The National Literacy & Numeracy Framework (LNF)
Y Fframwaith Llythrennedd a
Rhifedd Cenedlaethol
The Literacy and Numeracy Framework (LNF) has been designed by the Welsh Government (WG), so that our children develop excellent literacy and numeracy skills during their time at school. It provides all learners aged 5-14 years with clear annual expected outcomes for literacy and numeracy.
The LNF is designed to help teachers embed literacy and numeracy into all subjects.
The LNF sets the skills we expect learners to develop.
Within literacy we expect learners to become accomplished in:
Within numeracy we expect learners to become accomplished in:
Teachers use the LNF to:
National Reading & Numeracy Tests
Profion Darllen a Rhifedd Cenedlaethol
Children in Years 2 to 9 now take national tests in reading and numeracy each summer. It is really important that your child is in school to take the tests.
Reading:
The reading tests are made up of short questions based on two or more texts. Some of the questions check how well the text has been understood, others aim to find out if children are able to make judgements about what they are reading.
Numeracy:
There are two kinds of numeracy tests.