Writing Overview

Writing Overview

At High Clarence, all writing is purposeful and valued. We aim to develop children as writers, who see themselves as writers and have a positive attitude towards writing. Writing is a complicated and intricate process; to enable a child to become a writer you have given them a voice, supported them to communicate and provided them with a skill that is vital for all of their schooling and in their life beyond.

Early Years uses a range of high-quality texts sourced from The Drawing Club and linked to the children’s interests and EY themes. We use Read Write Incs Talk Through Stories in Key Stage 1 and the Power of Reading in Key Stage 2 as the drivers for writing. Each approach uses only the highest quality texts and use a range of teaching strategies that develop vocabulary development, collaboration and appreciation of a range of authors and illustrators from a range of cultures, backgrounds and historical and geographical contexts.

Text Based Curriculum

Our school provides a text rich reading and writing environment that allows children to thrive as writers. It is a place where children see themselves as authors who are developing positive attitudes towards writing and are creating their own authorial voice.

Creative Teaching Approaches

We use a range of creative teaching approaches, including drama and role-play amongst many others, that build imagination, provide opportunities for speaking and listening and give time for oral rehearsal.

Audience and Purpose

All writing across the curriculum has to have a purpose. Children need to feel inspired and motivated to write. They need to have an audience. Children's writing is valued by the reader and is shared at every opportunity. Children are given opportunities to publish their writing through final products, displays and their writing is often shared on Instagram. We have had authors and illustrators’ comment on children's work before, which is very powerful for enabling children to see themselves as writers

The Writing Process KS1

Quality Text Creation Reflection Publish

Text Marking from quality text

Vocabulary building

Model Wagoll

Dictated Sentences

Sentence Stems

Independent sentences

Retrieval questions answered in full sentences

Model editing & improving editing and improving (RIDERS) Spoken Written Visual

The Writing Process KS2

This model has been developed by the Centre for Learning in Education (CLPE)

Quality Text Ideation Developing Ideas Creation Reflection Publish

Text Marking from a quality text

Vocabulary building Text Music Drama Illustrations

Text Dance Creation Plan Draft Develop Notes

Voice notes Visual representations

Journal writing more developed writing

Model Wagoll Developed writing Reading aloud Is it appropriate for audience and purpose?

Model Editing & Improving

Editing & improving (using Rivers)

Re-work

Spoken Written Visual

Handwriting

Handwriting is explicitly taught across school. In EY the focus within handwriting sessions relates to children’s:

• writing position

• correct grip

• accurate letter formation

In KS1 handwriting is taught using the Read Write Inc handwriting programme which continues the focus of writing position, correct grip and accurate letter formation taught in EY. These skills are taught alongside the (RWI) sessions and are linked to phonics learning.

As children move off the RWI programme, they move towards joining letters and developing their own continuous cursive script to ensure they meet the ‘expected standard’ by the end of Year 6.