Goal: independently interpret an unseen two-step paper route, retain taught graphemes and give one precise position statement. Proposed codes: AC9EFLY02, AC9EFLY04, AC9EFLY05, AC9EFLY10, AC9EFLY13. Prepare: held-out assessment, blank paper and private record.
- Welcome · 3 min. Explain that the check chooses next teaching, not a race or a public score.
- Listen · 5 min. Give the fresh route once and repeat by the child's usual access route; do not point to the destination.
- Print · 5 min. Show held-out CVC words with no picture or sentence; hear first blends and ask for one child-controlled spelling with letters or tiles.
- Independent route · 7 min. Child moves or directs the marker through two steps, names the final position relative to a labelled object and gives one reason for the order.
- Check · 3 min. Teacher reveals the key only after first response. Child may revise; record first and revised routes separately.
- Close · 2 min. Record a specific next move: one-step directions with reference, two linked legs, oral vocabulary, or a taught grapheme recheck. Not observed is appropriate when the offered route did not provide access.
An English route answer does not establish the mathematics spatial standard by itself; the maths check samples that separately.