1. Writing
Workshop
5th October 2016

2. Aims of the evening
To share the expectations in Writing for the end of Reception.
To share how we teach Writing in school.
Ways to help at home.

3. Literacy ~ Writing Early Learning Goal
Children use their phonic knowledge to write words in ways which match their spoken sounds. They also write some irregular common words. They write simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others. Some words are spelt correctly and others are phonetically plausible.

4. Literacy ~ Writing How we do it Linked to our themes and topics
Independent writing for a range of purposes
~ inside and outside
Encouraging emergent writing and mark making
Modelled writing
Shared writing
Adult directed writing tasks
Encouraging phonetic sounding out of words
Letter formation ~ pre cursive
High frequency words

5. Literacy ~ Handwriting
How we do it
Regular discrete lessons
Modelling of handwriting
Correct pencil grip
Correct letter formation/orientation/size
Difference between tall and small letters
Formation of the ascenders and descenders

6. Writing at home Be good talkers
Model writing ~ lists, labels, captions, letters, notes
Describing games - ‘Guess who’ / ‘Pictionary’
Tongue twisters / alliteration
Use of different stationary ~ papers, pens, stampers, foam/magnetic letters etc
Handwriting ~ chalk, sand, mud, water and paintbrush, cornflour, playdough etc
Play ‘I spy’
Enthasis the language used in stories

7. Thank you for listening.