The document presents data from the InitiaLit Reading, Spelling, and Comprehension programs for pre-primary, year 1, and year 2 students. It shows the percentage of students in high, moderate, and benchmark risk categories across assessment periods in 2021 and compares to prior years. Targets were set to reduce the percentage of high risk students to 30% or less for pre-primary reading, 40% or less for years 1 and 2 reading, 40% or less for pre-primary spelling, 50% or less for years 1 and 2 spelling, and 60% or less for year 2 comprehension. The data shows progress toward most targets, with some targets already being met.

1. North East Metropolitan
Language Development
Centre
DEVELOPING LANGUAGE. BUILDING FUTURES.

2. InitiaLit Reading
PRE-PRIMARY, YEAR 1, YEAR 2

3. Target
To reduce the percentage of students falling within the high
risk category on the InitiaLit Cumulative Review #4
(Reading) to 30% in Pre-primary, 40% in Year 1 and 40% in
Year 2.

4. 19 22 26 25
8
16 12
6
54
39 40
46
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2018 2019 2020 2021
PP Reading Regular Words Cumulative Review 4
2018 vs 2019 vs 2020 vs 2021
High risk Moderate risk Benchmark
Target: ≤ 30% high risk

5. 68
39
28
23 25
8
5
7 6
9
26
44 46 46
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Screener Cumulative Review 1 Cumulative Review 2 Cumulative Review 3 Cumulative Review 4
PP Reading Regular Words Across the Year 2021
High risk Moderate risk Benchmark
Target: ≤ 30% high risk

6. 32
41 48
8
8 7
60
46 56
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
CR 4 2019 CR 4 2020 CR 4 2021
Year 1 Reading Regular Words Cumulative Review 4
2019 vs 2020 vs 2021
Benchmark
Moderate risk
High risk
Target: ≤ 40% high risk

7. 86
60 45
45 48
11
12 13
11 7
17
41 33
53 56
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Screener Cumulative Review 1 Cumulative Review 2 Cumulative Review 3 Cumulative Review 4
Year 1 Reading Regular Words Across the Year 2021
Benchmark
Moderate risk
High risk
Target: ≤ 40% high risk

8. 24
15
13
25
25 24
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
TERM 4 2020 TERM 4 2021
Year 2 Reading Passages (WARP) Term 4
2020 vs 2021
High Risk Moderate Risk Benchmark
Target: ≤ 40% high risk

9. 39
25
15
14
19
25
13
18
24
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
TERM 1 TERM 2 TERM 4
Year 2 Reading Passages (WARP) Across the Year 2021
High risk Moderate risk Benchmark
Target: ≤ 40% high risk

10. InitiaLit Spelling
PRE-PRIMARY, YEAR 1, YEAR 2

11. Target
To reduce the percentage of students falling within the high
risk category on the InitiaLit Cumulative Review #4
(Spelling) to 40% in Pre-primary, 50% in Year 1 and 50% in
Year 2.

12. 31 33 32 33
13
18 21 15
37
26 24
29
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2018 2019 2020 2021
PP Writing Words Cumulative Review 4
2018 vs 2019 vs 2020 vs 2021
High risk Moderate risk Benchmark
Target: ≤ 40% high risk

13. 43
39
33 33
6
5
6
15
24
33
37
29
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Cumulative Review 1 Cumulative Review 2 Cumulative Review 3 Cumulative Review 4
PP Writing Words Across the Year 2021
High risk Moderate risk Benchmark
Target: ≤ 50% high risk

14. 50
61 69
17
10 20
33
24 22
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
CR 4 2019 CR 4 2020 CR 4 2021
Year 1 Spelling Regular Words Cumulative Review 4
2019 vs 2020 vs 2021
Benchmark
Moderate risk
High risk
Target: ≤ 50% high risk

15. 97
89 69
69 69
7
11
7
14
20
10 13
17
28
22
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Screener Cumulative Review 1 Cumulative Review 2 Cumulative Review 3 Cumulative Review 4
Year 1 Spelling Words Across the Year 2021
Benchmark
Moderate risk
High risk
Target: ≤ 50% high risk

16. 35
32
7
12
19 22
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
CR3 2020 CR3 2021
InitiaLit-2 Spelling Cumulative Review 3
2020 vs. 2021
High risk Moderate risk Benchmark
Target: ≤ 50% high risk

17. *** CR4 was not administered in 2020 due to COVID-19***

18. 29
41
40 26 26 19
32
22
16
13
21
14 24
14
12
11
22
13
29
26 26
28
22
33
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
SCREENER PROGRESS
MONITORING 1
CUMULATIVE
REVIEW 1
PROGRESS
MONITORING 2
CUMULATIVE
REVIEW 2
PROGRESS
MONITORING 3
CUMULATIVE
REVIEW 3
CUMULATIVE
REVIEW 4
Initial-2 Spelling Across the Year 2021
High risk Moderate risk Benchmark
Target: ≤ 50% high risk

19. InitiaLit
Comprehension
YEAR 2

20. Target
To reduce the percentage of students falling within the high
risk category for Reading Comprehension (Year 2) to 60%.

21. 45 49
14 11
5 5
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
CUMULATIVE REVIEW 4 2020 CUMULATIVE REVIEW 4 2021
InitiaLit-2 Comprehension & Fluency Cumulative Review 4
2020 vs 2021
High Risk Moderate Risk Benchmark
Target: ≤ 60% high risk

22. 64
40 40
49
2
16 11
11
1
10
14
5
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
CUMULATIVE REVIEW 1 CUMULATIVE REVIEW 2 CUMULATIVE REVIEW 3 CUMULATIVE REVIEW 4
InitiaLit-2 Comprehension & Fluency Across the Year 2021
High risk Moderate risk Benchmark
NOTE: Term 2 and 3 were modified assessments; Term 1 and 2 were completed independently by students.
Target: ≤ 60% high risk
* *

23. *CR2 and CR3 were administered differently to students to inform teaching.
Green students completed independently.
Yellow students had questions read to them and then wrote answers.
Red students completed assessment orally.