Students in years three, five, seven and nine will sit their their National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests this week.
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NAPLAN will start on Tuesday with language and conventions and writing exams. Wednesday will cover reading and Thursday will cover numeracy.
NAPLAN does not test knowledge of specific content. Rather it tests the entire nation’s ability to cover basic life skills around reading, writing and mathematics.
Students are not recommended to prepare excessively for the tests.
NAPLAN’s official website reccomends parents treat the tests as any other on the school calendar.
“NAPLAN tests are constructed to give students an opportunity to demonstrate skills they have learned over time through the school curriculum, and NAPLAN test days should be treated as just another routine event on the school calendar,” the website reads.
The best way you can help your child prepare for NAPLAN is to reassure them that NAPLAN tests are just one part of their school program, and to urge them to simply do the best they can on the day.”
