Difficulty of practice materials
Moderators: Section Moderators, Forum Moderators
Dear Mel and others
This is the time for encouragement.
The children have worked hard, the mothers [and fathers in some cases] have worked hard. You need to be telling your children how well they have done, you have equipped them with all the methods and techniques, its now down to them to use that knowledge to the best of their ability.
There is very little now to do. My children are completing their last tests. I will be reinforcing my rules over the next week.
A last minute tip, my children have a little 'bible' an A4 piece of card with a few tips written on them, it is tailor made to suit the individual child, it is read before each test with mum. It can includes notes such as:
Number Series
Fibonacci [forward + and reverse - ]
Alternate
Square Numbers
Make notes
Long Codes
1] Ist check is it mirror
2] Check for difference in numbers of letters. [ this only applies if you are using my 1st and last method]
Short Codes
Can be Mirror
Hard to spot hidden 4 letter words
sate
isle
ewes
ache
veto
saga
etc etc
Letter Series
Can be alternate
Compound Words
Change the sound
If in doubt write it out!
Analogies
Opposites
Similar
Same relationship
Spelling:anagrams/homophones/reversing the letters/adding/taking away letters.
You can make these up to suit your own children. One of my children is VERY bad at NOT making notes, I have written,[ in large writing at the bottom of his card]
If I do not make notes I will probably get it wrong it will also waste my time because more often than not by trying to work it out in my head it actually slows me down...
Patricia
PS, Mel, you do not need Walsh.
This is the time for encouragement.
The children have worked hard, the mothers [and fathers in some cases] have worked hard. You need to be telling your children how well they have done, you have equipped them with all the methods and techniques, its now down to them to use that knowledge to the best of their ability.
There is very little now to do. My children are completing their last tests. I will be reinforcing my rules over the next week.
A last minute tip, my children have a little 'bible' an A4 piece of card with a few tips written on them, it is tailor made to suit the individual child, it is read before each test with mum. It can includes notes such as:
Number Series
Fibonacci [forward + and reverse - ]
Alternate
Square Numbers
Make notes
Long Codes
1] Ist check is it mirror
2] Check for difference in numbers of letters. [ this only applies if you are using my 1st and last method]
Short Codes
Can be Mirror
Hard to spot hidden 4 letter words
sate
isle
ewes
ache
veto
saga
etc etc
Letter Series
Can be alternate
Compound Words
Change the sound
If in doubt write it out!
Analogies
Opposites
Similar
Same relationship
Spelling:anagrams/homophones/reversing the letters/adding/taking away letters.
You can make these up to suit your own children. One of my children is VERY bad at NOT making notes, I have written,[ in large writing at the bottom of his card]
If I do not make notes I will probably get it wrong it will also waste my time because more often than not by trying to work it out in my head it actually slows me down...
Patricia
PS, Mel, you do not need Walsh.
-
Second time round
- Posts: 17
- Joined: Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:51 pm
-
JaysDarlin
- Posts: 548
- Joined: Mon Jun 16, 2008 6:34 pm
You guys are all totally and utterly hilarious!
Thanks so much for being here on this wonderful amazing website.
Good luck to you all for the following weeks, and please dont forget the rest of us who still have another month or two for the Slough Consortium and Tiffin exams
.Patricia I love the idea of the little cards you have. I am going to do the same. Are these all the areas you cover, or are there more?
I am so glad and so reassured that I dont NEED walsh. I was mulling over the idea of going through it section by section, but feared that ds may miss out on some SERIOUS PREPARATION if he didnt do the whole test!
Its so true that the little ones can get so demoralised if at such a late stage they tackle papers which are so hard and get low results. God bless them all for doing such all hard work, and God bless all the caring parents who are working so hard for their children.
Three Cheers For the Kids and their Parents!!!
-
JaysDarlin
- Posts: 548
- Joined: Mon Jun 16, 2008 6:34 pm
Hello Patricia,
In order of difficulty, you stated:
In order of difficulty, you stated:
Where would you fit test A in all of this? Easier than shop bought or on par?1] SHop Bought Nfer
2] In school papers 1 and 2 are the Practice Papers by NFER which cannot be bought in the shops but are issued directly to Bucks schools for Practice under test conditions.
3] The Real thing
There is also Test A, again cannot be bought, but is set at a slightly easier level.
-
JaysDarlin
- Posts: 548
- Joined: Mon Jun 16, 2008 6:34 pm
-
sensible mum
- Posts: 14
- Joined: Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:28 am
Walsh
Hi Patricia,
Gave my ds Walsh paper 9 yesterday for the first time. He scored 80%. After going through mistakes, felt that 3 were silly mistakes but rest of them were either real tricky to do under time pressure or he didn't knew at all few words.
A bit scared now about the real exam. Do you think we can expect similar result in the real exam.
Gave my ds Walsh paper 9 yesterday for the first time. He scored 80%. After going through mistakes, felt that 3 were silly mistakes but rest of them were either real tricky to do under time pressure or he didn't knew at all few words.
A bit scared now about the real exam. Do you think we can expect similar result in the real exam.
Dear Sensible Mum
Hence why I never give Walsh as a test. Some questions are relativley easy others are resaonably hard. So I would not worry with regard the score.
In future, just use them section at a time, discussing problem areas. Also be aware that GL assessment [nfer] do not use brackets in types G and I [ another reason for not using them as tests]
When is your child taking the test?
Patricia
Dear Jaysdarlin
Not got time to search for links at the moment, just click on e papers at the top of the page and look for material by The Tutors.
Patricia
Hence why I never give Walsh as a test. Some questions are relativley easy others are resaonably hard. So I would not worry with regard the score.
In future, just use them section at a time, discussing problem areas. Also be aware that GL assessment [nfer] do not use brackets in types G and I [ another reason for not using them as tests]
When is your child taking the test?
Patricia
Dear Jaysdarlin
Not got time to search for links at the moment, just click on e papers at the top of the page and look for material by The Tutors.
Patricia
-
Sally-Anne
- Posts: 9235
- Joined: Wed Jan 11, 2006 8:10 pm
- Location: Buckinghamshire
Hi Sara
The Tutors short papers can be found here - they are downloadable papers only. Look for the "5 x 15 minute tests":
http://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/epaper ... =f&c=1&p=6
Level 1 is starter level, Level 3 is roughly equivalent to the real Bucks 11+, Level 4 is apparently "brain damage"!
Level 3 has been pretty comprehensively debugged, but the others may still have errors, as all new materials will do.
S-A
The Tutors short papers can be found here - they are downloadable papers only. Look for the "5 x 15 minute tests":
http://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/epaper ... =f&c=1&p=6
Level 1 is starter level, Level 3 is roughly equivalent to the real Bucks 11+, Level 4 is apparently "brain damage"!
Level 3 has been pretty comprehensively debugged, but the others may still have errors, as all new materials will do.
S-A
