Assessing Spelling and Handwriting: SASC Authorised - 20 Nov 2025 to 20 Nov 2026: Patoss
Overview
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Date(s)20 Nov 2025 - 20 Nov 2026
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Cost£59.00
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ProviderPatoss
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Delivery typeDistance
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Course levelIntermediate
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Course summary
A webinar for specialist assessors on assessing spelling and handwriting, interpreting the results of spelling and handwriting tests and writing tailored recommendations for supporting spelling and handwriting. Presented by Armande Fryatt.
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CPD credit hours1 hour and 30 minutes
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Course themesSpLD testing methods, interpretation, report writing, feedback and test materials
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AudienceAssessors, Support
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Website
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SASC CodeSASC-20251023-1566
Description
Experienced assessor, Armande Fryatt, delivers this useful webinar on best practice in the assessment and reporting of spelling and handwriting. Consideration will be given to the interpretation of spelling results and how to analyse the findings in terms of phonological awareness and orthography. Guidance will be given on analysing handwriting to meet SASC requirements.
The webinar is in four parts:
Administering tests of spelling. Single word spelling versus spelling fluency.
Qualitative Analysis of error types: which are phonetic and which are orthographic? Suggestions for intervention.
Administering tests of handwriting. Qualitative analysis of handwriting performance.
SASC guidance on handwriting speed.
Learning outcomes
In the course delegates will consider in detail:
How to administer a single word spelling test correctly; what is meant by spelling fluency and why it is important.
How to analyse spelling errors.
A comparison of performance in different subtests of handwriting speed.
How to compose an evaluation of handwriting performance.
Recommendations for support in spelling and handwriting
Course prerequisites
Level 7 qualified assessors