Dr. Noreen Fiorentini:

They are standardised tests of reading and there is also a standardised test of listening. The Department has it in the ERC work plan to update those tests in line with the revised curriculum. That will give schools an important benchmark regarding progress and children's learning. We also have work under way in the Education Research Centre, ERC, concerning early literacy and early numeracy tests in Irish and English. This will help too. The standardised tests development will be good. Some schools are still using those even though they are outdated.