| Twice a term, mid-term and at the end of the term, I ensure that I collect and analyze assessment data in reading and mathematics. A writing sample is a collected and analyzed at the end of each term. The photo opposite shows my initial data collection from mid-term running records. These are particularly pertinent this year as our ILE goal is in raising achievement in reading. The exact means by which I attempt to raise achievement changes each term as the children's need develop. These data sheets are collected and pinned together so I have a flow of progress through the year.  |   |
I then take this data and plot it on two separate graphs. The first graph shows students achievement against their number of weeks at school. This is the graph I have traditionally used. The data points connected by pencil are my target students. Pleasingly it shows significant progress across the class, with most children tracking on or above national standards.
| However, this is somewhat misleading, as some of my students turned 5 last September but did not start school until February. They are doing very well according to their weeks at school, but I wanted to check their progress against age norms. This is the second graph. I am currently collecting my end of term 2 data and am very interested to see how my new term two starters have progressed. |  |
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