Clandon Primary School Writing Evening

Food for thought… When was the last time you chatted to your child at length? Do you always give time to discuss books with your child? When was the last time you wrote something that was not a text, e-mail or social media post? Does your child see you write? Do you write with your child? How do you respond when your child writes something?

Writing in EYFS Alphabet (sounds and name) Learn to hear and write 2/3 letter words through segmenting 2 letter digraphs Tricky words Basic sentence structure Letter formation Painting outside/ whiteboards and pens

Writing in Year 1 Basic sentence formation Word classes Basic sentence extension Introduce different forms of writing Common exception words Handwriting

Writing in Year 2 Types of sentences Increased demands on punctuation Coordination and subordination Expanded noun phrases Consistent use of correct tenses

Have a go at these questions from the end of Year 2 tests! Over to you…! Have a go at these questions from the end of Year 2 tests!

Writing in Lower Key Stage 2 Emphasis on ‘style’ of writing and audience awareness Exploration of genres and writing for purpose Conjunctions, prepositions, clause structure Progressive form of verbs e.g. she was shouting Paragraphing Larger variety of punctuation e.g. speech marks No more phonetic spelling!

Impact on writing ability Speech: improper pronunciations, baby talk, incorrect use of tense Reading: struggle with reading then you struggle with writing! Access to vocabulary, spellings and grammar. Access to a variety of text; children come unstuck in LKS2 when they don’t access different types of texts.

What do we do at school? Daily writing lesson Talk for Writing- 3 week cycle Handwriting lesson SPaG and Phonics daily lessons Indoor/ outdoor writing opportunities Gross and fine motor skills Write Dance Role Play areas

How can you help at home? Read, read, read! Writing for purpose: lists, labels, thank you cards, invitations, write letters, diary Having experiences to talk and write about Word games Constantly correct speech and pronunciations Extend vocabulary and use adventurous words Use letter names AND letter sounds Ask open questions Access to a variety of text across genres

Questions?