Questions/ Instructions:

I am going to show you some pictures of signs. Signs usually give us messages or tell us something.

I want you to look at the pictures and try to tell me three things about each one:

• What the sign is saying. If there are words, try to read them out loud.

• What the sign means.

• The places where you might see a sign like this.

Show the student each sign in order from 1 to 10.
Say "Here's picture number 1; Here's picture number 2" etc as you show the student each sign.

Understanding & communication
(% response)

strong

medium

weak

y4

76

20

4

y8

89

11

Understanding & communication
(% response)

strong

medium

weak

y4

43

38

19

y8

70

24

6

Understanding & communication
(% response)

strong

medium

weak

y4

29

24

47

y8

68

21

11

Understanding & communication
(% response)

strong

medium

weak

y4

41

31

28

y8

65

27

8

Understanding & communication
(% response)

strong

medium

weak

y4

19

46

35

y8

57

32

11

Commentary

Five of the ten photographs are reported. The remaining five are retained for future use. This is an example of a task where the ability to read and interpret written and visual information had to be matched with the ability to communicate what is read and understood.