1. Writing Workshop

2. What we will cover? What does KS1 writing look like?
Assessment of writing
VCOP
Handwriting & spellings
Time to look at resources
Any questions

3. What does writing in KS1 look like?
In the early years and within Foundation Stage and Stage one we encourage the children to say the sounds in the word they would like to write and then we support them with writing the letters. Once they can write words we then move onto constructing sentences.
Working within stage two we develop these skills further by making sentences more complex. We support the children with developing their vocabulary choices and how to adapt their sentences to suit the purpose.

4. How do we assess writing?
We assess writing using objectives taken from the National Curriculum. They are organised in the three stages Emerging, Expected and Exceeding.
Each assessment sheet looks at different aspects of writing:
Punctuation – capital letters, full stops, question marks.
Handwriting – legible, clear ascenders & descenders
Phonics and spelling
Grammar
Vocabulary
Planning, editing and drafting
Contexts for writing

5. Can you identify the writing level?
Have a look at this piece of writing Can you use the assessment sheet to identify the strengths in this writing? What should the child's next step be?

6. Next steps
Once the children can construct simple sentences we then focus on:
Developing vocabulary
Introducing different connectives
Varying sentence openers
How to use punctuation.

7. Help your child to develop their sentences by using the VCOP superheroes.
Ban boring sentences

8. The cat went along the wall.
Violet vocab adds adjectives
to describe and changes dull
words for interesting
alternatives!
The fluffy ginger cat prowled
along the red brick wall.

9. The fluffy ginger cat prowled along the red brick wall.
Captain Connective
adds more detail or action to the sentence.
The fluffy ginger cat prowled along the red brick wall because he was spying on a juicy bird.

10. The fluffy ginger cat prowled along the red brick wall because he was spying on a juicy bird.
The Incredible Opener changes the beginning of the sentence to grab your reader’s attention!
Whilst licking his lips, the fluffy ginger cat prowled along the red brick wall because he was spying on a juicy bird.

11. The cat went along the wall.
Whilst licking his lips, the fluffy ginger cat prowled along the red brick wall because he was spying on a juicy bird.
The cat went along the wall.
Dr Punctuation makes an impact
using different punctuation.
Whilst licking his lips, the fluffy ginger cat (who had sharp teeth) prowled along the red brick wall because he was spying on a juicy bird!

12. Handwriting Handwriting and presentation of work is important to allow the progress you child has made be seen more clearly. If your child's writing is difficult to read at times it will take away from the content. We are now using the Nelson Handwriting program instead of the cursive script. This means each letter is a lot clearer without the ‘lead in’. If you find you are having difficulty reading your child's writing, ask them to try to write without joining up. Remind your child that all ascenders and descenders should be identifiable.

13. Spellings
As children progress through the phases Read, Write, Inc they are introduced to sets of
HFWs. It is important for your child to get into the habit of spelling these words correctly as once they begin to learn alternative spellings they then use them all the time, forgetting the basics!
Mum sed wey can go to the shop. igh wos happee.
Refer to parent booklet which parents can take home. This contains the information about what is covered in each phase of letters and sounds as well lists of the high frequency words and some useful websites. (Education city?)