Year 1 Assessment: Literacy and Numeracy Checkpoints
These short assessment resources may be used in February, June and October when monitoring children's progress and making judgments about achievement of targeted Literacy and Numeracy Indicators.
A trial of the Year 1 Literacy and Numeracy Checkpoints in 99 schools was completed in 2010. An external evaluation was conducted and recommendations for improvement have shaped the revision of these resources.
The Year 1 Literacy and Numeracy Checkpoints align with the expectations of the Australian Curriculum v.3 in Literacy and Numeracy.
In 2012, Year 1 teachers may choose to use the checkpoints to monitor children's achievement of the targeted literacy and numeracy indicators, as part of their whole-school assessment plan.
The QSA will continue to develop tools for monitoring literacy and numeracy in the early years, in collaboration with the three school sectors.
- Updated Information statement: Year 1 Assessment Literacy and Numeracy Checkpoints (PDF, 175 kB)
- New Literacy and Numeracy Checkpoints (presentation): Year 1 Assessment (PPT, 2466 kB)
- New Frequently asked questions: Year 1 Assessment Literacy and Numeracy Checkpoints (PDF, 134 kB)
Data analysis assessment record
Teachers use the data analysis record to monitor children's progress against the Year 1 Literacy and Numeracy Indicators throughout the year. Analysis of the data will inform planning for teaching, learning and assessment.
February checkpoints
The February checkpoints target both literacy and numeracy indicators from the Prep Year. These assessments have been aligned to the revised Literacy and Numeracy Indicators and the Australian Curriculum v.2.
June checkpoints
June assessments target both literacy and numeracy indicators from Year 1.
Literacy
- New The diverse family - Viewing and Reading, Writing and Creating (PDF, 201 kB) (DOC, 300 kB)
- New Spelling search - Writing and Creating (PDF, 203 kB) (DOC, 553 kB)
Numeracy
- New Patterns in songs and games - Recognising and using patterns and relationships (PDF, 137 kB) (DOC, 295 kB)
- New Post office - Calculating and estimating, Using fractions, decimals, percentages, ratios and rates (PDF, 441 kB) (DOC, 1847 kB)
- New Post office - Using spatial reasoning, Using measurement (PDF, 177 kB) (DOC, 380 kB)
- New Round the ridges - Using spatial reasoning (PDF, 157 kB) (DOC, 342 kB)
October checkpoints
The October checkpoints target both literacy and numeracy indicators from Year 1.
The QSA is currently working to align assessment and work samples for the October Checkpoints to the Australian Curriculum.
Work samples
Annotated samples of evidence are provided to help teachers identify how children may demonstrate the targeted indicators. They describe the rich teaching and learning contexts within which evidence is collected. Each sample includes a teacher's analysis of how the evidence demonstrates the targeted indicator.
Last updated: 14 February 2012