0845 602 1937 for further<br />
information.<br />
Contents: Complete Set contains:<br />
Manual containing all levels of the<br />
test, photocopiable Answer Sheets<br />
and Group Record Sheet<br />
Prices<br />
*+VAT<br />
SWST Paper<br />
Complete Set<br />
978 07087 09061/GLA500 £88.00*<br />
SWST Digital<br />
Primary Annual Licence<br />
978 07087 17714/GLA500 £305.00*<br />
Secondary Annual Licence<br />
978 07087 17721/GLA500 £405.00*<br />
Online Marking Tool<br />
978 14060 75106/GLA500 £80.00*<br />
Find your Area Consultant on pages 4– Tel: 084 602 1937 www.gl-assessment.co.uk 41