1. Clandon Primary School
Writing Evening

2. 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, 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?

3. 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

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

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

6. 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!

7. 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!

8. 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.

9. 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

10. 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

11. Questions?